Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-06-29

England, interspersed with a variety of az
ecdoses, and an account of the impressions
made upon the susceptible mind of Buck
by the English social state. A great num-
Der of facts are thus gathered together which
will prove generally interesting. The grand
| argument of the whole is defence Of do
nestic slavery. We waive discussion of
| the conclusions drawn from the degraded
| state of large number of the British peo-
| pie. and the lax state of British morals
| prevalent in the highest as well as the low
est class of society. This is theme of too
great magnitude for This place and occasion.
I Whether snch things are attributable to the
! general form of government, TO the number
of the people, their industrial resources as a
nation, to the existence or non-existence of
slavery, Sc-, &c, are questions for the po-
litical philosopher. But we read the book,
both its facts and its ludicrous and mirth-
provoking scenes -with~mach pleasure and
refreshment. We know of no book, lately
given to the pnblie, we'd rather take along
with us to the springs or anywhere else.
DICKENS SHORT STORIES. Containing thirty one
Stories never before published in this country
By Charles Dickins. Philadelphia: 7 B Peterson
and Brothers.
DICKENS has written but few things un-
worthy of one of the very first writer's of his
times. A century hence he will take his
place among the English Classics, in the
libraries of the most cuhirated of the gener-
alton then to be. The Short Stories are adj
mirable.
THE LITTLE BEAUTY. By Mrs. Grey. Philadelphia
T. B. Petersen and Brothers.
Mrs Grey is prolific English arthoress of
some celebrity, and in this volume gives US
romance founded in domestic experience.
SMALLER HISTORY OF GREECE; From the ear
lest times of the Roman Conquest. BY William
Smith, L. L. D. New York: Harper and Brothers,
1860
A condensed history of a land rich in elo-
quence and poetry, in art and in the science
OF government, by an able aud faithful
hand.
THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN. By
-inthony Trollope. New York; Harper and
Brothers, 1850 -i
The present generation will never hear
enough of the West Indies-Cuba, Jamaica,
Barbados, st. Thomas, Hayti, San Domingo,
Trinidad, New Grenada, Isthmus of Panama.
and Central America We were almost per-
suaded that we had heard enough, consider
ing the kind and quality of what we've been
hearing, of these things. Our statesmen,
our diplomatists, our politicians. our news
papers, our book-makers, our merchants, COM
modores and in short, pretty much cur every
thing has been given us speeches, state
papers, hOmilies, articles, chapters, facts
about the West Indies and the regions lying
Whereabouts. We were half a mind to be-
lieve we had been surfeited, overwhelmed,
choked by the West Indies and Central
America. Our gorge began to rise, aud our
stomach to turn sick when they were again
brought to our notice. But editors have a
great many unpleasant things to perform, as
the Coroner and the IIangmen have, for the
satisfaction of friends and the good of The
country We felt bound to give ToNY
1hOl-I-OTE q uCoIAhS anu III uOlIl5 50 VIC lis
covered that we had been cherishing
wretched delusiOn about the West Indies and
the Spanish Main. We found we had not
heard quite enough of those particular local
tiles. TrolIop. hl>isiven us book full of in
terest in the matter of fact, and very good
in the matter OF style.
W0oING AND WARRING IN THE WILDERNESS.
BY Charles D. KirS. Sc De Kay. New York:
Derby and Jackson.
''Wooing and Warning il the Wilderness"
is an interesting story of life, love and adj
venture in Kentucky in early times. The au-
thor Mr.. CHARLES D. KIRK, is well known in
the West as n popular writer, having won no
little reputation by numerous sketches con-
tributed to the newspapers and periodicals of
the country, over the signature of ''SE De
KAY" He has been connected with the press
of Louisville for some years, and is now the
local editor Of the Journal.
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