The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-10
SOUTHERN PRESS
WASHINGTON CITY.
SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1861.


The numbers OF this keutcD come ho' Sill
civ but in battalons" Yesterday the June
number reached us by mail, and on ito cover
appeared the notice that the July number WAS
nearly ready and to be published in few
days. We have not yet been able to do more
than merely glance over this numb Der, but il
seems a. spicy AZ usual. The head of FRANZ
PIERCE" (why the familiarity Of this abbrevia
ton 3 decorates the number. 1t is accompanied
by leader headed Eighteen Fifty Two, and
the Coming Man" in which the Review gives
in its adhesion to the nominee, and claims nun
az an exponent and child of Young America.
After some exultation over the fall OF lhe
"Old, Fogies" in the Democratic conVen uon'
and the immense mass of old and noxious lum-
ber" swept out of the path of the Democra-
cv" which il claims as the result OF Its labOrs,
the Repiew claims General PIERCE as it's cand
date, and also expresses itself satisfied with the
foreign-policy plank of the Democratic platform,
construed by it into progressive one. The
second article ia on General SCOTT. Triumph
of the Resurrectionists "-of course assaing
and ridiculing the action of the Wing conven.
ton, and it, nominee. This article is written
with more tact and care than usual, and avoids
the sashing style altogether, which shows that
discretion sometimes tempers the hot valor of
these Young Americans. The Donnybrook
Fair principle won't answer in this case, and
they know it.
"The Neutrality Law-Whst does it mean
What Prohibit, and what Permits the title
Of the third article: evidently carefully pre-
pared and well. written examination of most
important subject. Not having yet read this
article, we cannot pass judgment upon it. sgd,
NEY SMITH once said reviewer ought never to
read a book before critcising it" for," said he,
sit prejudces one So" Differing in opinion
with the clerical wit, we prefer the old practice
of reading 6rst-a rule more honored in the
breach than the observance, by many Of our
representatives in matters of legislation.
"Vanity rersus Philosophy" is a critique on
MARGARET FULLER OssoLr, whose relics justify
the combination in her case. From the sympa-
thy displayed in portions of this article with
the feminine weaknesses of the subject, we
should Judge that it came from woman's pen,
and that the censure was softened by sisters
sympathy. We have before noticed the traces
of woman's hand in this Reviev, and of
gifted woman too: OF we much mistuke the
style and the sentiments of most male writers,
if our suspicion be incorrect.
Liquor Legislation" and =" Pipe Visions" fol.
low, neither of which we have as yet enjoyed, as
they are after dinner amusements, and should
fifty go together. Young America is not sup
posed to be averse to potation, or ultra on the
Maine law; and it certainly is partial to smoke;
though we do not pretend to say that there is
no fame to come from it.
The "Cri-s in Europe" is the second number
Of series of very ably written articles, very
progressive, however in their tone and chlpnc-
on the topic of American intervention.
"Whigs and Tories," short sketch of party
divisions in England, makes up the tale of arti-
cles
The Book Notices make show in the table of
contents on the cover. They occupy but halfa
sheet of the RepieD, and therefore are most
witty, in go far as the old maxim about brevity
applies.
The title is also incorrect, rs only one book
is noticed, and it as if to verify our comments
in relation to the anti.Maine spirit of the Re-
riew, is notice of the +" History and Description
of Modern Wines, by CYRUS REDDING," COM
mencing, The Grape has been the constant
companion of Man in all Ages" &c.
We suppose, however, that they intend the
Repie,o to be spirited affair altogether-and it
is. Even its worst enemies, and those who diff
fer most widely from the principles and the pol
icy it inculcates, must admit the energy, the
ability and the superintendent vitality,i displays,
since it passed into the hands of its new pro-
pretors. Its circulation is said to be increasing
very rapidly.
UNJUsT-Mr John Forsvth of the Ge0roin