The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-10-13
LITERARY NOTICES.

NoRrH BRrTIsH REVIEW August, 1853 Repub.
lished by Leonard Scott 4 Co., New York. Fol
sale by Taylor Maury, Washington D. c.
A long article in this number is devoted to
an argument in favor Of the colonial policy Of
Great Britain. The writer does not take very
broad or liberal views
In another article the subject of American
Slavery is discussed, but not in such way as
to be productive of much good in this country
We may have something to say ON this paper
hereafter
BLACKwooD's EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. September
1853.
The editor regales his readers with divers
extracts from book on England published by
foreign tourist who fell in love with the
English' and their manners, and is as highly
gratifed as Brother Jonathan seems to be
when he is flattered
In labored political article it is attempted
to be shown that the great prosperity Of Eng
land just now is owing to causes entirely dis
connected from the repeal of the Corn Laws.
The other papers are of literary character
PurNANs MONTHLY. September, 1853. New York
G.. B. Putnam h Co.
HARPER's New MONTHLY. September, 1853
Putnams is an original American magazine,
Harper's, a select and original one. Both are
got up in very tasteful style; each has excel
lences of its own. Harpers has reached an
edition of one hundred and twenty-five thou
sand copies-an unprecedented circulation for
a monthly of its kind and Putnans, in June,
numbered thirty.6ve thousand-a greater cir
culation than has ever been secured in Europe
or America for an original literary magazine.
The EDITORS easy chair in Harper's is always
gracefully filed, and his drawer abounds in
good things. Putnams, we observe, opens a
new department-that of independent political
discussion. The present number contains an
article on the new Administration which has
excited considerable remark among those who
think that literary magazine ought to have
nothing to do with anything political. The
writer of the article does not assail the Presi-
dent in partisan spirit, but he contends that
he has not fulfilled the expectations OF the
People, or shown himself, thus far, equal to his
station.
GRAHAM's AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 0cto-
Der, 1853.
Graham keeps up his magazine in its usual
attractive style, despite the heavy competition
of the New York publishers. This magazine
is more devoted to what is called light litera-
ture than Putnams, and contains less selected
matter than Harper's,
MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS ON SLAVERY. By Wm
Jay Boston John P. Jewett & Co.
We have received from the publishers q copy
of this work, containing some of the most i'm
portant contributions of Judge Jay to the Anti
Slavery Cause, since it's ommencement-such
as the Enquiry into Colonization" IA View o.
the action of the Federal Government in be
half of Slavery" Letter to Bishop Ives,
"Letter to the Hon. Samuel A. Eliot" Cad
dress to the Inhabitants Of New Mexico ant
California" sc, &c. We know of no such
valuable collection of facts, arguments, and
principles, Calculating and enforcing the Anti
Slavery movement as this The author is Wig
orous, graceful, careful conscientious writer, un
compromising in his devotion to Right full o
facts, with capacity for so colocating and pre-
senting them as to make them far more efhcien
among the People than any amount of abstrac
reasoning or rhetorical defamation.
Narrative OF A JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLD. b.
F. Gerstaeker. New York Harper Brothers
Fer sale by Franck Taylor, Pa. avenue, Washing
ton, d. C.
simple and somewhat minute narrative o
out from his "fstherland to go to California
but enlarged III vision as he travelled, till b,
had compassed the earth, by sea and land
taking in his course South America, California
the South Sea Islands, Australia, and Java
and accomplishing, withal winter passage
across the Cordleras. Of course he met with
all kinds of incidents and adventures, and saw
many strange peoples ard customs, of all O.
which we are duly informed.
THE MYSTERIOUS PARCHMENT; or Satanic License
BY Rev Joel wakeman Boston John p. Jewet
AGO
The author dedcates this work to "Mains
Law Progress" and is particularly anxious
that young men should read it. II is story
calculated TO fll them with horror Of intemper
ance. Many of the incidents embodied in j
are facts.
SAM Sticks WISE SAWS, AND MODERN Instances
Philadelphia Blanchard 4 Lea. For sale as above
This is very neat and convenient volume o
what Z" Sam did or invented" Our readers d
not need to be told Of the shrewd wit, quain
style, and queer illustrations Of Sam Slick.
FAcrs AND OPINIONS CONCERNING THE ANERicA'
CoLosIzArlos SOCIETY BY G.. b. stebbns Bos
ton j. p. Jewett Co
This is little volume Of 224 pages, investi
eating the real origin, character, and influence
of the American Colonization Society, with
preface by the Hon. VIM. Jay. II attempts b
show that the Society "was founded, has bec'
and is controlled, by Shareholders and the enc
mics of the colored race; has ever been govern
ed by compromising expediency; has succeeds
by deceptive course in enlisting the aid an
sympathy Of those Of widely differing chsrae
ter 40, &c.