The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-12-01
EIGHTH VOLUME COW pRNCRD.
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Contents
MEMOIRS OF THE HOLY LAND BETHLE-
HEM. BY Jacob Abbott
illustrations 49, Exploit of the Three Mighty
Men David before samuel Solomon in his
Chariot. The Road from Jerusalem to Bcthlo-
hem. Women Mt Well. Rachcls Tomb. En-
trance to Bethlehem. Interior of the Church of
the Nativity. Plan Of the Church. Plan of the
GrOtto of the Nativity. Place of the Nativity.
The Mangcr. Plan OF the Cave OF Macpelah.
THE VlkGlNIAN CANAAN. BY Virginian
MHst,at'oHs-En grando Tenue. The Com
missary department liumbug. Thornhllls
Cabin. Conway. Tho March. The Alarm
Through the Woods. Passing the Laurel. The
Mummy All in my Eye Falls Of the Black
Fork of Cheat Fate OF the Fancy Rods. Mr..
Joness Legacy. Mr.. Y hastens to get Shot
Falls of the Blackwater. The first Trout Of Mr.
y. Camp on the Blackwater Wrath of Mr.
DindOn. Caliiornans Trumped
PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH BY c. W. Phil
leo.
W,ayatioHs-Ma of Plymouth Bay. Gumet
Pilgrims Hall. Fragment of Pilgrim Rock
Brcws;ers Chest and Standshs Pot Signatures
of the Pilgrims The Allyn House. House
the Site OF the Common House. Post Office
Building. Map of Plymouth. Landing of the
Pilgrims Carvers Chair Brewsters Chair
Prregrine White Cabinet Joshua Davis House
Plymouth Rock. Plymouth, from the Beach.
Watsons House, Clarks Island Great Rock
Clark Island.
| SWEET BELLS TANGLED.
| FOUR SIGHTS OF YOUNG MAN
MR.. COrrLE AND HIS FRIENLS
THE HERO OF LAKE ERIE. BY H. T. Tucker
| man
| COCK-A- DOODLE DOC, or, The Growing of the No.
| bic Cock Bencventano.
LETTERS TO SAPPHO
A VISIT TO OvERBECKS STUDIO IN THE
| CENCi PALACE
| BRACKLEY HOUSE.
WHAT A SIGHT SEER DID SEE IN ONE DAY
THE NEWCOMES. Memoirs of Most RESPECTABLE,
| Family. by W. NJ. Thackeray.
| Chap. ". In which the Author aud the Hero
| renew their Acquaintance.
| Chap. V Gives Unccs.
| Chap. VI. Nescomc Brothers.
A BIT OF LIFE IN OREGON.
MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS.
| URittd Statcs-The November Elections Mr.
| Benton on the Pacific Railway. The French
| Exposition. Agricultural and Mechanical Cele-
| brations. California, Utah, and the Sandwich
| Islands MsJicO -SOtah America.-G,tat BIu-
| 0iR-rhe Northwest Passage. Mo,srs. Gladstone
and Golden on the Eastern Question. Turkey -
Turkish Manifesto and Demand for the Evacua
ton OF the prncipatics Reply of the Russian
| Commander Condition of the Armies. Tn,
Allied Fleet In tho lielespont The EaSf-ThC
japan Expedition. Progress of the lusurre ctiou
| in China.
| EDITORS TABLE.
| PolificH Co,THptiOR--All Parties alike Guilty
| Definition of the Term The Political Oath IT.
| Spirit. Its Violation worse than Common Per
jury. The Spells Doctrine Breach of Trust
Worse than Ordinary Theft. Worse than Ordi
nary Gambling Worse than Common or Petty
Bribery. Keeps back the Good Men of all Par
ties Brings out the Worst Men of all Parties
Politicians by Trade, Reproductive Pestilence
Efaces the Divine Idea Of Government. De
stroys all Reverence. New York Legislature
| Parties Heading each other All Alike. Actin,
Under Oath The Party Politician and tho Fla
matte The Spells Doctrine worse than Fanati
cisn.
EDITORS EASY CHAIR.
An Old School Dandy out OF Season. Tn
Kozsta Affair, and American Public Spirit. Mis-
Bremer's Book Talk pro and con. The North
west Passage The Wishy washy School Of Lit
crature aud Music The Emperor of the Frenct
French Political Mobility and Social Fixity. Tn
Emperor and tho War Mademoiselle RachC
and the Gamblers.
EDITORS DRAWER
Cut and Come Again. Wild Oats BrudJe
Dickson. Woman a Lover. Catching tho An
Choir Verbal Fence New Legal Authority
Look Out Proof of Personal Identity Life II
Australia. Order Of Exercises. Epitaph A
Wrong Rap somehow. Looking Green. The las
Cake Of supper. The Watch and the Body. Phi
loprogeniyeness. About Rats. Absence o
Mind Chill November Woman on W omen
wonderful Parrot Elitaph Dog
LITERARY NOTICES.
Books offhe Mo1ih -Si' Hudson Lowe on the
Captivity of Napoleon. Memoir Of DR. Judson
Autobiography of Hayden Becchers Conflict
| of Ages Memoirs of Abernethy The Car and
the Sultan. God with Men. Bow in the Cloud
American Aboriginal Port Folio. Scotas Bsrcs
| The Little Drummer Sparing to Spend Lady
Lees Widowhood. Fore,gn L,fc0ry InteiH
gence--rho Spectator and Leader on Thaeke
rays Ncwcomes. The English Press on Eliot
| History of the Early Christians, the Old llous'
| by the River, Hawthorncs Tanglewood Tales
| and Ruskins Stones of Venice. Pension Il
| Head.
COMECALITIEs. ORIGINAL AND SELECTED
| WRsfrafioas--Twovc Scenes from BachclO,
| Life
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