Arnell's Poems, review, (Frank Tuthill,) 174.
Browne, Sir Thomas, sketch of his life and writings, (Joseph Hartwell Barrett,) 15. Buena Vista, Battle of, (Lieut. C. P. Kingsbury, U. S. A.,) 445.
California, The Route to, review, 204. Causes of the Success of the Whigs, (J. D. W.,) 547.
Chiozza, The War of, (Trans. by C. C. Hazewell,) 399, 470.
Chloroform, On the Use of, in Hanging, (G. | W. Peck,) 283.
Colton's Public Economy, review, 142. Congressional Oratory, 361. Correction, 330.
CRITICAL NOTICES.-The Diplomatic and Official Papers of Daniel Webster, while Secretary of State, 108; Angela, a Novel, 109; The Seat of Government of the United States, 110; Mary Grover, or the Trusting Wife Mrs. Markham's History of England -Lamartine's Pilgrimage to the Holy Land -Spencer's Cæsar's Commentaries-Modern Painters-Portrait of Hon. Henry Clay in his 71st year, 218; Guernsey's History of the United States-History of Congress The Planetary and Stellar Worlds-A First Book in Spanish, 219; Headley's Letters from Italy The Taylor Anecdote Book, 220; Bartlett's Dictionary of Americanisms, 326; Literary Sketches and Letters, being the Final Memorials of Charles Lamb-A Manual of Grecian and Roman Antiquities -Neander's Life of Jesus Christ, 328; Headley's Life of Cromwell—Revolutionary Services and Civil Life of Gen. William Hull-Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley-Modern French Literature, 329; An Universal History, in a Series of Letters -Lord Hervey's Memoirs of the Court of George II-Story of the Peninsular War, 330; Portrait of Millard Fillmore--Chambers's
Miscellany, 435; Works of Washington Irving-Physical Geography-Charms and Counter-Charms, 436; Mirabeau, a Life History-Grantly Manor, 437; The DramaMusic, 438; The Architect-The Past, The Present, and the Future, 544; Gowrie, or the King's Plot-The Playmate-Music and the Drama, 546; Home Influence-William the Cottager, 648; Historical and Miscellaneous Questions-Irving's Life of Columbus -Homer's Iliad, 649; Music and the Drama, 650.
Damascus and Ba'albek, An Excursion to,(Prof. Adolphus L. Koeppen,) Part First, 157; Part Second, 235.
Dante Alighieri, The Life and Genius of—with an account of the Divina Commedia, (Prof. Philip Schaff) 125.
Day in October, A, verse, (J. H. Barrett,) 528. Duhobret, The Painter, 501.
Edward Vernon, review, 317. Ezzelino da Romano, surnamed "The Cruel," a Character of the Thirteenth Century, 53.
Fantasy Piece, A, (G. W. Peck,) 179. Fillmore, Millard, biographical sketch of, 341. Adventure of his great-grandfather with a pirate, 341; apprenticed to a clothier, 342; his thirst for knowledge-studies law under the patronage of Walter Wood, Esq., ib.; elected to the State Assembly in 1829, ib. : to Congress in 1832, 343; Chairman of Committee on Elections-the New Jersey case, ib.; his arduous exertions as chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, 344 ; peremptorily withdraws from Congress, 345; elected Comptroller of New York in 1847, ib. Foreign Miscellany, 106, 213, 323,433,541,646. Free Soil Policy, 193. No constitutional power in the Executive over the question, 193; no legitimate influence upon legislation, 194; position and duties of the President, 195;
ends proposed by the Free Soil movement, | 197; corruption the only means of attaining them, 198.
French Revolution: M. Louis Blanc, review, (Henry Smales,) 90.
