New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-28
THE MAGAZINES.

fYs" 81 AckwooD's M,GAzISE' for Jau
OPENS with an elaborate article on Slavery in the
United srstes giving variety Of important statistic,
Gu the subject showing the actual and contingent
ribuon to which the first legislation on slavery has
led, and ersuipg that the question Is by no mcans
settled either in ts relations TO internal policy IN
bearing on foreign nations The writer in Bla hwsod
hss Seen led into grave OF fact anil reasoning
by palpsble blunder in the A1criods Alaasa, which
has been repeated for two years in thss publication
Abiding TO the wretched condition OF the whites shO
10 not own slaves in the slavchoding States. he re
marks that ri" explains what at irst sight . very In.
rxulicabc on this side Of the Atlantic tia. the whole
free incubation Of the slave States 10 actually De.
crossing instead Of increasing we are in the habit Of
believing 10 10 the case all over the uaon. Thus In
the two censrses of 1910 and 1850 the total free popa
stion in the free aud slave States respectively
follows:
1910. 1850.
Free States. 'Sotsoo '''iSshsA
Slave States. ~SAiS
SO that while in the last ten years the population OF
the free States has increased by nearly four millions
that of the slave Sates though Texas has been added
to them In the interval has diminished nine hundred
Thousand"
These figures are correctly copied from the smer'is
Ahaanac which the writer quotes as his authority
for the statement but referring to the tables OF the
Almanac il will be seen that the number OF the teal
population free and slave in $780, given for that OF
the fire., population In the year so that deductns
from 7ls the total population Of Ne slave States In
1870 the number OF slaves 2isl $50 we have tsoo LEI
rs the true figures for the fire. population in thai year
The total free population in 1850 was 64l2l5i, which
shows an actual gain of COZ e6i Thus much Of the
writer's argument therefore is mere waste paper, for
which he must thank the confused statistics OF Tho
american Almanac.
A new story entitled Lady Lees Wdowhood"
commences in this number and Thomas Moore forms
the subject of an agreeable article Il. scott Coz
~" GRAHAM's MAGAZINE for February
shows no striking difference from the previous issue
The contents which include both original and selected
matter present great variety adapted to almost every
taste Many OF the readers, doubt viii find comfort
In an abusive and vulgar article on "Unele Toms
Cabin but more will be disgusted with its dip
nancy The admission Of such illusions of sectional
spleen Is suicidal In magazine intended for general
circulation Among the contributors Herbert Du-
game, whlpple and other favorite writers dewitt
DeveDport)
~" G0DEy's LADY's Book for February.
This number has clever sketch of New England life
entitled "Od Times Ia the Granite State by the
Edtress Mrs. Sorsh j. Hale whose refined intellect
aud pure heart alluded with delightful oompls-
cency in another portion Of the number A brief no
tice of Mrs. Grassland. popular English writer, by
Mrs. Mowsit, IL very much to the purpose. The cm.
belshments not remarkable either for their sub
jects or their execution. a. Long & Bro,her)