The New York herald., 1869-01-19


This short and rather pleasant story d very nicely
printed and bound.
The Magazines.
TEE ATLANTIC MONTHLY. February. Fields, Osgood
The magazines Of the coming month are unusually
dull and heavy. Not that there are no interesting
papers In then for taken strictly In literary sense,
it Is more than probable that their literature II Of
higher order than usual But elegance Of style and
profundity Of reasoning arc very often allied to the
most pronounced lack or interest. The number OF
the Atlantic before us is neither better nor worse
than It has been for some time past. Its contents
are mixture OF learned and ponderous dulness and
light but interesting matter. An article entitled
sour Postal Dedciencies'' is not light but b weA
and Interestingly written. Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stoves 'srribute to the Memory Of . Noble Woman"
(he late Duchess OF Sutherland, Is very kind in ts
language, quite afrecuonate In It's "reminiscences.
but we doubt II the services Of tae Duchess
to the anti-slavery cause called for SO nat.
Is also wen written. The writer nolds
that ritualism is necessary to prevent Proesfants
from going over 70 the Church Of Rome or becoming
rati0nallss. or course, In magazine OF this Kind
characteristic features must appear. The first IS
love story called s.Lcve in Mount Lebanon and
finally marrying an Arab girl Hers Is triumph 0t
the doctrine OF analgamaton. True, an Arab girl
nOs Sa D1s he feature IS se
slble negro. HOur -Four Scrvants' was evidently
written by one who has forgotten that the war Is
over and slavery abolished. The extraordinary
negro, that is never met with except IN books
printed in Boston, appears here. She Is modeI OF
saw with u, unconscious pathos," ..Once my baby
eleven months old, was sold away from me;' and IN
SO saying this vlrtuous negress either con-
sci0usy utters positive falsellOod or tile writ
utters It Tor her. We hazard the assertion
that there never was case known OF .
slave infant OF eleven months old being sold away
from its mother. If the owner was even barbarous
enough to sell no person could nave been found
dotc enough to buy san .t wnat a., unmga1sa "a sst
upon intelligent people | The olher papers in the
Atlantic are very good, although rather heavy: Tho
ing. Walt Whitman contributes q "poem," which
he calls .Pr0ud Music OF the Sea St0rm.n AS we
% a y 70 oss VINO
can understand the task OF reviewing TINS OF MS
works.
PurNAM's MONTHLY MAGAZINE. February New
York: G.. r. Putnam Sons.
This Is very interesting number. little too
heavy perhaps, but everything wen written and In
teresting. "a Sermon at.Notre Dame" is the most
attractive paper. 1t Is, we know, mere fction but
that Is no for the writer asserting as fact
that which is certainly false, and which, II true.
would be most fatal for religion. A celebrated
preacher delivers sermon at Notre Dame on the
sImmortalIty Of the Soul" The Emperor, aristo-
cracy, gentry--in . word. everybody that can gain
admission, are present. The sermon. Of which
leave the church deeply Impressed. Just outside Of
tine cathedral the police are engaged In arresting
men who are endeayoring to post upn rlacards IN. n
Paris. The departing worshippers are attracted 2
crowd gafhe 8 and becomes excited on learning the
crisis happy idea occurs to the Minister Of Public
Instruction. He sends for tho eloquent priest ana
q ~ Se de.
thing. In fact, on tho immortality Of the soui:--
~Ths immortality OF the soa,r rspeasd the priest
aga Ss ss' r q Il tho ana
polite assembly before which hs had been sumoned p.s-
sns :ssrs::sd as ssps ;issn % i: sy::ssd
ssas 10 one iii Siss,a sn he ,ma.rsa;av ocas os.
DID the writer intend 70 Imply that the assembled
fieved In the immortality Of the souls II the first,
the sentence Is very obscurcy written; II inc last.
religion by any means, and decidedly incorrect.
Indeed the article is sensational mainly because t
lean; strongly 70 70 Ssw ga Ws
NEUROLOGICAL and is really Int resting. "The Gallows
In America Is also well written.
LrPPINcorT's MAGAZINE. February, 1859. Philadel-
phia: Lppincott b Co.
The number CT this magazine before ms fully sus-
tains It's reputation. An article on Mr.. ThackerAy 10
very well written; but 1t scarcely takesA fair view
OF the great novelist The cynicism OF Thackeray
was not OF so pronounced a character as 70 mako
him an exponent OF the total depravity doctrine lie
had suffered much-enough indeed to excuse him
looking always at the dark side Of humanity. But
Thaokeray looked equally at the bright side Of things
we md as much sweetness and gent'eness IN soma
Of hs characters ss new ~ We vino no op SppGs,,s ot
tlcs', II on the subject Of women-a very pleasanS
and entertaining subject but rather overdone. Sup
sSton o. American sccsety showing that tho faults
OF both sexes lie at the doors OF BOTH and no. at the
door Of onci 'srhe secret Agent IN Foreign Parts"
ls continued, and Is really worth reading There ~
freshness and vivacity IN the style OF the writer
that add to the value OF naturally interesting sub
posg ssw on fsaS aT ), y ss ss
we not read SwInburne's poem on the same subject
this would have doubtless seemed better than is
does. As II is however, II contains the true poetic
spirit "5outhern Reconstructonu requires another
writer TO deal justly with the subject. The paper
10 shrink from saving that which he believes.
Either shameful treatment or Just punishment must
aSe or tse % so he orms sonrn
writer should not hesitate TO speak frankly. The
result IL too well settled to be readily disturbed
IN the poorest article In the magazine The subject
g one that has been, frequently written upon and
the value OF his contribution.
THE CATHOLIC WORLD. February, 1869. New York:
The Catholic Publication House.
The CltholfcWoydror February opens with lengthy
sketch OF Cardinal xImcnes which Is q valuable add
tion to religious literature. "rhc Ignorance OF the
Middle Ages,v translated from In Rerue du Monds
CnhoifQe, gives facts In regard TO the educational
progress Of the peoples under Catholic rule during
what are called the dark ages" that would startls
Protestant if he read the article. But would he
believe itf Neveri The pi0us Mr.. DRAWERS OF tho
antipopcry school are sanguine that Roman Catnouo
communities are stepped u ignorance and Y sney 90
the worst passions Of humanity. We have not space
10 review oil the articles In the magazine before us
For the most part written BY eminent foreign and
native Catholics. they present the claims OF the
Catho ic Church In calm, heightened and nrgu-
mentatve STYLE If even they fail TO convince Pro-
testants that Catholicism II right they NJ any rate
set an example OF religious moderation Of an abs
scnce OF vtuperation, and OF offensive designations
which Protestanr religious writers would do well 70
initiate. ttN
TEE SCHOOL GIRL HETREss IN LoUIsvTLLE.--Tn
the habeas corpus case OF the school girl hcirosS
miss McKnly) Judge Bronson rendered his decision
on the 4th Inst, ~ foIlows"Thc matter II retained
for ich ogd frur TINA In m