Germany, The Revolution in, (John M. Mackie, A. M.,) 345. Retrospective view, 345; state of preparation for revolution, 346; a republic not generally desired, 318; effects of the late French Revolution in Prussia-outbreak in Berlin, 319; the funeral of the slain, 350; the results, 351; state of Austria, 352; pro- ceedings in Vienna on the fall of Louis Philippe, 353; success of the popular de- mands, 354; reforms in the smaller German States, 355; Bavaria-Lola Montes, ib.; formation of a general German Diet, 357; the Archduke John elected Vicar of the Em- pire, 359; sketch of his history, ib. ; organi- zation of the imperial Government, 360. George II, Lord Hervey's Memoirs of the Court of, review, (N. S. Dodge,) 561. Ghost Stories, (G. W. Peck,) 411, 529, 629. Godwin, William, sketch of his life and writ- ings, (G. F. Deane,) 259.
Hudson's Lectures on Shakspeare, review, (G. W. Peck,) 39. Hungary and the Sclavonic Movement, (John
M. Mackie, A. M.,) 611. Description of the country, 611; sketch of its history, 612; its institutions and inbabitants, 613; first steps towards reform, 615; provisional government established, 616; its proceedings, 617; the Sclavonic population-antipathy of the two races, 618; their insurrection, 619; move- ment for a Pan-Sclavonic confederation- the Congress of Prague, 621; the outbreak at Prague, 622; insurrection in Posen, 623; affairs of Cracow, 625; Turkish principali- palities of the Danube, ib.
Hymn of Creation, (in the Indus,) (William Wallace,) 24.
Ingersoll, Hon. Joseph Reed, Memoir of, 101. Insanity, how far a Legal Defence, (I. Ed- wards,) 269.
Letter from a Citizen of New York, to his Friend in the Country, touching the Election, (J. D. W.,) 439. Reasons for not engaging in the election considered, 439; requirement of pledges from a candidate, 440; particular measures not essential to the Whig creed, ib.; perversion of power consequent on the election of a pledged President, 442 ; General Taylor pledged solely against such perver- sion, 443.
Louis XIV. and his Court, review, (N. S. Dodge,) 484.
Manabozho and the Great Serpent, an Algon- quin Tradition, (E. G. Squier, A. M.,) 392. Mendelssohn, sketch of his works, (G. A. MacFarren,) 305.
Modern Improvements-The Newspaper Press, 584.
Ne-she-kay-be-nais, or the "Lone Bird," an Ojibway Legend, (E. G. Squier, A. M.,) 255. New Mexico and California-their Ancient Monuments, and Aboriginal, Semi-civilized Nations, (E. G. Squier, A. M.,) 503. Emory's and Abert's Reports, 504; primitive, semi- civilized tribes, 505; description of Acoma, and other towns, ib. ; their government, 507; aboriginal remains on the Pecos river, ib.; on the Gila, 508; the Pimos Indians, 510; ancient remains among them, 511; their re- markable character, ib.; the Coco Maricopas, 513; the Soones, Zunni, or Moqui, 514; Navajos, 515; descriptions of ruins by vari ous authors, ib.; early Spanish explorations, 517; expeditions to Cibola and other prov inces, 518; locality of the places visited- their accounts compared with present data, 520; ancient descriptions of the country and the inhabitants, 523; the "unexplored re- gion," 525; notes, 526.
Newspaper Press, The, 584. Nomination, The-General Taylor, (J. D. W.,) 1. Objections considered, 1; fitness of his character-testimony of Hon. John J. Crit tenden, 2; letter from Hon. D. D. Barnard, 3; Gen. Taylor's position, 5; proceedings of the Convention, ib. ; reasons for supporting the nomination, 7.
Oratory, Congressional, 361.
Keats, The Life and Letters of, review, (Charles Oregon Bill, The-Remarks on the South Caro- A. Bristed,) 603.
Laconics, (J. D. W.,) 200.
Lamb's Letters, review, (G. W. P.,) 381.
lina Doctrine in regard to Territory, (J. D. W.,) 111. Bearing of the Constitution upon the question, 111; joint ownership, 112; Mr. Calhoun's view of the Declaration, 113; the true idea of liberty, 114; the question not between States, but individuals, 115; powers
of Congress, 116; slave representation, 118; | extent of power over the territories, 119; the ordinance of 1787, and the Missouri Compromise, 122.
