The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-10-09
VOL. V.
LITERARY NOTICES
ERA Vol !, No. T. Chicago, Ilinoi,
Rev T. Gaod,o. IL.

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INC oar'sf'dn Era is religious anti-slaverv
paper advocating also temperance and the
cause OF peace. Mr.. Goodman has boa r,roh
experience as an editor, and is a man Of ,roa.
purity OF character and fearless devotion >,
the nght We hope he will be abundantTv
sustained in his noble undertaking.
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Lieutenant Semmes was attached IN ono or
the vessels of the Home Squadron, at the break.
ing out Of the war against Mexico. He was
actively engaged "afoat" until the fall of
Vera Cruz when he was despatched to the
city of Mexico on mission connected with the
release of Lieutenant Rogers He joined the
army of General Scott at Jalapa, marched
with it to Puebla, where he became one of the
staff of General Worth, and so continued until
his triumphant entrance into Mexico Tho
service in which he took part, the scenes he
witnessed, and observations on the scenery and
people of Mexico have furnished materials
which he has worked up into volume full of
instruction and interest. He writes with
flowing pen, in vigorous style, enriching his
narrative of brilliant campaign with personal
recollections of the distinguished actors in it
In his military criticisms, he is fearless, utter
ing his own convictions with little respect for
mere position General Worth was his favor
lite, and he enters into the controversy between
that gentleman and the Commander-in-chief
with all the enthusiasm of devoted friend.
The volume is got out by a Cincinnati pub
fishing house which has already distinguished
itself by its enterprise and taste in book ma
king. 1t is handsomely printed and illustrated
with several fine engravings.
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dreth. New York; Harper Brothers. For sale
above.
This is the second volume of the second Sc
ries Of Hildreth's History, and embraces the
Administrations of the elder Adams and Jeffer-
soma period marked by the perfected organi-
cation and bitter struggles of the Federal and
Democratic parties.
Mr.. Hildreth writes in his usual vigorous
Style eschewing ornament but he is by no
means backward in the expression of his opn-
IONS He is not only pains-taking narrator,
but bold, decided commentator. albeit we are
far from admitting the business of some of his
comments
The LITERATURE AND THE LITERARY MEN OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. By Abraham
Mills, M. A Two volumes. New York Harper
Brothers. For sale as above.
This is collection of forty-six lectures ON
English literature which the author has been
in the habit of professionally delivering for the
last twenty years. He begins with the myth,
ossian, and ends with the mystery, Junius,
treating Of every period of letters between and
bringing to view some four hundred and ifty
authors The work gives evidence of much
reading and bears the impress of candid, cor
rect mind, and will be of advantage as guide
to those who would proftably explore the riches
of English literature.
THE NILE Boar; OR GLInpsEs OF THE LAND OF
EsypT BY W. II. Bsrtlstt. New York Harper
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The Harpers have almost excelled themselves
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highest style Of art. They are original, too,
and from drawings by the author on the spot,
many of them with the Camera Lucida "He has
endeavored to present within small compass as
much variety as possible, displaying the princi-
pal monuments of the earlier or Pharaonc
monuments as at Thebes; the later Ptolemaic
style, as at Edfou and Phil@ with some of the
most beautiful specimens of the Arabian at
Cairo" We have beautiful sketches also of the
characteristic scenery of the Nile, and of mod
ern manners and customs The author lays no
claim to any merit for his book, except what
belongs to q faithful description of what he has
seen but the truth is, his narrative is enriched
by many pleasant incidents, and is highly at
tractive.
| SKETCHES AND STATISTICS OF CINCINNATI. 1851.
By Charles Cist Cincinnati W. II. Moore Co.
| Mr.. Cist an untiring statscian, and an en-
thusiastic admirer of Cincinnati, has made
book on his favorite subject, presenting such
view az can nowhere else be found of the
growth, resources, and capabilities of that great
city.
The foreign element in Cincinnati is very
large In ls4I, the proportions of natives and
foreigners were estimated as follows:
American, 81 per cent, German, %; Brit
sh and Irish, IS other foreigners, o Accord
ing to the census of 1850, the proportions are
about the same.
Cincinnati has gained upon all rivals in the
West In 1900, the population was as follows
in the cities named:
Cincinnati $50
Pittsburg 1865
Louisville : 600
New Orleans $3.50
In $780, it stood as follows:
Cincinnati ll5,43S
Pittsburg 67,sT
Louisville 43,277
New Orleans l2O95i
Mr. Cist remarks of Cincinnati, that there's
no place in the United States Of equal or great
err magnitude, whose ratio of increase for the
lssk tn years has been 80 large"
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