The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-05

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Life and Landscape
NJ Lady Ludlow a Novel By Mrs Gass,.l.
Life of Sumner L. Fairfield.
Iswrence's Visitation and Search
Religious Aspects of the Age.
Faber's Tales OF the Angels.
Mormoniad.
Motheress Children.
Anesthesis.
Tilden & Co. s Book OF FORMULA.
American and European Druggists Directory.
Concentrated Organic Medicines. Ooe.
Hurd on Habeas Corpus.
Cobb Slavery.
United States Military Laws, l776ls5s.
Feltons Decimal System.
Hsswell's Mensuration.
Davenport Dunn, by Charles Lever
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF KIT CARSON the
Nestor of the Rocky Mountains. BY De Witt c.
Peters, NJ. d., IS. A. W.RC. Clark Co., Broad
way.
The success which attended the publication of Gordon
Cummings African adventures encouraged host OF mi.
taiors whose ambition had previously never scared to
literary fame. Thus Gerard, Bonneville and numerous
other sportsmen and rappers have all favored with
elaborate Of their experiences the desert and
prairie Their books though not always vcracous gen
orally readable for narratives of peril have certain at
traction Of which defects OF style uaienance can
easily dves them. One Of the best works Of this that
we have met with that which Is before us Compe
tenty edited and free from the egosm nseparable ca
reers Ike that Of guide and trapper il is in.
structve amusing, and believe trustworthy. KiCar-
sons adventures have been bound up with the expo
ra,ons Of men who had characters ose and who are
stu living 10 contradict any Munchsusenke tendency on
the part OF the hero that may narrative OF
Or Peters to he reliable and accurate any work of
the sort be has in any case the merit OF enchain
ing the attention and Of agrceaby passing away the time
bestowed on it, perusal.
FREDERICK THE SECOND, CALLED THE GREAT. BY
Thomas Carlyle. Vol. !. Harper Brothers.
The expectations excited by this book have dis
appointed worthiy has the most original thinker and
the most eccentric writer of time done justice the
mos, original and eccentric ruler of the last century In.
Ill Mr. Carlyle commenced his present task might with
truth be said that possessed authentic reliable
biography the Great Frederick Seen through the light
which hc has been enabled TO throw his actions, we
begin 10 have clear conception Of the character Of this
extraordinary man. The aborous research and personal
investigation OF records and localities which Mr. Carlyle
has undertaken in order the conscentousy TO do
justice 10 his subject, stamp the work with authority
and Importance which place il in the foremost rank Of
historical publications
TuE HOUSEHOLD Book oY POETRY. Collected and
Edited by Charles A. Dana. Appleton 4 Co.
In the preface the compiler says"The purpose OF this
book Is TO comprise within the bounds Of single volume
whatever Is truly beautiful and admirable among the
minor poems OF the English language In executing this
design il has been the constant eRdeavor of the editor TO
exercise catholic well taste and Judge
every piece by ts poetica merit solely without regard
the name nationality epoch Of is author" This is
well stated and had Mr. Dana possessed the candor the
mparaly and execute his very excelcn,
design, be would have given valuable book one
that is much needed Bot, alasl his performance il
in diral ~
excellence which bis well preface leads look
for.
Dor instance how docs happen that In his long list Of
living American poets there no, 20 be found the
OF a single Southern womany How did he pass
by such names a. Gilmore Smms, Albert Pike, Otway
Curry Henry r. Jackson and George CutcrS Why should
hc out Of his book such beautiful poems Tbe song
Of steam by Gutter; 'The Lost Plead by Smms aud
"Thc Armies Of the Eve, by ctway Curry, while he ads
room for large number Of Northern nobodcs who have
never been heard Of as poets and what worse have
scarcely written line OF respectable poetry Are
asked 70 believe that these omissions desgncd'
No man who knows Mr. Danas partales and preia
dccs viii Tor moment hesitate say that lac has wfuly
inflicted wrong upon the public, and has made the insult
even greater BY professions Of entire mpartalty. We
m et possibly forgive him want Of judgment in his
ectouswe night 60 far as 10 pardon his deluded
references Coz hs abolition aud Fourcrc Associates but
We pardon BIZ bolancss declaring that he has
Judged every piece by ~ poctca mcr, solely" when
there clear evidence hat he has not done 20. II may
not be a or a q be wanting lasts and iudg.
ucnt, but i both aud shame for HIM to cndeayor
Ia pas 90 base or sterling metal
Mr. Dana has not only made this unjust and odlous dis.
tncton between northern and southern authors but be
has kept w the spirit q bis rartaliy his selections
from the Northern poo,s themselves, by severely
avoiding every one q them who i known to entertain
sentiments and sympathcs t. abolition fanat sm
Among these s George Morris, whose songs have Ger.
tauiy made him well known A. any American poet
living Or dead and whose "woodman Spare that Tree
equal 10 any cong tbs volume, whether from ancient
or modcrn poets lie has also Stunned Charles spraguc
John q SAKE Robert Conrad, John Neal, Dr. Bethune
Charlie. g. Leland Thomas Dunn English, the author Of
Ben Bot Duganne, william Ross Wallace, W.
u { Hosmcr he mos, distinctly American Of all our
Ioc ana many others who have certainly written better
poetry thar great deal that appears in Mr. Dana's
volume But alas they happen not 20 be "all right on
the negro question" And while he rejects such
standard songs a. those of George p Morris, he
snds room for IAN Egyptian serenade," by the
abolition lecturer. George ". Csrtis-which. by
the way, Is no, quite poetry. nor is il Egyptian.
any more than Il q Yankee or Dutch bu, Mr. Curtis be
longs 70 Mr. Danas school q rights and free
love philosophers which for bis presence in the
book although be himself has long since abandoned a.
useless, al ambition Of being considered poet
We also miss such names AZ Pauldng, Illhclsc Mrs
sgourney Mrs Osgood, and great many others 10 the
humber Of over SIXTY, which well known in connec.
ton with American poetry We should not complain OF
thesc 4 NJ. Dana had given good poetry
as can he selected from those In their paccbut he has
not We presonts us such names Harriet List, Maria
lowell Rose Terry, Humphrey McMaster, W c william.
500, Thomas III. g fenner W q Gazer. aud many
sthss, misty from New England, Of whom VIC Deyer