Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-29

the most respienuent names on The scroll
Of fame. Among the regular contributors
TO the London Quarterly Review were
iSOuihey, Scott, Lockharf, (its present edi-
tori dpperiey Ferguson. Uordsporth,
Lord Hahop, DR.. Hiinan (whose articles
J on Oriental literature have been so highly
esleemed) aud that wonderful woman of
science, Hrs. SomeruiHe, with many others
scarcely less celebrated Then again IN
the Edinburgh Rerie,c, it is enough to
mention the following names any one of
which would of itself insure a high degree
of renown TO any work with which ii might
be associated we refer To Jeffrey, Napier,
! Broaghdm, Macintosh, and Hdcauicy;
the first of whom during his long connex-
ion with the Review actually wrote, on the
average, Onc.third of the articles that grac-
ed its brilliant pages while the universally
admired essays of the last, republished so
extensively in our own aud the parent
country, leave us IN no manner OF doubt as
to their great intrinsic merit.
I THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
( This able Journal was established under
the patronage aud support of the ulra-lib-
erals, so styled OF the British House Of
Commons; among whom Rocbuck, WiU,
Bowring, Professor Long Of the London
University, Mss Wdrfinedu, and others
whose names need not be quoted, conspic-
uously figured. 1t was for some years I'M
der the editorial supervision of Jeremy
Benlham, from which fact It obtained the
soubriqHtt ofthe mouth-plece ofl1enthamsm.
This work has ever been especially devot-
ed To the great topics which interest the
ma f 1 Lo. L.,
It will be remembered, with series of
powerful articles, tending to the reduction
of Tory and exclusive privileges, heredlta-
ry rights, kngly prerogatyes, &c. The
astounding Developments made a few
years since, respecting the wreiched and.
u then, unheard OF horrors of some
branches of the mining population Of Eng
land, first app ared in ITS pages. Not only
have lis articles ever been directed against
the aforementioned abuses the work has
also maintained an unrelentng crusade
against the alliance Of Church aud State,
thus virtually seeking To abolish the " Par
liamculary Religion ot England, and even
tualiy to remove the still existing remnants
of leud alism, which continue to aiiict the
British nation 1t has recently become
the medium through which Golden pro-
mulgates his Free-irade doctrines, which
will give IT increased interest to the numer-
Gus admirers, here and elsewhere, of that
great lteiormer. IN many particulars, the
Westminster Review. espouses a political
faith closely allied To that of our own
country; aud therefore we may, without
any extraordinary effort of charity, be IN
duced To cherish II as an exotic worthy of
being engraiied into our more genial soil.
1t has recently been united with the For
eieH Quarterly Review, the more attractive
features of the two Reviews being now
combined III the Westminster, aud thus ad-
ding greatly To its value as Il literary PERI
ndical
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW
is work OF more recent origin thln those
already described - but is, nevertheless, des-
tined Ia occupy as prominent place IN the
Republic of Letters
The great ecclesiastical movement IN
Scotland led to It's establishment. There
was no JOURNAL IN the UNITED KINGDOM,
which Appeared to meet the necessities Of
this Anu-Naiional-Church agitation. In
deed, the revolution caused 10y the dsrup-
ton induced a new state of things, placing
the actors IN new positions of observation
nor could they give utterauce To their new
perceptions OF Stale and Church Polily-
their new sympathIcs new emotions,
without some other organ of thought than
any then extant. Hence the spontaneous
agreement of the great master minds among
them, IN the necessity of new outlet of
opinion, aud the immediate creation of the
NoRrH BRIT,sH Review The basis of
this journal Is the Evangelism of the Nine
ieenth Century; nor is It to be overlooked
as one Of the striking characteristics OF the
times, that the grand principle which Rob
ertson, Smith, and many of the eminent
men of Scotland took the field century
ago 10 write dorm, is now aduoedted aud
Uindicated IN tins able work, aud IN the
same literary metropolis.
THIS Periodical is not ultra in its views
on any one of the grand departments of
human knowledge: al the same time II new
er drifts from Its noorlngs on the shores of
the pure Evangelical religion of the Bible.
Nor will It fail 10 compare most favorably
with every other contemporary IN the
amount of talent, energy, aud spirit, enlist
ed on It's side The names of Sir David
Brewster, Drs Hanna, Cunningham, Lor-
rmer. Candlsh, Gordon, Buchanan, Smith,
&c, are a host in themselves Much for
eign talent is also pledged to adoru and
enrich its pages.
IL is not to be considered strictly The
illogical Reuiew. for topics Of every kind
calculated to occupy aud interest the well
cultivated mind are introduced. Political
questions, not SO much IN their party as
poets as IN their general character, are CON
sidered. Literature aud the literary merits
of works are discussed, aud discoveries IN
mental and physical science uniolded the
discussion of religious subjects, however ia
a dlspassionate and Christian spirit, forms
a distinct feature Of the work. aud wall con-
tinue to occupy a prominent place in IT'S
pages.
The lamented DR.. CHALMERS was the
founder and principal Editor of this Re-
view, aud since ms death II has been ably
conducted by his son-ln-law; DIR. Hanna
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ZINE
I is less exclusive ia its character, under the
general heads of classical literature, bIogra-