The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-16
LITERARY NOTICES.

WoMANs RECORD OF, Sketches of all Distin;,,
Women, e from the beginning" till A. D. 1850. A,
ranged in four eras, with selections from fem.I.
writers of every age. BY Sarah Josenbs NJ
New York Harper & Brothers For sale nv y
Farnham, Penn avenue and 18th street, Wa.b;rn-
ton, d. c..
This movement of womankind threatens N
become the individualizing element of the nro.
ent era of the world Intellect after intelloo,
masculine and feminine, of the first calibre il
emptying its tributarial impulse into the ona
great food Of thought that is sweeping through
the subject
"Woman's Record y is an elegant and rro.
fusely. pictured octave volume of some nro
hundred pages opening with steel engraved
portrait of its well-known editor, and inscribed
to the "men of America y who we doubt nor
will duly appreciate the compliment
Mrs. Hale says her purpose has been to give
the true idea of woman's nature and mission
las she conceives them and more particularly
to aid and to induce intellectual and moral
progress among the sex. How nearly commen.
surate with this purpose is the accomplishment
is not to be decided after 50 imperfect an inyes-
tgaton as the press of other duties has com.
PEELED us to, and we shall not attempt it. But
thus much we vouch for the book forms
valuable compendium of concise yet compre-
hensve sketches of nearly all the "shiniug
lights" of womanhood, from Eve to Alice Carey
These sketches are compiled from the most
veritabe historic sources, and two hundred and
twenty -nine' of them are headed by portraits
procured by dint of great exertion, from various
parts of Europe. For these, however, little can
be said They are terribly homely, and if
| faithful, it would seem that outright ugness is
the most common badge of u distinguished
woman.
WoMAN's RIGHTS ADVOCATE No l. j Hudson,
printer, Salem,
| This is the first of series of pamphlets
which the "OhiO Woman's Rights Association
propose to issue for the purpose of setting forth
their views and aims in a manner that will
tend to awaken general and an investigating
interest in this worldwide movement Mrs C.
M. Severance is the author of the present num-
Der, and under the general head of Woman's
Rights she discusses ably and earnestly some
of the most prominent points of the subject y
THE Discussion between Rev. Joel Parker and Rev
a Rood ON the question, " What are the evils il
separablc from Slavery" New York: s. W
Benedict
In this correspondence occurs the paragraph
about which Mr.. Parker has grown so sudden
ly and so yooiferously conscientious, and
slight and unimportant change in the wording
Of WHICH has caused the still pending contro
yersy between Mr.. Parker and Mrs Stowe. 1t
is reprinted in neat pamphlet form, from the
Philadelphia Christian Observer of 1916.
Few FACTS AND THorGHrs ON AMERICAN sLA
VERY in Church and State. BY jeremiah A. Stone
Printed at the Practical Preacher Office
This is an unpretending little pamphlet both
in appearance and profession but it speaks the
earnest, honest thoughts of an earnest hoaeas
man. Whoever reads il viii be repaid
BLAckwoop's DDINpUR6H MAeAzINE. November,
lsaa
This number contains the Golden Age
poem; the conclusion of that charming story,
Katie Stewart; Fictions for French Firesdes An
interesting review Of series of pleasant French
stories; the Restrictive Tariffs of Foreign Coua,
tries; Part &Xyl of My Novel the Iilgrimago
Of the Fagellants Queen Mary; a Moral from
Walmer and The Holydays
The AMERICAN WING REVIEW December 1852
This number opens with finely
portrait of Webster 1t is one of the best like
nesses We have seen. The literary department
COMMENCES with long and intensely. euloestic
article upon the great statesman which, ii
boiled down to more solid and sober consist
ency, would give truer idea of the subject
than most of the sermons and sketches that
have sprung mus hroom-like, from almost every
pulpit and sl!ne!pm throughout the land bus
it is too apotheoSistical in style Next, We
have short speculation upon the Foreign Pol,
icy of the incoming Administration interlarded
with foggy exposition of the future policy of
the Wing party. Next, an interesting article
upon MOrmonism in Illinois Next quaint
quizzical little essay, styled the Art and Mys-
terry OF Blowing your own Trumpet. There are
some exceedingly clever bits of satire in this
Next, the Passions and Intelligence of Men
&c, Sc, &c
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW. New Series Vol O. Nos
and TO-
No. contains portrait of Thomas Francis
Meagher, the Irish refugee; long and savage
article entitled Ireland and the Holy Alliance,
in the course of which British policy and the
British people are deals with in a style which
Carlyle would term eminently "ans-eatottle'
The present american Administration ia also
=" punished" somewhat for its alleged subserv-
ency to British interests in two or three recent
instances.
No 10 contains o portrait of the President
elect and some ten articles upon various sub
jects, chiefly political
AN ESSAY ON THE TRIAL BY JURY. By Lysander
SpoOner. Boston John P. yewett 3 o..
This work is divided into twelve chapters, IL
which the author discusses the rights and du-
ties of Juries, and aims to give satisfactory
evidence Of what the Common Law Trial by
Jury really is. He takes the ground that the
Jures of the present day er" illegal, and that
the Legislatures have never been invested with
authority to impair the powers change the
oaths, or with few exceptions) a5ridge the IT,
risdiction, of juries or select jures on any
other than Common Law principles
THE TARIFF QUESTION DISPOSED OF.