The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-10
all the gold in the world cannot supply the
place of industry, principle, and steady pur-
pose. Few who take up the volume will put
it down till they have finished it.

! The WORKS OF JOHN c. CALHOUN, Vol Ill New
York: d. Appleton & Co. For sale as above.
On the first appearance of this work. we no.
ticed it somewhat at length, so that it IL
necessary now to do little more than direct at
| tention to the fact that the third volume has
just made its appearance. IL contains the
speeches of Mr.. Calhoun in the Senate from
the beginning of the year 1887 till the year
184l, presenting his views on the various i'm
portant questions that were agitated during
that period.
The typographical execution of the work is
unexceptionable. The publishers will please
send us the second volume, as it has not yet
reached US.
THE LAW AND THE TESTIMONY. By the Author of
the Wide, Wide World. New York Robert Car
ter & Brothers For sale by Gray Ballantyne
Washington, d. C..
This is an immense volume of $40 pages,
handsomely printed on good paper, and bound
in red and gilt. SO much for the outside.
But, what Of the book itself? 1t is not con-
cordance, or collection Of beauties, or book
of reference says the author, who evidently
sets high estimate upon it. One Sabbath
evening, her little sister asked her father 4" to
give her something to do on Sundays" After
bordering the matter, he sketched off list
of subjects, or theological points, such as the
Divinity of the Saviour Gods Sovereignty &C.,
gave it to the two sisters, and told them to be-
gin with the first chapter of Genesis, and see
what the Bible said about it, And 30 they
set to work, examining one chapter every day,
except Sunday, when they INDUCED them.
selves with two. In this way they went
through the Bible collecting and grouping to-
gether all the passages which in their opinion
referred to the point or doctrine to be illus
trated, and in the volume before us the portions
OF the passages considered specially pertinent,
are printed in German text. Whatever pleas
ure and benefit the sisters may have derived
from this labor, evidently one of love, it is very
certain that to others it can answer scarcely
any purpose, except as book of convenient
reference, with those coinciding in its theology
THE UNITED STATES ILLUSTRATED; or Views of
City and Country With Descriptive and Histori
cal Articles. Edited by Charles A. Dana New
York Hermann j. Meyer
This is beautiful quarto publication, in
tended to make the People of the United
States acquainted with the natural scenery of
their own country. The finest points, East
and West are selected, and illustrated by our
best artists, and the pictures are accompanied
with articles from some of our most distin
gushed writers-the whole under the editor
ship of Charles A. Dana. The work is a ma
tional one and creditable to the national taste
Single numbers are fifty cents each-sngle
volumes five dollars-the two volumes, embra-
cling East and West ten dollars 1t is to be
completed this month
MEYERS UNIvERsUM. Parts VI and VII New
York: Hermann J. Meyer.
We have already noticed this worlds pic.
ture gallery. To say that it maintains its
character and appearance, is enough.
The same publisher is issuing German
monthly magazine, called Meyers Monatschefte,
at SO year. 1t appears on the first of every
month, and each number contains steel en-.
craving of public character, appropriate
wood cuts and the latest Paris and London
fashions &c.
HAyDocK's CATHOLIC FAMILY BIBLE AND Con-
MENTAKY. New York DUNCAN 4 Brother.
We are indebted to the publishers for Parts
81 and % of this work. As we remarked in
former notice, it is published under the au-
thority of Archbishop Hughes Its typogra-
ply and embellishments are in the highest
style Of art.
A SABBATH SCENE. By J. g. Whittier. Published
by j. p. Jewett Co., Boston
Writers "Sabbath Scene the seizure of
a fugitive slave woman in village church, the
good pastor meanwhile preaching submission
to the laws, &c-has Just been issued, with APP
proprate engravings by j. P. Jewett & Co,
Boston
| SIxLrruDKs. By Lucy Larcom. Boston: J. P.
| Jewett 4 Co.
| Ia this little volume, in a simple, unpretend-
ing way, the ocean and the prairie are made
tributary to moral reflections. Lucy Larcom,
our readers will recollect, is an acceptable
| correspondent Of the Era
Co. OPERATION IN VERMoNT.-Needham In
dependent Democrat, as we have stated, was
elected Speaker of the House of Representatives
in Vermont by receiving the requisite number
of votes from the Old Line Democrats. The
candidate of the latter for the office of Govern.
or was then, after repeated ballotings elected
by aid from the Independent Democrats. On
the 2sth ult, Kidder was elected Lieut. Gov
ernor Slade, Clerk and Page, Treasurer, by
similar combinations. Some of the telegraphic
dispatches represent them az Old Line Demo-
crats--the Tribune puts them down Free. Soil
ers. The correspondent of the Brandon Post
says that the Wings were earnest for coal.
ton with the Independent Democrats, but
claimed the lions share, and also the privilege
of pointing out all the candidates they would
vote for The Tribune ntimates that the Free
Sellers, according to the arrangement with the
Old Line Democracy, are to have the United
States Senator. 1t remarks, in regard to the
coalition, as it is called
ave presume this virtually finishes the
special Free Soil party, as such, in Vermont
The more numerous, or at least the more cum
ming, portion of it will file into the ranks of its
present allies the residue will return to the
Wings, with whom they properly belong. The
shadow of third party may be kept up for
another year or two, but merely as blind,
behind which the BARRIERS and Fields can ad.
vantageously prosecute and perfect their ar
rangements with the Robinsons and Eastmans
for division of the spoils Before long, the
blind will have become useless and inconveni-
ent and will be kicked out of the way"
The Tribune doubtless gives utterance to its