New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-03

the profession OF the author. Besides its vein
of dry humor, which crops out whenever there IL
chance, the poem exhibits a lively and inven.
tive fancy, great terseness OF diction and an IN
common fuency of versifcstion.
" "MErHoDIsT QUARTERLY REVIEW,
April. LANE s. scowl The ars, article in shls
number continues the discussion OF Comics Phi
losophy," defending the legitimacy Of Metaphysics
and Theology against the destructive ANALYSIS Tie
French critic. Tue reviewer handles the subjecs
with competent learning and marked ability. Plac-
ing Comse as the second only to Bacon and Aria
tosle among the mighty intellee,s OF all time' he
charscterizes lis Philosophy as the last word Of
modern inhdshiy, its highest, most complete aud
phiosophic expression. 1T the most undilutsa
development OF the material, money-seeking, selesA
and sslf-suficent tendencies Of the late centarss
disposition to reject all restraint, to acknowledrs
authority but individual passion or interest, 10
recognise the bosum in individual srauacs-
tons, TO bow to sovereign but human reason, and
to adore human intellect with base and begsarly
worship, a. corruptins as il is blind, has become tho
main characteristic OF this nineteenth century, and
has maiured in anarchy. revolution, and social dir
uess, its fatal fruits. These tendencies have Ct
IN the Positive Philosophy; but its brillisncy b
deash--it Is the anniAilsins stroke OF the lightning
which CLEANS before our eyes, and daxzlss ss with
its fatal beauty" The scsp!icism Of Compile, taksa
In connection with his schno wsdged intellectual SUI
premacy 10 an omnous fact, for which the reviewse
does not attempt to account.-An interesting bio
graphical article on Roger Williams shows the jus
ce Of the claim that has been mate for the founder
nf hoda nd In have hear tha frat - a
In it, pienttuds the doctrine OF the liberty Of con-
science. The passage maintaining this, however,
tp aes Sd paragraph is disdsured with three Ten
secutive American grammatical nominations, which
wonder should have escaped the visilant and ac-
curste eye OF the learned editorA second paper on
the "Antisone" Of Sophoces is an admirable speci.
men of pathological criticism, account Of Its thor
oughness OF research and soundness OF Judgment,
combined with rare freedom from pedantry. But
the gem Of the number in literary point OF view
no doubt from the pen Of the editor hmsefsa brief
notice Of Recent Translstions from Pascsl.n 10
commences with a curious account OF the literary
history OF " Pascsls Thoughts describing the perils
OF the work under the hands OF It's editors trimmed
in the frat place to suit the orthodoxy OF the Sor
bonnie and after the lapse OF century, edited BY Con-
dorcet and volaire, every sentiment OF piety and
devotion being curtaied in accordance with she ia
fdel spirit. The writer then pitches into recent
translation of Pascals Works"b by an inflated Eng
lishman named Pearce, who is spoken Of in the
British Quarterly AZ "a graceful and successful
translator, exhibiting traces If accurate scholarship,
pure TASTE and fne discernment Of the beauties Of
Pascal" Tastes must differ, however, and our
American critic pronouDces the translation trav-
esty OF the Provincial Letters" and we mast admit
makes good his opinion by ample proofs. He sub
mits the translation Of the closing paragraph OF the
Twelfth Provincial passage Justly celebrated a.
combining the visor of Dsmosthenes with the sub
Unity of Bossuet-so a searching examination, from
body unbroken. The article closes with startling
catalogue Of the plasarsms made from Pascals
by many of our English classics, in
GLIDING Pope, DR.. Johnson, Burke, Dugsld Stewart,
and even Junius. Not only are tho
plan, the tone and the general character OF the Let
tiers OF Juuius imitation of Pascal but his bestsn
casms are but the razor cuts Of the keen Frenchman'
torn open into cash, In accommodation to the
thicker perception and fiber Of the English
public" The hne lines OF Bryant;
~Truth crushed to earth viii rise sssiu-
The eternal ye,r. Of God are hers,
But error. wosnded, wnthss in pain,
And dies amid her worshipsr.'
Ieem to have been anticipated in the close OF the
1t triumphs over her enemies for she immor
al and alm .ghty like God himsslf"-The remain
ma articles 10 this number on The Intermedi-
ate State, -" KOssuth," and NJ e!hodist Preaching
E~" APPLETos's MECHANICS MAGA-
line" for April, presents a striking commentary on
he spirit Of the age, in the multiplicity and import
lnce Of the new scientific Inventions Of which ith
he chronicler. Among others valuable improve
nents, it gives q conspicuous place to McCallum's
Patent Timber Bridge" DR.. W. F. Channing'f
ingenious and admirable Municipal Telegraph
"Fricuon Brake" and Sawyer" Nss
Static Pressure Engine" With reference to this
asst proposed invention, the Magazine does the
handsome thing, after having rashly denounced ~
q q deliberate attempt TO swindle the public"
now states that an article In the September number
written by "Stephen Pearl Andrews, gentlsmas
extensively known from his connection with science
various ways, and for whom we had entire respecs
convinced Us that he at least was perfectly homes
convert to the supposed fact, that what We were
denouRcing a. q swindle was a grand discovery 10
science and an equally grand invention in art. Hs
letter al the same time contained list OF scientific
propositions, which startled us into the involuntary
COME scion that We had something new to think Of
In regard to the discussion Of the subject in the
public journals, and especially the controversy ID
The Tribune between Prof LOOMS, and Messu.
Sawyer and Andre vs., the Magazine remarks eve
were surprised to observe that all their tMeHfs
Sawyer and Andrews0 opponents either failed 10 az
derstand their position. substituted dognatism ~
argument, or made admissions fatal 10 their cause,
and which implied concessions Of all that the cham
pions Of the new theory claimed Prof LOOMS W
among the lattsr.-Whsn he Withdrew from tho AZ
cussion, Mr.. Andrews challenged the remsiniae
science of the country to categorical reply 20
list of propositions which seem to involve the cor
rectness or incorrectness Of Mr.. gswyers philoe
phy. No one has, % far - we know, came forws
with any satisfactory reply to them" In thsn
mainder Of the article, lucid account Is sHsn