The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-05-19
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW.

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as follows:
I. The African Slave Trade.
II. Pliny's Letters.
III. The "Natural'' Philosophy of
History.
". Our Position in India.
V. Recent Political Memoirs.
VI. Savage Life: the Western
Tribes of North America.
VII. Merchant Shipping Legisla-
ton
Contemporary Literature.
"The African Slave Trade" Eng
land has taken upon herself the right
to stop the slave trade whenever she
can do so without infringing the
rights of other nations" and this ar
ticle is written with the object Of
rousing her to greater exertion in be-
half of the natives of Central Africa,
who are such fearful sufferers from
that traffic.
"Pliny's Letters is another vol
ume of the translations of the An
cient Classics, which the Messrs.
Blackwood are publishing for the
benefit of the unlearned. They were
written at time when the Greek
language was becoming very fashion
able in Rome, when elegance ofstyle
was the aim of writer's, and pedantry
reigned supreme. Some of the GUS
toms of the city, and of country life
at the period, are described; also
there is an account of the opinions
concerning the Christians of those
early days, and the state of religious
opinion.
"The Natural Philosophy of His
tory" "It is the object of this essay
to explain what is meant by the mat
ural' philosophy Of history, and to
show, by sufficiently suggestive
enumeration Of instances, how close
is the analogy treated of5y Mr.. spen
Ger in his essay on Social Organism,
and elsewhere, between the physical
and political world; to try to explain
historical phenomena by the process
es assumed to prevail in the develop
ment Of the organic world; in other
words, to show that the laws which
have been traced in the evolution of
political societies."
"Our Position in India" seems to
be unsatisfactory. The questions
discussed are the reorganization of
the native army, the treatment of the
native feudatory states, the systems
of taxation, of railway and rigation,
education, and the claims of the ma
tives Of India to a full share in the
administration Of their country.
| Recent Political Memoirs" A
long notice, with many quotations, of
the much reviewed Greville Memoirs
particularly the political portions,
which are compared with the "Recol-
lections and Suggestions of Lord
Russell, and the "Life and Tines of
Lord Brougham.
Savage Life is review of Ban
croft's s'Native Races of the Pacific
States of North America" which
consists Of series ofpictures ofsav-
age life among all the tribes living
on the Western seaboard, between
the Arctic Ocean and the Carib-
bean Sea. It describes the food, IA
shions, manners and customs of all
these people, some of which are very
amusing.
"Merchants' Shipping Legislation"
advocates Government inspection
and compulsory registration.
A large space is devoted to the
notices of Contemporary Literature,
in which are comprised all the best
recent works on Theology, Philoso-
ply, Politics, Sociology, Voyages,
ETC., etc.
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AssEssMENT.-The Tax Collector
and Assessor has his deputies out
making and getting the assessments
for the taxes to be collected in 1876,
which is centennial year and should
be purified and commemorated as a
good one in the tax line. To falici.
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