Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-22
New BOOK.

LIFE OF ANDREw JACKSON In three volumes
by james Parton, author Of Life Of AaTo
Burr" Humorous Poetry of the Englis
Language" etc, New York: Mason BrOther
Mr.. Parton is certainly laborious an
Yoluminous author. The above work, com
prising over two thousand pages Of resdinI
matter, is designed to embody q complet
history Of the life of one of the most emf
nent of statesmen, and one whose namo /
now daily upon the public tongue. TIL
material from which this biography ha
been compiled, was, as the author in hi
preface informs US, the result of "searcl
among Libraries, bookstores, and book
stalls" sifted from campaign literature
whenever it could be relied upon, and gath
cred from "endless newspapers, pamphlets
and books" AT
He also sat out upon atOur Of the South
ern and Southwestern States; conyer5ed
with politicians ef the olden times /; visited
South Carolina, where he grew to manhood
Tennessee, where he long resided; Alabama
where he passed portions of his youth al
well as several other States, collecting from
each and all of them, such particulars aa
might be made use of by aiding his purpose.
Among such mass of matter, it would
indeed be surprising ifmuch thatis new and
important should not be discovered.
There are two chapters, which, consider
ing the present condition Of the coantry, arr
most GpropOs and which are designated
Qualification as an Idea, . qualification a.
an Event" The former treats of some ofthd
causes which lead to the action of South
Carolina in 1882, and the latter, gives the
particulars of the events consequent upon
the prOclaiming Ofthe famous Ordinances by
the Committee appointed TO draft an address
TO the people -
Various particulars of other political Isl
sues which occurred during the Jackson Adj
miniatration, are set forth, and are inter-
sperssd with pleasing anecdotes of prOmi-
Psnt persOnages. sg-
The volumes are neatly and appropriately
bound and will undoubtedly make a hand
some as well as useful addition to many
libraries. .f.I ..s
For sale by Cobb &Co.
The COsDgcT OF LIrE.-By Ralph Waldo En-
erson. Boston Ticknor Il Fields 1860:
There are few readers at the present day
who are not more or less familiar with the
writings Of Emerson, and his peculiar style,
characterized, ,as it Is, by an ungenerous ina'i-
viduality, but full of significance, has pro-
cured for him the somewhat limited soubri-.
quet of philosopher Of Concord" /" The,
work before US is q thorough development;
of the authors extended knowledge of hu-
man nature, and the arguments chosen to-,
demonstrate his positions are drawn from
the world Of facts-from the observations of
a practical, working life. The following
themes are thoroughly analyzed Fats,I
Power, Wealth, Culture, Behavior, Worship,
Considerations by the Way "a recapitula-
tion, or eontext), Beauty, Illusions. We
need hardly say there are many striking
and impressive arguments in the book, for
Emerson is too well known 70 need such OBJ
servation from US. We commend the g Con-.
duct of Life " to the attention of all classes
the minister and the Iayman, the mer-
chant and the labOrer, the professional man
and the mechanic. The frst edition of
twenty-five hundred copies was all sold in
two days after publication. Last Saturday
the book was issued from the press, and on
Wednesday q second edition was demand
ed by the public assg
For sale at Cobb & Co.'s. >IHTTL
PoENs, BALLADS AND TRANSIT TsoSs. BY Rose
Terry Boston; Ticknor Fields. 1851.
This collection, by gifted and accom-
plished New England lady, is a credit to the.
poetic department of our literature. A fer
vent religious feeling pervades the poems,
the subjects of many of which are objects
in nature, which the soul Of the author
seems to have been most in sympany with.
The ballads are very fine. The translations
are from the French and Hebrew. Miss
Terry has been for some time contributor
to the Atlantic Monthly. The book would
make beautiful and valuable present to q
young lady.
For sale by Cobb & Co.