The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-09-30
NO. 300.
LITERARY NOTICES.

-, If the United States Agricultural So
T"'' ciety. Vol i, No. l.
~. rejoice at the prospect OF 80 important
,;s;tion to our Agricultural literature,
Cd ''f .or,;ses to become. Farming has been
w. , mere mechanical process, regulated
" ,raditionary principles; success has been
W ,;ol and too much mere matter of
To- %a.o and the title of Farmer has been too
'n''. os.ociated with that of clod-hopper.. 1t is
NDo ,bot we the occupants of this vast ex-
UNI of mountain and valley, this magnificent
;,oIs of Gods universe, had Weakened to the
tbot stalwart frames and brawny arms
~ not If themselves constitute true farmers.
.,,,o,t and science must exercise their func-
. ." in this important department of political
a. .oc;ol economy-impel the plough, direct
ION, and teach the mingling of soils to a
-, 80 ~.ooter extent than they have yet done, ere
,ha true philosophy of farming can be attained.
+ is proposed to issue the work before us,
.o,rterIv making it the vehicle of all the in
sf'-ao,;ou upon the various branches Of agri-
Dnltnre that can be obtained by exchange
with similar publications, both at home and
ohroaJ and also by the employ of some of our
,,,o.t distinguished agriculturists, to furnish
a.;,;0aI contributions regularly-all tending
10 practically promote the general agricultural
interests of the whole country.
The work will be handsomely gotten up
mdgine from this number. which contains one
hundred and rty-iour psges, and twenty-three
articles. the chief among which are, National
Agricultural Convention; United States Board
Of Agriculture: Notes and Observations ON the
Soils of the Sciota Valley; Experiments in
Draining On Mismanagemento of Farm Horses &;
Progress of Agriculture in Massachusetts; &c,
&c.
The annual payment of two dollars will con-
.timte membership of the Society, and secure
copy d each number of this Journal. All
who are desirous may become members by ad-
dressing postpaid letter to DR.. Daniel Lee,
Corresponding Secretary, Washington, ID. c.,
giving the name Of their Post Office, County
and State, and enclosing the above-named
sum.
REPORT on CAPITAL PUNISHMENT By Hon. T. Pur
rington. Washington: Gideon & Co. Printers.
This Report was made to the Maine Legisla-
ture in 1886, by the Joint Select Committee
of which MIR. Pennington was Chairman, and
is PROFESSIONALLY one of the ablest and most
convincing arguments, in favor of the abolish
ment of Capital Punishment that have been
prepared in this country. 1t presents the ques-
ton in several original forms, and should be
read by both friend and foe.
The pamphlet contains sundry other inter-
estng papers relating to the subject besides
the Report
The CHRISTIAN EXAMINER. September 1852 Bos
ton Crosby 4 Nichols
The articles are !: l. The Epistle to the He
brews its Doctrine of the Last Things The
author makes an exceedingly elaborate and
erudite analysis of this famous Epistle, and
deduces meaning which differs very materi-
ally from most of the interpretations extant.
His argument against the Calyinistic idea of
the atonement," as based upon certain pas
Sages of this Epistle, is ingeniously sustained.
Art ?. Present Condition of Palestine This is
one of the most interesting papers upon the
Holy Land we have seen, considering its linn
Its 1t occupies but twenty-five pages yet gives
comprehensive idea of the agricultural, social
and political condition of the whole country
The last tive paragraphs are devoted to an
able and plausible argument in favor of the
probability that the Jews will again obtain the
dominion of the GOd-cursed land. Art. 3. The
Origin and Fate of MormOnism. This stipend
Gus imposture is here handled in style COM
mendably merciless. The author makes q
clear and lucid exposition of the miserable
tnckery and falsehood which characterized
Smith and the whole institution The article
is well worth reading. Art. 4. Lord Jeffrey.
Art. g. European Travel Art g. Dr. Froth-
Ingham's Sermons. Art. 7. The Country Pas
tor, nc, &c, &c. 4
CHRISTIAN BIoGRAPuy. BY Merritt Caldwell, A. M,
New York Lane Scott For sale by Gray & Bal
lantyne, Washington, D. c.
The design of this little book is to prove that
a large majority of the worlds great men have
been believers in the Christian Religion. II is
interesting and valuable inasmuch as it con-
centrates within two hundred pages, the dates
OF birth and death, and short sketch of the
profession and general character of more than
hundred of the shining lights of the world.
GEMS OF FEMALE BIOGRAPHY. Compiled by Rev.
Daniel Smith. New York Lano Scott For sale
by Gray Ballantyne
This is a comedy volume to look upon. Its
pdrpose ~ to counterfeit the undue tendency to
leyity and frivolity which has manifested itself
IN large portion of the "young ladies of
our land to which end it furnishes well-writ-
ten and concise biographies of some of the most
prominent examples of true womanhood that
history can furnish. n
''" 'oA lorNG MAN who has just entered
's'' nom an older one who has been through
= boston -Crosby 4 Nichols.
would rejoice if this little pamphlet could
NC put INTO the hands, and its contents into
a"e heart OF every young man in the land.
though nominally addressed to collage stu
1en'' every word will apply to the universal
'a'' o' Me whether found in the college, the
quitting mouse, or the workshop There is more
Nue philosophy IN its forty pages, than it is of.
V" Que fortune to find in the same space. n
rn '"iS IN LIBRARY. By Henry NJ. Bailey,