Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-16
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long been noted for its ability II huence and atuac
tiVeness The various magazines, constituting this
literature, each the acknOW lodged represents
tive OF one of the great parties existing in England.
| Yet they are far from being grossly parZan or
mer ly the advocates of party measures. Their
pages abound with elaborate criticisms, brilliant
says, profound speculations, and with what'ver of
interest may he found in science, literature, moral
ty, and religion thus being alike indispensable to
the scholar professional man, or intelligent reader
They stand forth as the critical cpnsOrs OF British
literature, and pr sent compendium of all that is
interesting in the world OF letters, and no time
could be better employed than that devoted to d
careful and attentive perusal OF their pages For
a. another has saiG, have in them QulTteTty
CyciOp6iia brought up to the latest minute; Vtr-
ou-, general and comprehensive, bnt neither scho-
las,ic abstFuse weakened with details; strong
without coarsncss; instructive without pedeutry;
practical without meanness.
EDINBURGH REVIEW.
The Edinburgh R,Uie,O was started by such en-
inent writer's as JEFFRY, BRoUGHAM, and SIDNEY
SMITH. When the Tories ruled Parliament, and,
flushed With the success OF their armies abroad,
AMI their policy ht home swaved their power with
a reckless bsnd, the Edipbargh unfured the BAN
ncr Of opposition and spoke, nth voic of thun-
der in behalf ofFreedom and the inalenable rights
| OF mar. Sustained by the force of brilliant intel
! lect, and upheld by a strong public opinion, the
Edinburgh carried its contest singe-handed, IN
til voice made the Tory leaders quake, and the
! very throne tremhle.
LONDON QUARTERLY.
To meet this bold and daring champion upon its
| own ground, and with its own weapons, the Lon
/ don Quarterly established and such writers
SoUrHEY, SCoTT, LoCKHART, WORDSWORTH, Mil
MAN, Mrs. SoMERvILLE, and host OF others enlist
| ed as its contributors. And thus the blOO5less
battle ragged "Whig" and Glory" were the rally
ing cries Progr So, Political Reform, and Catho-
| lie Emancipation, were objects for which the 3D.
inblrgh fought Will the Quarterly upheld conser-
HaI rha Ecf Ii aH
and opposed Catholic Emancipation and Parliament
tary Reform. The writers OF both reviews display
ed ability, cultivation, and knowledge OF
science and letters which has been surpassed,
| if eQuslled, in periodic, literature. OF course
such talent could not he secured without a large
Outly, and tits said, that frequently fifty and
one hundred pounds paid for single articles.
Magazines, thus conducted and sustained, could
not but prove successful, and they became
recognized powers in the British Empire.
WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
But there still another party in existence
neither weak influence or numbers, which had
special organ, and TO repre- this organization,
md to cement its elements, the Westminster
established, with such contributors as ROEBUCK
MILL, BOwRING, Prot. LONG Miss NARTINEAU and
/ Others. The position of this able Review WAS a
step in advance Of the Edin6tugh. 1t devoted it.
self particularly to the topics most interesting to
I the people. IL denounced boldly aud fearl, ssly
D exclusive privileges, hereditary rights, kiugly pre-
rUgativos and all the abuses of Feudslism. It
sounded the charge against the alliance OF Church
! and State, and has, more recently, enlisted with
ConDEE, in the promulgation Of Free Trade doc
trines. The Foreign Quarterly has been united
with the HestmifSter, aud it now stands unequal
ed as literary and progressive periodical
NORTH BRITISH REVIEW
The North British made its appearance as a spe-
cial advocate of evangelical religion. Without as
Stunning political character it has always discussed
political que stons in their general character-anj
Ia point of talent, energy, and spirit, will compare
iavorably with its contemporaries. Amongst the
writer's who have figured in its pages may be men,
( toned such wel-known names as Sir DAVID
BREWSTER, Drs. HANNA, CUSEINGHAM, LoRRIMER,
: GoEDON, BUCHANAN, and CANDLIsH. DR.. CHAL-
. MFRS was the founder of this Review, which since
his death, has been under the editorial charge OF
DR.. HA>HA. and more recently of Prof. FRAsER.
BLACKwOOD's MAGAZINE.
OF ELaekpooi we hardly know what to say. Al
though il may be called the embodied genius OF
= Torylsm, vt il, wtching rhetoric it, captivating
style its profound dis QUESTIONS, its range OF ele-
CANT fiction, its sIastius YET brilliant crucism It's
{ poetry, biography, historical and fictitious nara
lives so charm the sense, that criticism is disarm-
> ! ed and ar lost in admiration. The circulation
of Biackcood in England is said TO be A. 600 copies
Il is also widely circulated IN this country AMI is
universally admired: The publisher recently in-
formed u that "Blaekwood edits itsel" yet its list
{ | Of contributors is well known, and embraces an
amount OF tal,nt and genius which has rarely, Il
+ | ever, been cOnCe utrated on single periodical
D he present editor Of tie EdiH5urg Is Mr..
/ RElvE; Of the North British, Professor Fraser
OF the HestAaiHStsr, JOHE CHAPMAN (thc Amcri-
= can London bOOksell rE OF the Quarterly, Rev.
W ELwYS. An abe corps is attached 60 each
Review srl,ctcI from the choicest talent Of Great
;, | Britain.
= Sustained, then, as these distinguished works
are and ever have been, by the highest ord Of
scholastic ability aud political s1gaciy We need not
{ ! be surprised to find them occupying such proud
, pry-eminence among the literary productions OF
the world: and the neglect of their high clsims
upon tie consideration Of al classes OF the ineli-
! gent community, w0uli necessarily argue CORES
pounding uditf renee 70 the great interests OF The
: | common veal "
Every intelligent reader should subseriby TO these
periodicals furnishing much "ssasona0ls intel
ctual alment and which the enterprise OF Amer
icau Publishers has placed within ths reaeh OF all,
| Ia ackuoW lsGgms nt Of which We ebeeriuly give
2 | place 10 the following terms OF su5scFipd -
a PAYMENT TO BE MADE IN ADVANCE