Party Discontents, 331. Candidates before the Philadelphia Convention, 332; singular course of the friends of Mr. Clay, 333; grounds of discontent combated, 334; ex- pediency defined, 337; eminent qualifications of the Whig candidate, ib.
Party, Necessity for-The Press-The Loco- foco Platform, (J. D. W.,)8. The struggle for power not discreditable, 9; the franchise, its exercise how influenced, ib. ; the press, cor- rupting influences over it, 10; its importance not duly appreciated, ib. ; Locofoco truth and consistency, 11; External vs. Internal Im- provements, 12; "Democratic" ingenuity- Protection, 13; opinions of the "father of Democracy," ib.
Peace of Years, The, verse, 173. POETRY.-Hymn of Creation, (in the In- dus,) (William Wallace,) 24; Twenty Son- nets, with a Preface and Notes, (G. W. Peck,) 81; Stanzas, imitated from Sappho, 141; The Peace of Years, 173; Midnight, 323; Summer Afternoon in my Study, (W. Gilmore Simms,) 346*; The Shore, (J. D. W.,) 366; The Vengeance of Eros, imitated from Theocritus, (C. A. Bristed,) 482; Son- net, 502; Song, ib.; A Day in October, (J. H. Barrett,) 528; Undine: The Birth of a Soul, (Henry W. Colton,) 599. Princess, A Talk about the, review, (Charles A. Bristed,) 28.
Public Economy, Colton's, review, 142.
REVIEWS.-Sir Thomas Browne, (Joseph Hart- well Barrett,) 15; A Talk about the Princess, (C. A. Brsited,) 23; Hudson's Lectures on Shakspeare, (G. W. P.,) 39; French Revo- Intion: M. Louis Blanc, (Henry Smales,) 90; Colton's Public Economy, 142; Arnell's Poems, 174; Edward Vernon, 317; Lamb's Letters, (G. W. P.,) 381; Vanity Fair, (Charles A. Bristed,) 421; Louis XIV. and his Court, (N. S. Dodge,) 484; Lord Her- vey's Memoirs of the Court of George II., (N. S. Dodge,) 561; The Life and Letters of Keats, (C. A. Bristed,) 603. Revolutionary History, Two Leaves of, taken down from Conversations with Governor Shelby, (Lieut. John J. Hardin,) 577. Battle of Musgrove's Mill, 578; Battle of King's Mountain, 580.
Sadi, the Persian Poet, 275.
Schleswig, Wars between the Danes amd Ger- mans for the Possession of, (Prof. Adolphus L. Koeppen.) 453. Present state of affairs, 453; geographical description of Jutland, 454; inhabitants, 455; sketch of its history from the fifth to the thirteenth century, 456; Holstein incorporated with Denmark in 1214, 457; its possession again lost, ib. ; early dis- sensions between the crown of Denmark and the Dukes of Schleswig, 458; first union of Schleswig and Holstein-the act without legality, ib.; distractions of Denmark-wars with the Counts of Holstein, 459; Schleswig alienated in 1386, ib.; restored in 1424 by the Emperor of Germany, as umpire, 460; the war continued, ib. ; escheats to the crown by the failure of direct heirs, 461; but again alienated by an invalid act of King Christian I., 462; he is elected Duke of Schleswig and Holstein in 1460, ib.; view of their internal condition, ib.; continued difficulties, 463; the Ditmarsk commonwealth, 464 ; the revolution of 1660, 467; Schleswig secured to Den- mark in 1718 by the guaranty of Sweden, England and France, ib.; difficulties with Russia, 468; the general peace of 1815, ib. Shakspeare, Hudson's Lectures on, review, (G. W. P.,) 39.
Shore, The, verse, (J. D. W.,) 366. Sonnet, 502.
Stanzas, imitated from Sappho, 141. Summer Afternoon in my Study, verse, (W. Gilmore Simms,) 346*.
