The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-14


Sow themselves with seed and grain,
As night and day and night go by,
And hoard June's sun and April's rain.
Z" Here fresh funeral tears were shed,
But nov the graves are also dead
And suckers from the ssh-tree spread,
As day and night and day 60 by
And stars move calmly overhead F."
The book is got up in the usual good taste
Of the firm by which it is published. twill be
found a pleasant travelling companion, and
seasonable addition to warm-weather readings.
j. G. w.
Cry AND COUNTRY LIFE or, Moderate better than
Rapid Gains. By Mary Ide TOrey. Boston
Tappan Whittemore. PIP. 3lS
This is well-wutten story, with fine moral
running through it. Apart from its practical
aim as a moral and religious tale, it has q good
deal Of artistic merit The writer is the widow
Of the late Charles T. Torrey, who died in the
Penitentiary at Baltimore martyr to his un-
compromising abolitionism, which refused to
recognise as law enactments for holding man
as property We wish her volume abundant
success. ]. G. W.
The INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, etc, of the Southern
and Western States embracing view of their
Commerce, Agriculture Manufactures, &C., with
Appendix. In 3-vos. By j. d. b. De Bow,
Professor of Political Economy, etc. in the Unver-
sity of Louisiana. Published at the office of De
Bows Review, New Orleans. For sale by Franck
Taylor Washington, D. C.
In the hope that time would furnish oppor-
tunity and space for a careful and lengthy no
tice of these volumes we have suffered them to
lie on our table through week after week; but
time has disappointed us, and we have been
able to give them only hasty and limited ex-
animation. From this, we are inclined to re-
port favorably. The work is made up of Sc
ries of historical and statistical sketches of the
different States and cities of the Union; statis-
tics of their commerce and manufactures from
the earliest periods, compared with other lead
ing Powers the results of the different census
returns since 1890, and returns of the census Of
1850, in population, agriculture and general
industry. Many of these are contributions
from eminent Southern men. They are ad.
mirably arranged, and the statistics, in most
cases, are well authenticated; while the gene.
raj spirit of the work, except when the "pecu
liar institution is touched upon, seems to be
impartial, liberal, and conscientious We have
glanced at but one of the articles upon Slavery
that seems to be a re-hashing of the old argu
ment of the constitutional inferiority of the ne
gro race, containing nothing new in substance
but done in style of grandiloquent hight
lutin. 1t was suggested by an obsolete worl
called Negro Mania, of which Mr.. Johr
Campbell, of Philadelphia, is the author.
Mr.. De Bow has lately been installed b.
President Pierce as Commissioner Of the Cen
sus Bureau of the Department Of the Interior
post for which we should judge him to b
eminently fitted.
The COMPLETE WORKS OF SAMUEL TAYLOR COLE
RIDGE, with an Introductory Essay upon his Phi
losophical and Theological Opinions Edited b.
Professor Shedd. New York: Harper a Brothers
For sale by R. Farnham, Washington, d. c.
Volumes five and six of this work are befor'
US. Coleridge in both his characters of poe
and philosopher must always hold high plac
in English literature No mind has eve
sounded deeper deeps of religious philosophy
or given clearer reports than his. This is tn
best edition of his works that has yet appeared
in this country
THE NEoRoxANcER; or, the Mysteries of the Court
of Henry VIII. By George W. M. Reynolds Phil
adelphia T. B. Peterson. For sale by shillington
Washington, ID. G. .
Those who admire Mr.. Reynolds's books will
find this equal to the best Of them, in graphic
description and startling incident
HARpERs MAGAZINE. June, 1853.
The beautiful style in which Gray's immor
tai " EIegyD is gotten up in this number, is full
" worth the cost of it, The table of contents
shows a goodly array Of goodly articles.
THE KNIcKERBocKER. June, 1853.
The Kuickerbocker opens with an article o
unusual excellence (even for its dainty pages
this month, styled Orientalism, by S. H. Cox
Eco, OF Ohio; but we are rather surprised Il
find another, upon Webster, of such unqualife,
eulogy. A host of good things, in addition L
the above, make up the number, which close
the forty first volume. In the next volume w
are promised sixteen additional pages.
MARCO PAWS ADVENTURES IN BosroN. BY Jaco
Abbott. New York Harper 4 Brothers For sal
by r. Farnham, Washington.
This little volume will be hailed with de
light far and near. To one who has read MI
Abbotts writings for children, and felt the in
expressible charm which they possess, there j
nothing marvellous in their vast popularity.
BLEAK House.. No 49, New York Harper
Brothers. For sale by r. Farnham.
This is fine number, containing.a spice O
both tragedy and comedy The story is very
evidently approaching its denouement
The ECLECTIC MEDICAL JOURNAL. March, 1855
r. s. Newton, Editor and Publisher, Cincinnati.
This number contains Tullys Materia Med
iea, by w. Bard Rowell introductory Lecture
delivered before the Eclectic Medical Class, BY
G. W. L. Buckley, M D.; Rsview Of Report o.
Eclectic Physicians, by G. WI. Buckley M
d.; several excellent selections upon medical
subjects and some short scraps Of editorial.
LITrKLL's LIVING ACE. New Series, No. II,
Contains its usual variety of excellent selections
among which is an interesting sketch of the
literary career of Washington Irving
The scHooLMArE Monthly Render for School and
Home Instruction Of Youth. Edited by A. r. Phip-
pen. June, 1858.
This is . capital publication, and only one
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