Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-12-27
LITERARY NOTICES.

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The Edinburgh Review has long been celebrated
Tor its influence in the politics Of Great Britain,
and in the literature of the world AZ the organ
Of the wing patty in England it has welded q
power that was felt in all the departments Of gov
eminent. For the brilliant and slashing articles
that have from time to time created so much sen
sntion, It has been indebted to the pens Of such
men rs Jeffrey. Smith, Brougham, Mackiniosh,
Napier and Macauley. The essays Of the latter
writer, which have been collected AMI published 10
ascparaie volume, and have been almiringly read
by hundreds, ucrc Hrst ti,cn to the public through
the columns Of this Review.
The Quarterly was established by the Tory par
ty to counicrac, the extraordinary influence Of the
Edinburgh Review. Under the editorial care Of
Clifford. who was aided by southey, Scott. lock-
hart, Crokcr. Wordsworth, Lord Aiahon DR., Mild
man, and others Of equal fame, II maintained
conservative position. defending the Church Es-
,obli.b,,on, or,o.,n, c,,hole Fermentation and
p,r,;ams,,a,v ncror,p Bo,b those Rc,iovs ,rere
characterized BY remarkable cnincnce in their lit
erary articles, the contributors being men Of pro-
found thought, cultivated understanding. and con-
vcrsant with every department Of science aud lit
ern,urc.
Tho Westminster n, lev Is the organ Of the u
tra Liberals Radical in politics rs Eoebuek, Mil,
Bowring, and others would have il, It has been as
Unitarian as the Mnrtineaus. and writer's Of their
school could desire At one time Influenced by
Germanis,n, NJ another by English sccpiicism, NJ
ways conducted with talent and oficn rcplete with
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The great movement which led the Free Church
out Of the Church Of Scotland. was Instrumental
also in originating the North British Review.
When the disruption took place in the Church, The
great leaders in the fnosemen, fli tia, pure relis
ion had suffered much from the manner in which,
ia the great organs q the empire. literature and
evangelical religion had not only been disissoea-
ted but onen placed in aniagonism, TO the injury
Of both. Hence a judeicus and successful effort
vas made to establish the North British Review
Our reoders viii err il any Of them consider thi.
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