Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-14
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NEoHo SLAVERY The First Inreor Race
1.-The Latter its Normal Condition, by H. yAS KE7rE NJ
D., New York VAN EvRrE, HORROR q Co.
The Southern Literary Messenger says DIR. VAN ET-
yrE has given us here mastery work, proving in
contessAi,ly by argument drawn from science, histo
ry theology, aud political economy, that the only
earthly use te which the Negro is fitted by his Max
eris 70 serve the white man as his domestic slave
and ehattels Itis 9 york of much research and Ia
COR and its circulation even the in South cannot but
exert a sslutary influence. The Hon. DANIEL S.
Dickinson. in a note to the auticr, says of this
work.
81 have perused with great interest and satfGc-
ton your Introductory chapter upon Negroes ana
Negro Slavery" aud rejoice ia believing that SUP
Ieet that has been so little Understood Is nha
about TO receive the exposition which che best in
tsrest of society demands. This specimen OF your
work gives evidence OF deep chronological research
and consideration and the bold and Masterly Iahd
with which you strip of the DISCUSSES tEFnlshed py
Gie spurieSs philanthropist and true deR2GOgne
renders it ten40ld more acceptable and attractive,
Such a work demanded by all the friends OF
rational progress Cor the influence 1t must exert IN
cievatinr the Caucasian race to proper conception
of their mission and turning them from the con-
temptation of casting dowk BARRIERS erected by the
Almighty"
We are indebted TO the publishers for our copy,
to whom orders shOnld be addressed.
LAVE IN rHr OLD wOEID; Years in sFiszszsd and
italy, by FredrIa Bremen. Philadelphia: T. B. Peefsss
4 Bros
The public will hail with delight work by
y7prp1rr. BREWER She is one of the most fascna-
sng WRITERS of the times, and the announcement Of
f. ne,, hook from her pen. descriptive of lie in
Switzerland and Italy. viii create irresistible de-
sire in thousands OF her American admirers to read
it OF the work the Dollar Newspaper says: Like
the other works OF mis- gifted authOress Life in
the Old World finds its way to readers of English
through the admirable translation of MARY HowIrr.
1t embodies the record of Miss BEEs~R's travel ex-
perience in Switzerland and Italy during the years
1856. 1857 and 1855 Miss BRs.zIER kept GAaSy, in
which she noted her daily impressions while remeh'-
brance was vet fresh When We remember that
Miss BREMER is of those cheerful, conAient traV
eers who not only describes all that she sees but
acknowledges her narrative with personal reveal
r1xns of her thoughts, and sympathies we must ma
.turslly look for most entertaining and improving
volume. Her reflections always pleasant and OF
4 nature 30 excite esteem, and impress themselves
upon the heart of the reader. She entered swizer-
sand at Basic, and was successfully at Lausanne,
Rossinieres and Zurich, from which she wentto
Paris Returning % Switzerland and residing at
Lausanne. afterwards at Geneva and Neufchatel she
qgandered through Alpine Ealeys and scaled the
cnountains. In Italy, at Genoa Bone and Naples,
she saw all that twas to be seen, ans recorded her
luAressions As a book of travels, this on2 viii be
found excellent. There - much that is interesting;
in it.. and the reflections Of the good hearted au-
thoress will be found most beReSe4Gl n their iniu-
ences.'
The work is got up in two handsome volumes.
And is for sale by Messrs F. HAnAN Co. IL College
street