The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-03-17
VOL. VII.
LITERARY NOTICES.

tOn II. Y.
This story is written, not for children bu,
for parents and guardians of children The
author starts it upon the ground that childhood
is not that happy, careless" period of Eea
which poets and story-writers generally de.
light to picture, but period of realities, hard
and bitter sometimes and always as inevita.
BILE in effect as any that come after maturity
This is true ground, though not so generally
understood as it should be. 1t is unjust 10
judge the feelings and emotions of any class
or condition by an absolute standard. The
standard must be regulated according 10 tina
average altitude of the class or condition 70
be judged Upon this principle the griefs Of
childhood will be found to equal in deptb
and reactionary influence those of after wears
if estimated according to the relative degrees
of development. The story is an admirable
one, and admirably told, and cannot fail n
exert good influence wherever carefully read,
RUTH GARNETT or The Loves of the Earl of Roeb.
ester. BY W. II. Answorth. New York: Dewitt
Davenport. For sale by shlngton, Pennsyys.
MIA avenue, Washington.
1t cannot be denied that Ainsworth wields
wildly descriptive pen, that he possesses in.
genuity, intense vital force and no slight
knowledge of human nature but many cues.
ton whether or not his use Of these powers
will benefit society. This story possesses in a
high degree all the characteristics of his style,
The EMIGRANr SQUIRE By P. Hamilton Myers,
Esq. Philadelphia T. B. Peterson For sale a,
above
Mr.. Myers is widely known among the news
paper-reading public, as the author of the two
hundred dollar prize story" Bell Brandon"
The Emigrant Squire bears evident marks of
the same pen, and is quite clever story.
ROMANCE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. BY Joseph Ban
ward. Boston: Gould 4 Lincoln For sale by
Taylor Maury, Washington, d. c.
Mr.. Banvard has conceived the idea of col
Letting in a series of neat volumes the thou
sand and-one little incidents which attended
the great events in our history, and which,
being of secondary Importance, have been left
dependent upon mere tradition for perpetuity
The series will consist of twelve or more Illus
trated l6mo volumes. The present is the third,
and is filled with romantic incidents and valu-
able information The authors idea is a good
one, and we'll deserves patronage
FIRST History OF GREECE By A. NJ Sewell.
Author of :" Amy Herbert "The Cbild's First
History of Rome" &c. New York: d. Appleton
4 Co. For sale by R. Farnham, Washington D. c.
This is concise and comprehensive little
history, well calculated both in arrangement
and style, to fasten the attention of juveniles
and give them clear impression of all the
great events in Greeian history
The GUIDE TO KNOWLEDGE. BY Eliza Robbins
New York: d. Appleton & Co For sale by R.
Farnham, Washington, d. C.
This is collection Of questions and an
swers upon all sorts of topics Each ques-
tion is as concise as possible in form, and
worded with EXTREMIST simplicity The sub
iects are those upon which the curiosity of
children is generally first excited, and the
whole style of treatment is at once simple and
The book is admirably con-
,eivsd and must prove of infinite advantage
70 teachers and parents
The DEANS DAUGHTER or, the Days we live in.
BY Mrs. Gore. New York: d. Appleton 4 Co.
For sale by R. Farnham, Washington, D. c.
The Messrs. Appletons deserve great credit
and bountiful patronage for the good taste
displayed in their selection of English books
for reprint; also, for the despatch with which
hey are issued. Mrs Gore has been long
known as one of the most popular and success
ful of English writer's of fiction, and it is sufi-
,ient to say that the story before us is marked
BY the same high moral tone, the same deli
,acy of sentiment and the same fascinating
of incident which have charac-
,erized all her previous books,
RHODE lsLAND.-The Wings at their late
Convention, failed to make any State nomina-
ions, and turned the subject over to commit
zoe. The Free-Soilers have entered the field
With great vgor and determination. They
rave just started spirited paper, and made
he following nominations;
For Governor, Edward Harris, of Cumber-
and Lieutenant Governor, Stephen Wilcox,
# Westerly Secretary of State, Stephen X.
2athbone, of Providence General Treasurer,
Henry Codding, of Providence State Attorney,
Bailey F.. Borden, of Cumberland; Representa-
i've to Congress in the Eastern district, John
4. Willard, of North Providence.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
writes
"The Free Soil party in this State are act
vely in the field and large additions are
making in influence and numbers The pros
'ects of the party in this State were never 80
as at present. OF course, they
ave no hope of electing the State ticket bat
is not at all improbable, in the present state
f affairs, that the Free. Sellers may hold the
balance of power in the next Legislature and
hus control the election of Senator Should
uch an event occur, the representation would
e prevented, as the Liberty men declare their
determination not to form any coalition
CALToRNn.-The California papers receiv-
d by the late arrival at New York, advocate
general system of railroad and plank road inn
rovements and attribute much Of the suffer
* in the mines from want of food To want
facilities for the transportation of supplies
0 the mining region
The San Francisco Times complains greatly
high prices and hard times for laborers:
our, 25 cts. per ID. beef so to 6215 potatoes,
az; pork, so; butter, from 62Is to sl25;
hickens, 81 to IS; lard, 371a per h., and cof-
be 371a. 1t states that "rich men have but
gently associated together to advance prices"
nd that an effort is making to buy up all the
nod in the country, so that they obtain their
wn prices for it
The San JOAQUIN Republioan states that O