New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-31
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW.


A magnificent number Of this brilliant periodical
Each of the articles is topic Of interest and is writ
ten with ability and point British Philanthropy aud
Jamaica Distress shows the true Of the present
depression of that island in the extravaganza of the alb
sentee owners prior TO the emancipation of the slaves
and in their nudcious treatment of the blacks since,
rather than in the operation of that measure itself The
views of the writer substantially agree with those
Mr. BigelOw in his late work Jamaica, which is often
quoted as authority in the article. Thackeray is the
subject of admirable paper 1t closes with the fol-
lowing wellworded criticism and prophecy:
Mr. Thackeray is we believe. fav0rite with women
generally, Yet he ought To be so for despite ms S'r-
their foibes writer has enforced their virtues
more earnestly, REPRESENTED with equal energy the
wrongs they suffer daily and hourly in their hearts and
H. mes from le s-dshness and sensuasn Of There
are psssages in this book for which they may well of
him that woman said OF Dickens for his CHRISTMAS
Carol God bless him They do not forgive 81 n hoy
ever the unnatural relation in which Ia has placed his
her and Ladv CasewOOd aud he is too wise an observer
not to regard this conclusive against his own Judgment
in the matter
MIR Thackeray will write better books than this for his
powers arc pel with every FIRE sh eman alton from MS
pen h- wisdom is hing his pathos swreer ms
bumor Of y more delicate flavor He fills large sp .cs
now in the worlds eye and his reputation has become
matter of pride to his country. lie Is not man 10 os IN
sensible TO the high regard in which he is so widely held
or trihe with fame which has been slowly hut surely
won Kind wishes followed him to America ffon many
an unknown friend and kinder greetings await the return
sarcasm and charity and humility with his gravest rebuke
'Iconoclasm in German Philosophy" shows up one
Of the ustrous Obscurties of that nation in the per-
son of Arthur Scbopenhauer. This person seems to
belong to the order of the Kilkenny cats with the dit
ference that after he has eat up his antagonists he
ends with eating up himself 1.-The highest man." ac-
cOrdpg TO our icOnocast sis he wbO convinced of the
illusion Of the world is resolved to destroy &c, as far as
be is concerned by extneushing the will to live Sui
eide will not this purpose. Suicide is dis
like of particular chain Of circumstances which IL
endeavors TO break through but it is no alienation OF
the individual desires from life in general Asceticsm,
that gradual extinction Of all feelings that connect us
with the visible world the life of the ancaore IN the
Egyptian desert of the Quietst OF the time OF LOUIS
XIV of the Indian Fakeer who goes through years oil
selEtorture, this is the perfection of SehoPenoauer
Martial and his Times" opens fruitful held oil
description and comment in regard to the social CEN
di,on of Rome at the period of her ncpient decad-
enee. Ruth" and yiette,' and Alexander Smiths
Poems" are criticised in genial spirit, and Chevaer
Buusens Hippoytus" suggests theological discus-
sion equally marked by learning profcundness, aud
hberaity. The notices of the Contemporary Litera-
ture Of different nation continues be interesting
and useful feature of the Review q. Scott & Coz