Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1853-12-29
THR NORTH 3, TTIsH REVIEW.

A8@ ~h0hAh - AAAEAA hg AEHs
is 4 voh Of nors rec aG oigia than those sl !
ready deserbsd -bst is uevsrtbeless destined
TO occupy a. prOmiReal place in the Rspu6- |
lie OF Letters. ..- u .-..r...e
The great eeceflasilcaf movement in Scot
land led 10 is establishment There was no
JosrnAl in the United Kngdom shieh appear
ed 10 meet the necessities OF this Anii-N a.i5n.
81 Church agitation. IHdeed the rrtpluiion
caused ~ the disruption IN lacrd new state
OF tbisg, pl.eins The ACTOR. in nev positions Of
observation: nor could they give u'tsrance 10
their new perceptions of Sistr and Church Pol
iy-. heir new sympalhiss--thsiT new emotion
without some o'hsr organ Of thought than anY
then eKent. Hence the sp0h aneoHs agrre-
ment Of the great mssisr minds shioag them.
in the neesessy Of ano ou'lyt % opinion. and
the immedite creation af Ihe North Bri,ish
Review, The bo.s uf This JuurRal is Tie +
Vanseli>m Of the Nnr,eenih Century nor i. i
TO br o cr'Ooktd ~ one 81 The striking ch4fae-
terislics Of the times. that the grand principe
which X ,b-r'son. >pi ~ and m,nv of The emf
ncnt men OF Scotland tuok the 6dl c-n;urv
ago 10 write dpSu j. nos alsueNed snl rim
dicqlcd in Ibis able work snl 10 The same Tier
~! hei"p"i'
Thi. Prrirlicd i not ulfr4in i,s views on
snv way OF he granl drptnmrns OF human
knowlcdsr: At The SIM. lime i,ne.rr drifts
from iiS n1rrin.4 on ih- shores ofthr pur- z
vangtlical religion 81 he Bible. Nor will il
fsil 10 cpmparr mnSt f,vorahly with every oh
lvr contemporary in the ampu1t % talent. en-
,rgv. anil spiri' rrliS'rl on lis .ic The
80 N - D.
Cunningham. Lorrimrr. Canlisb. Gordoa,
Burkansn Souh. &, are host in them.
selves Much forrign talent IS also pledged TO
adorn an ! enrich page.
l Is not to be considered strictly T'heolo-
zeal Review Tor topicS nf vrrv Mad elicua-
ted 10 occupy aud interest he we'll cultivated
mind arr intro iIc-i Poll questions. not
So much in their plr'Y s,p-c's IS in heir gen
eral character. are considered. Literature and
he literary merits Of works are discussed, and
discoveries in mental aud physical science un-
folded; the di-cussinn Of religious subjects.
however IN dispsssionslr anl christian spr-
il. forms disia't G.aure of The work. and
= ] contnueto occupy Appointment place in
its psgrS.
The hmented DR CHlLyz wasthe fon-
der anil principal Z Iitor ot his R.view. and
since his death has been ably con lucted BY
Iis son iu-law Dr. lI,rnt. ..... .
BLACKWOOD'S EDl BURGH MAGA-'
ZtsE.
i less exclusive in It's character than the works
already noticed; ls GOnirn', may be considered
under the general heals Of classical literature,
biography. narratives hi.to ical and tic;i,iol',
poetrv critical analyses Of new works, r.,
Be. The high order Of is di59ll.llionS has
loaV rendered il prnu lily Distinguished in the >
alcpqr,mcnt Of Greek and X R,mtn Archaeology
while its rana!e as ,lcganl fiction may he said
to discSters mastery puwrr and skill, unSur
passed bv,anv Of it's numrrou' conem orsries.
A gain in It's biographical p4rimcn., and mar
ratves OF VOYAGES and travels, no less than ia
iIs papers on subjects purely scientific, this adj
mirabl- Periodical has ever displayed reSOur-
ces unqmsonahly superior tn any similar
work in lhe world Astois pohrcal opinions
slhou h d epIv infused With 'roryism, To an
extent the mss, z-Nlous partzln could desire;
vet. so wching in its rethouc. and So eoDss-
tsntly uniform is it in It's anu republican ohli'
ouity, hist. however obnoxious : tenetS, 1t is
impossible for The reader to fAil Of being char.
med by the persual offs brilliant pages The
fact of the distinguished Magazine having. for
n sori.e Of years. m tn'alnei circulation in
Great Britain Of sbou 400 copies--a prodig-
ious and unequallrd circulation for that coun-
,rv. where the price Is - 81 year, will .ore
settle the question Of IL pr mm"ni mers.---
The same !, mark is aqntlly applicable 10 this
couniry:it is well know that is circulation,
even in he United States, is already far above
that of any other Va off. class. notwih-
standing ill.,. unralatablr character Of its poll
tics f,cl which rsn only be- eucounled for by
the trarscrud,nstbIiy which cbarsclelzes its
pages.
when We call to mind the names Of he cor
uihu'ors 10 his sterling wo,k. itis not sur
priying that such high need Of praise shtuld
be awarded it in The republic of letters: OF
the ,mintnt writer's who have gtaccd ito
pages NAV nv menrionel he following Pro.
fssor wilson. better known as Christopher
Nor.h. rs r. noward editor: DR.. Warren, the
graphic and brilliant au hnr ofthe Diary ofI
= Iaie Physician" and of "'rcn Thousand a.
year" works which have been SO extensively /
nonvlari in \ r,.-puhIished fom; r p. Civ. |
US er, JifFreys, Lo khart, imr@ Bulwer DR..
Maqinu, sydney Smith, and The aulhor Of
Tom Grin se's Ltg" Cruise Of ,he Nj ge."
etc works Lave been the deli sht OF Thousands
of readers.
|. is at this time annu ,llv attractive from
the several works Of Bawer and of'olheF o,her
distinguished wrters,lwhich grace lis pEges rs.
original contributions, appearing first in this
Magazine, bo hin The British and American
+ lirons. Bv an arran IemSut with the British,
Publr hers early sheets lof ghe Magazine are
regularly farwasdedto this country so ~ to en-
able the American PubirherS to issue their re-
print before The original edition arrives. Not
withstanding they are thus sure TO be in gthr
market before anv of its contents can be pub
lished in other forms, still the popularity OIL
bese serial works is so great that several o.
he aiding publishers in this country are cor.
INT to i,sns other reprints Of .hem eopie3