, 1860-05-12

We hare read many booLs; VIC have reviewed
many books; and unless VIZ SIC, with .yautpn.
aess pretense, determined 10 have cur 11np at
human follrs we prefer 10 read opd review
books fhct are sensible mud solid. Wild think
:hs may sometimes be extenuated, if its results,
sea! or fnncled, arc presented in IL form Of to}.
esable method md cohcrence. Thus, with all
rs melancholy nonsense, DE. Lords first pnt1.
phlet on Slavery, IN which be disputed after Tie
1aahlon Of Socrates and Of Nishop Berkeley.
lulte PIT one upon bis snetlc, By lis 1nultitudi.
aous Interrogation, just as a siolid vitness is
sometimes betrayed b. IadccTise cross.esams esa -
nation into manifest warm:i. I3rt, lhouc|, 4.
u. Hoi', Member Of TIC st. Louis LITERARY and
philosophical Association, acd The author Of the
pamphlet presently to bo considered, asks a
great many questions, lie Goes SO in an eccen-
:ric way which must bother rather than bertrand
his critic. q: the nature aud nuntcr or iii.
-osop1er Aot's queries, we must, il cont;enec,1
1ofar Ftre CUR readers = lew examples, Mr.
ttoit asks:". :--7t =: :t'"
!. Uron wilt sa1aaaz et.lscrs tavs wefA "a,
" = Bind 4 70 ses sr aSSss nts w. Ar;
'anlrnEe. Whst ttac1etn our ruIll@aaprn
e:.oa sn lie s1nc "fiy of ft1~ao rs'.s Wta
,ss H. sss :s 1ae.ssn toots
@alag upon the sefoh. uf q burnie. lake? '''~
bnt We heva given specimens enough. and
raust leave oil wi:h this "s'umbe,in1 c1ani."
vho 1ncu'9es SO profoundly in, baloy s:ooz.s.
.:2d n %ho vii, Of course, be disagreeaby arous.
Cd when he shall have reached the s'buruin,r
lake" Mr.. I. Y: Hois's questions can oulv ID
MY mated with his own Answers, which nc sun.
pese are to be found in the following phrases IN
winch mny be seen his viers Of the con ndi,ion of
1hc United Ssatcs Of America:
,:,as sse'tsu e 10 r. ssssa:t .e1on ssee .r7ycd
<hsi;E At nco:i*y q ill., IL r. Te
Aa''1Gs 'nausnrsted. &C.. de-. d.. -
luis il pleasing state Of things to Wit
acss thus early in the great action Of ls60. In
support, hoxeser, Of Lis gloomy rro.uostic..
.hs aent ol the St 1euis l.. +. A. quotes the
t,ss.. t1ss:a rs*sst1s' 1.ko ArnicASus,
Tns hiso or DAuousr, Az Exot,sH rn.sr.ce,
..;alos"s CHRlsroruEn NORru.
0I.EFiELp, pn,7cr:n,
.tnrsCIoT1f. I.rn.ocr
GES. NEoncE WAsu1xcroy,
ne aiso cites, as he has right to do, the
Ptcts lie tells ns, for Instance. to remember
:. saat trades proud empire hssiea to swim de-
e.!, Is ocean sweeps tic laborcd mole away:
:, "h1'ds sell dependent power can time defy;
taken rs statement Of commercial fact, We
ere not disposed to deny.
"a hs gallant attack upon The Republican
2a1ty. Mr. 7. r. Holt, S. L. L. Z. S. sdduccs
Inc l1ttbNluK 1Ac.S:
i1aasnt n.sn9' Of cartazs: stlsr exploring Ati.
1nen and women. fso'~N ~ W
Q. In Ashantec. when war is determined
On; the bones Of the Kings nno.ler-2oor old
7AaT-are Jared with blood.
IN Dahoi9ey. whcu the King dies, all bis
widowa-cxectiy 3,S33-are massactcd-th dear
devoted old doHasers!
4 lngas, Of the Kingdom of Congo, tatcs
pleasure IN eating young women: The beastt /
a.s young woman killed every dly for bis
private and personal tooih!
:: In Congo, the women. after dgls, eat the
bruins Of tbs slain, to1rm;
AL these facts Ar. Holt thinks should re-
suit In the defeat Of tho candidate Of the Chicago
Convention! Perhaps tier will.
The increaee OF the Republican party. Mr..
aolt attributes 10 this feet: <'Thc@ ideal Gle.
ucnt so prodoniuatcs, in conscaacnce of orer
o. o. false culture, By The reading Of spurious
dtefatufe !" but VIC arc Sorry 10 suy thai On the
1oeshoa otfhc relative Constitutional Iulu.nces
ol Tue Two Great Dictionaries he does not sar n
1ora. aNhough. 8 VIC can tell him. tc would
Ts.e tenna several cases quite To the paint in
:sc:i Eeo Ait11eanus His remedies for tho present
p'u!ui state Of tho American mind are: /. Con.
tzo! the luaainaticn! . Discard The IDEAL,
q. Hold tue idea1-after being discardcd-;n its
sphere: s. Adopt the se.l! 5. Exercise right
Mr. Holt is rery fierce opnournt or co,ori.
ks.ton. partly End principally tccause Of The
cost Of purchase and transpo,tat:on. wl,;ch bo.
secSons Ct the bewildering sum Of Sc .GcS Tta1
900. This il his first objection. His second +
that, II the elayes were asked to 70. :" Their
faoes would kindis with thc half:snsennnu.
olash Of conscious degradation" W. do not
-ksow upon which argument Mz. Holt rei;es
most confidently, bat considering the difIicnIts
10 blushing experienced BY mxny OF Mr., 1Ioit,s
6lsckest bsrhalians. We think be had better slick
by his Arabic numerals in preference to bis IL
tiean individuals.
One Of Hr. HoIt's arguments in fayor Of sar-
err Is headed, "The Debt Of the Darbarian,"i.
O.. II the African should become civilized, he
xeu1d still owe 4 big bill to his civilizera-a
GU 50 b!g. ia faet, that it uould amount 10 m
M s.e1nh debt Of gratitude-not to be hoed out.
% ee discharged b- lis descendants. but to re.
thr, upon tne account books Of his civilization
sa'oagn ~ time. This, 1t stems to US. would
;M. psetty dearly for this whistle Of cir
,tt;a ~, aoo II II were not for The name- Of the
h.rj's-;sn nm p1os negro might ss we'll remain I
:! 1ast, y, aaa not wishing tho pccro 10 nm IN
bill which ha never can par. H. M.t uh ~ !"
2.esr paEsgrspa, aesSsd. IT, nieit .of The
~, h1'ean 20 1emem m nla,e Emancipation 10
soon to hear OF associations Il slarcs foep,a5
expressly to prcEeat their masters frosn ~
xinx in the horrid crue1ti.s Of maeumis. inv uaa'
hut nc nust liaish cur notice Of ,lis ran,--
liable book by quoting the following port eptoms
'dt.e q srlfitu u superiority; and shall the Or
'deraf nature be reversed hero and the animal
81 recies lord it over mnn!" We don't know.-
Considering the fact Of this rnu,nhlet, ,rc should
ssy that the asses were rather looking up; but
&c cannot speak for the other animals: !; i
DA passenger who gave, his name as /
Smith (curfous namely 1fnm 1e!idfrnnrt n