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

ranged in four eras, with selections from so..,.
writers Of every age. BY Sarah Josepba NJ
New York: Harper Brothers For solo \. n
Farnham, Penn. avenue and llth street WASH
ton, ID. c.
This movement of womankind threaten. ;.
become the individualzing element of the nros
ent era Of the world. Intellect after intoIlo,,
masculine and feminine, Of the first calibre !.
emptying its tributarial impulse into the ono
great flood of thought that is sweeping thron0b
the subject.
"Woman's RECORD" is an elegant and rro.
fusely- pictured octave volume, Of some MIN,
hundred pages opening with a steel engraved
portrait of its well-known editor, and inscrboJ
to the :" men of America who we doult MOI
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 so imperfect an inyes.
tigation 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.
hensive sketches of nearly all the shining
lights" of womanhood, from Eve to Alice Carey
These sketches are compiled from the most
vertable historic sources and two hundred and
twenty-nine' of them are headed by portraits
procured by dint of great exertion, from yarou,
parts of Europe For these, however, little can
be said. They are terribly homely, and if
faithful, it would seem that outright ugliness is
the most common badge of distinguished
woman.
WoMAN's RIGHTS ADVOCATE. No. l. j. Hudson,
printer, Salem.
This is the first of series of pamphlets
which the Ohio Womans Rights Association
propose to issue, for the purpose of setting forth
their views and aims in manner that will
tend to awaken general and an investigating
interest in this worldwide movement Mrs c.
nj. Severance is the author of the present num-
ber and under the general head of " Woman's
Rights" she discusses ably and earnestly some
of the most prominent points of the subject
The Discussion between Rev. Joel Parker and Rev
a Rood, on the question, What are the evils IL
separable from Slavery" Now 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
af 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.
A Few FACTS AND THoTGHTs 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, ho.s.s
man. Whoever reads il will be repaid.
BLAcKwoop's DDINBUReH MAGAZINE, November,
ls5a
This number contains the Golden Age, a
poem; the conclusion of that charming story,
Katie Stewart; Fictions for French Firesides, an
interesting review of a series of pleasant French
stories the Restrictive Tariffs of Foreign CouE
tries; Part XVI of My Novel the Pilgrimage
Of the Elagellapts Queen Mary a Moral from
Walmer and The Hoydays
The AMERICAN WING REVIEW. December, 1852
This number opens with a finely-engrayed
partraIt IF Wahcta. 4. =
nesses we have seen The literary department
commences with o long and intensely. eulogistic
article upon the great statesman which, ii
boiled down to a more solid and sober consist
ency would give truer idea of the subject
than most of the sermons and sketches that
have sprung, mushroomlike, from almost every
pulpit and g4ne!gm throughout the land pus
it is too apotheosistieal 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 10 tins
Next the Passions and Intelligence of Men
&C., &C., &c.
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW. New Series. Vol @ Nos
and 10.
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 style which
Carlyle would term eminently "sans-eutoittt"
The present american Administration ia also
punished somewhat for its alleged subseru-
ency to British interests in two or three recent
instances.
No. 10 contains q portrait of the President
elect and some ten articles upon various sub
jects chiefly political
AN ESSAY ON THE TRIAL BY JURY By Lysander
spoOnor Boston John P. Jewett : o.
This work is divided into twelve chapters, N
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
Juries of the present day are Illegal, and that
the Legislatures have never been invested with
authority to impair the powers change the
oaths, or with few exceptionsl a5ridge the W.
risdiction, of juries or select juries on any
other than Common Law principles.
THE TARIFF QUESTION DISPOSED OF.