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An ESSAY ON THE AMERICAN CRISIS.
BY Il. W. MAO MAHON."

AND NTRAS r.
An ESSAY ON THE AMDR1UAN CRISIS
BY Z. MAO MAHON."
~ This truly beautiful, genial, and pro
has met With q success In the sMnny South
unparalleled and unanticipatsd In.ths shoe
spaoo Of IxIAxY nAHS over yIvB fnovsABD co.
pies Of 1t have been sold; and the praises Of
AL who have read It arc spontaneous and
unqualified. II II not only the best, hnt the
most charming, Southern book ever printed.
While 1t deservedly ranks among the most
popular and brilliant OF. publications, our
poblio and the PRKss for their prompt recog-
milton ef It, diversified merifs; for It augurs
we'll for our future Southern literature.
n The following are few extracts Sc
lected from long and earnest fevie W. OF II.
printed In some Of the mos. prominent jour.
mails Of the Confederate States:
CAasIsstos Coxrter-Sscond Noties.
'Those who pass by this work will do thsm-
selves and the apthor grievous wron and
with which Mr.. MAcnA1oH handl o. material
that he cannot claim a. ORIGINAL, NO sm0l
portion OF tbs matter contained In this e.
coy, and not BY any means the least atfiking
and valuable. sees the light for = 3 Afst time
"The form OF treatment tho author has
adopted is connproh ensive, compact. and phi
losophical, bringing the whole subject in all
fore the mind, and showing thorough &C.
quAintance with tho topic.
"The advantages Of this admirable ar.
rangsment are made the more manifest and
the more available by the vigor and clear
nees Of his diction. Indeed, in spite Of the
staieness Of his topic, the author commands
and keeps possession of the readers attention
BY the charm Of singularly nervous aud
elegant style. The work, considered simply
% . literary production, Il s0orthy Of close
pevxsal and Of place IN eue,y library from bAi eA
a ush Is ssevnly excluded"
Richmond En2uir~--{ Second Notice.)
"Mr. Mac Mahon's remarkable power Of
condensation has enabled him to give the re-.
suit of his labors in the field Of history in a
few pages. A great amount Of valua bio and
curious information to the systems Of servi.
tude peculiar to the Greeks and Romans, the
ancient Inhabitants Of India, the Jews, the
Barbaric hordse, the Arabs. and the Turks and
the European nations-information that 68n
b gathered only by years Of patient rsadihk-
Is contributed BY the author In this condensed
form. He afterwards proceeds to
expose the falsity and hollowness of North.
ern and British philanthropy The work
shops, cotton factories, and coal mines Of
Great Britain are opened to our inspection,
and tho world Of misery abounding in those
hoasted insututi lions OF the 80. called free.
labor oontrasted with the comfort, ind
hsppipess Of the subjects Of the 'slavxry' Of the
South. The policy Of the Lincoln Admins.
tration 10 reviewed, the victories Of the war
enumerated, and The author concludes with
style Of mr.. Mac Mahon's 1ork 4 ezcesdinSlv
ornate, beautiful, forcible, and poeerful-rarslv
ezes'lsd in splendor Of dicson. richnses af image
ny, Or amplitude Of nlxssydtios.
Richmond Examiner.
"The philosophical design of this work and
Its dne literary execution not only recon.
mend 1t 10 the favor of the many readers it
Will doubtless secure. but promise 1t place
in the standard literature OF tho South. The
author treats ALI the subjects growing on t Of
the slavery dispute with an acut&ness of
analysis and a grace OF style that Give a
wonderful freshness to subjects which have
produced in the whole popular and grace
ful o. position Of Southern political philoso-
ply"
Richmond HltS.
"The author lays his foundations deep and
rapid and lucid history Of
slavery, as existed from verxremote ages
to the present time-showing that 1t con.
stituted an intee rel element in the progress
and OF tho mo.s mar gov
races and comparison OF their capacities for
progress and empire will strike every intelu-
gent reader a. being as able In deductions a.
II 10 remarkable in research and varied learn.
ing. He conveys in small compass the Pc
culiar traits of the negro race, physical,
moral. and mental, and makes apparent the
I'm passable gulf which God has placed be.
tween him and the white man forever pre-
venting the equality Of the two races-the
negro doomed to inferiority throughout all
ages, past. present, and future.
"Ths authors style !: easy and graceful,
many beauties Of competition,
and yet 1t IL vigorous and sufficiently con.
densed /; in short; few authors present more
to please, and less obnoxious to q just critic.
cism. We rise from the perusal Of his book
with . more enlightened, warmer aud
more genial love for our Southern brothers,
their happy homes, their sunny CLIMB, and
their wise Institutions"
RiehmonI DispaseA.
1--WE have read with great pleasure this able
and brilliant vindicasion Of tho Southern
cause. Although the object has been often
discussed. the authors style and mode Of
toricai statesmen In tho conciudins pages 20. Of
the conduct Of the North, since the beginning
Of the sectional troubles, and especially of the
Federal Adm Illustration, towards the South,
and less ornate than any other part Of the
but he must be man of ice
whose blood that unvarnished story does not
cause % boil In every VEIN"
PesrsbSr1 E1prcsS.
"To defend the institu ton Of slavery upon
all the points on which II has been assailed;
TO show tho physiological and intellectual
inferiortty OF the negro to tho Caucasian
race and the slevating Influences upon the
former Of state Of servitude to expose the
real authorship and nature of the war into
which the two sections of the late Union
have been plunged, and thus lay the foun.
dalton for its correct history-these are the
objects Of the publication before us, and tho
writer has by the very clever manner in
which he has performed his labors, rendered
valuable service not only to the cause Of
Southern literature. but to the cause of truth
and Justice. His statements are Iucid-his
logic no less vigorous than accurate-his re-
Elections judicious, and his style pleasing.'
Richmond Exqxtrw-Fivst Notice.
Tho work in question IL not q vtndicAtiOn
Of Southern political life or philosophy; 1t is
An exposition of both, however, In their pub.
lie, moral, and rational aspects. But the
author has taken wide and comprehensive
view Of the subject, handling 1t 90 a. to rem
der his theme deserving the warmest consido-
rations OF accomplished scholars, yet cloth.
ing IL With such poetic charms AZ TO make its
perusal q felicity to the humblest reader.
CAarlesso1 Cesri+-F;ra Nssies.
West L Johnston, the enterpriaing Rich.
mond publishers, have inst is9usd Mr.. Mao
Mahon's long expressed work. "Osuss and
Contrast" From rapid survey Of its pages
I am inclined to regard 1t - one Of the most
books contributed to Southern
literature. Tho diction 10 splend4d. The
book treats Of the present crisis, and gets out
Of the hacneyed way Of writer's upon the
slavery question. Mr.. MacM2hon 10 known
- the author Of q letter 70 Thomas Francis
0sagher, which was widely copied through.
out tho south several months ago.
PRIZE q.