Swiss Revolution, The, (J. A. McMaster,) 63. Importance of Swiss affairs to the rest of Europe, 64; origin of the Swiss confederacy, ih.; its struggles with Austria, 65; admis- sion of new cantons, 66; consequent internal dissensions, ib. ; bad policy in regard to for- eigners, 68; the French Revolution, 69; jacobin intrigues in Switzerland, 71; secret political clubs, 73; efforts at revolution in 1830, ib.; suppression of monasteries, 74; calling in of the Jesuits by Lucerne, 75; the Sonderbund, its organization and objects, 76; outbreak of civil war, 77; attack upon Friburg by the radicals, 79; treachery of its commandant, ib.; present state of Switzer- land, 80.
Twenty Sonnets, with a Preface and Notes, (G. W. Peck,) 81.
Undine, The Birth of a Soul, ballad, (Henry W. Colton,) 509.
Vanity Fair, review, (Charles A. Bristed,) 421
Vengeance of Eros, verse, imitated from The- ocritus, (Charles A. Bristed,) 482. Vinton, Memoir of the Hon. Samuel F., 297. Procures a collegiate education by teaching, 298; studies law, and settles at Gallipolis, Ohio, ib.; enters at once upon a successful practice, 299; unexpectedly nominated for Congress in 1822, and re-elected for fourteen years, ib.; procures an important modification of the Land Laws, ib.; defeats Calhoun's scheme of Indian migration, 300; debate on Nullification, 302; his successful defence of the public lands system, ib. ; withdraws from Congress in 1837, and reluctantly drawn back in 1843, 303; his final retirement, 304.
War of Chizza, (Trans. by C. C. Hazewell,) 399, 470.
Wars between the Danes and Germans, for the Possession of Schleswig, (Prof. Adol- phus L. Koeppen,) 453.
"Woman's Rights," (Rev. John W. Nevin, D. D.,) 367. Man the centre and embodiment of nature, 367; humanity incomplete with- out a free social union of its members, 368; Religion the crowning idea of humanity, 369; the Family the fundamental form of society, ib.; the distinction of sex universal and organic, 370; this distinction imperisha- ble, 371; the physical difference of the sexes -extends to the body as a whole, 372; the moral difference also complete, 373; the sexes designated to widely different spheres of life, ib.; humanity completed in the unity of the two sexes, 375; the nature of love, 376; marriage a mutual self-surrendry of individual personality, 378; theory of the emancipation of woman, 379.
Whigs, The, and their Candidate, (Hon. Daniel D. Barnard,) 221. Objects to be gained by
Whig ascendency, 221; Whig principles- opposition to executive usurpation-the veto, 222; distinction between legislative and executive functions, 223; ambitious views of Gen. Cass, 225; the advocate of execu- tive supremacy, 226; proper character for a Whig candidate, 228; Zachary Taylor-his character and opinions, 229; grounds for the action of the Convention, 231; the Alison letter, 232; the Free Soil Party--its object secured by the election of General Taylor,
Whigs, Causes of the Success of the, at the late Presidential Election, (J. D. W.,) 547. The result of the election, 547; disinter- ested professions of our candidate, 548; Congress restored to its original functions by this election, ib.; a deadly blow given by it to demagoguism, 549; course of the Administration in the matter of annexation- should have mediated before it annexed, 550; what we have gained by the war, 551; tariff system of the Administration, ib.; origin of their distrust of the people—Jack- son's experiment in banking, 552; doctrine of the division of labor among the nations, ib.; evil effects of permitting manufactures in this country, 553; operation of the tariff of 1846-occasions great fluctuations in the market, ib.; ruinous effects on manufacturing districts, 554; why the farmers voted against the Administration, ib. ; interest of Southern planters in the establishment of manufac- tures, ib.; employment of slave labor, 555; support of the Whig candidate by the com- mercial clases--improvement of harbors and rivers, 556; reasons of the Administration for vetoing the River and Harbor bill, 557; doctrine of non-interference with the interests of the country, ib.; working of the credit system, 558; specie system of the Adminis- tration, 559.
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