Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-25
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THE LOST PRINCIPLE; Or the Sectional Equilibrium
How it was ereated-How destroy it may
| be restored. by 'sBarbarcssa'' Richmond, Va
James woodhouse Co. 1850.
The title of this work may sufficiently IL
lustrate its design. 1t Is a vain attempt to
| point out safe exit from the sectional trou-
bles, upon the slavery question, which now
affiict so sOrely, and threaten so imminently
the integrity of, the Union. 1t is appropri-
ately addressed to the young, because it is
fancifui, theoretic and impracticable, and Tor
this very reason it should only be read by
| the old, at least the mature. 1t has many oil
the graces OF a pure and elegant style, as
well as many of the more substantial orna-
ments OF rhetoric, and in all respects, is far
from stupid, or tame, or Insignificant. 1t is
therefore, both attractive and dangerous. II
is pervaded everyw here by an ill-concealed
disrespect for the form of government under
which we live; and as the Constitution is the
foundation of that government, it pursues a
systematic and insidious course of sapping
and mining towards that instrument. Should
| the pending Presidential election result fav-
Orably for the Republicans, the cherished
hopes of the author may be realized. For
our own part We care nothing for the Z" lost
principle, or the Asectional equilibrium y
provided the people are patriotic and free,
from the influence of demagogues, and their
representatives will initiate the example OF
the fathers of '76, and do exact justice every
where and at all times. We shall. probably
herafter, have something to say of the ''lost
principle y but have not the space now to
enter into a thorough review of it's admirable
adyocate-"B arbarossa"-whom we may put
down as one of the regular cavaliers"
/ THE BLACK GAUNTLET A tale Of Plantation Life
in South CAROLINA By Mrs. Henry r Schoolcraft,
(wife OF the Indian Historian, and author of Afri-
can Letters SCI Philadelphia: j. B. LippincOtt
* Co 1850
| Mrs. SCHOoLcRAFr is a native South Caro-
Iinian, and the volume which she has given
US, in free and dashing style, under the above
| title, is a picture of plantation life in that
! State. Nothing that ever emanated from a
/ South Carolinian was unfaVorable to South
Carolina, from South Carolina standpoint,
unless it was from an apOstate to South Car
olinia views and South Carolina principles.
| We do not understand South Carolina. Her
! historians have been superficial, and her
lovers have been idolaters-her patriots in
/ the revolution. she made demi-gods out OF,
! and her tories were-well, we shall say-the
| bOdy-guard Of Pluto. Wisely enough, Mrs.
| South Carolina nature and Idiosyncracy; but
! she tells US, with the simplicity and grace
| and beauty of child, what child would
see on a South Carolina plantation. We
thank her for that; for, 10 come to the truth
of the matter, we never read Il South Caro-
lima book without interest. She is isolated
in origin, in principle and in practice from
the rest of the States. She is a regular non
descript. Her people, institutions social and
civil, public and private, products, trade, lit
eraters. newspapers, politicians, everything
is enstamped, in their very creation, 'SoUrH
CAROLINA" We have always doubted
whether her connection with our present
Union Of States, was truly orthodox, and
have always had the impression that, if she
should sever that connection, she ought not
cept upon the freest and most liberal princi-
pie of alliances, offensive and defensive, be-
tween Independent soVereignties.
But we digress from our purpose, which
was to say to all of our readers to fortify
themselves against the tedium of these length
ening evenings, by getting a copy of the
''Black GAUNTLET" and reading it.
The MOUNT VERNON PAPERS. By Edward Everett
New York: d. Appleton x Co. London: 16 Little
Britain. 1860.
This is an elegant volume embracing the
contributions of Hon. EDWARD EVERETT. the
Union candidate for the Vice Presidency, to
the New York Ledger, in a series of fifty-three
numbers, for the benefit of the fund for the
purchase of Mount Vernon, and its consecra-
ton as the property of the nation. These
papers are so well known to the American
people that it is hardly necessary to DO more
than notify the public that they have assumed
the permanent form of a book, to secure for
them favorable acceptation. We would
advise everybody to get copy of this vol
ume to be placed in their libraries as a souve-
mir of the purchase of the Home and Grave
of WASHINGTON and its dedication to the uni
ted people of America.
wOMAN'S HOME BOOK OF HEALTH. work for
Mothers and Families a plan new. safe and
efficient. Showing, in plain language, how disease
may be prevented and cured without the use Of
p1-
NJ D. of Columbus, Ga. Philadelphia: J. B. LIP
pincott Go: 1850
DR.. WILSON, the writer of the above book,
is the Editor of the ''Health Department" of
"GOdey's Lady's Book 1t is written upon
an interesting subject, and will prove useful
in the domestic households of the South.
MAN AND WOMAN; Or, the Law of Honor applied
to the solution of the problem, Why are so many
more Women than Men Christiansf' BY the Rev.
Philip Slaughter. With Introduction by A. T.
BLEDSoE, L. d. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott
&Co. 1860.
This little volume opens up an extended
vista for serious thought, and will be gener-
ally acceptable.
EITHER or all the above books may be had
of Messrs. W. T. BERRY & Co., Public Square
COUSIN HARRY. BY Mrs. Grey. Author of "a The
Little Beauty, = 'sThe Gamblers Wife, Sc, &c
Philadelphia: 7. B. Peterson & Brothers
Mrs. GREY is an English authoress of con-
siderable celebrity. OF this volume Dr.
SHELTON MCKENZIE, one of the best Literary
men of the country, says: Mrs. Grey may
have written a better story than Cousin
Harry but if so, we have not encountered
it. As usual, it is tale of domestic life, ex-