THE

BOSTON QUARTERLY REVIEW. -

VOLUME III.

BOSTON:

PUBLISHED BY BENJAMIN H. GREENE,

124 WASHINGTON STREET.

1840.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

No. IX.

57

ART. I. — Introductory Statement.

1

ART. II. — Conversations with Goethe, in the last years of his

Life. Translated from the German of Eckermann. By

S. M. FULLER.

20

Art. III. — An Oration, delivered before the United Brothers

Society of Brown University, at Providence, R. I., Sept.

3, 1839. By 0. A. BROWNSON.

ART. IV. - The Currrency, as affected by State Legislation

and Local Usage. The present Banking System de-

structive to Credit. — Paper Money more costly than

Specie. - Palliatives for the existing Disorders. — Suf-

folk Bank System. -- Safety Fund System. - New York

General Banking Law.— Suppression of small Notes.-

Remedy.— Separation of Bank and State. — Conclusion.

Failure of the U. States Bank of Pennsylvania.

80

Art. V. - The People's Own Book. By F. DE LA MENNAIS.

Translated from the French. By NATHANIEL GREENE. 117

LITERARY NOTICES. - Chat in Boston Bookstores. No. I. -

The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser. Dramas,

Discourses, and other Pieces. By James A. Hillhouse.

- The Philosophy of Human Life, &c. By Amos Dean.

Pictures of Early Life; or Sketches of Youth. By Mrs.

Emma C. Embury.

127

No. X.

ART. I. - Observations and Hints on Education.

137

Art. II. — Truth not Dangerous. A Discourse, by the EDITOR 167

ART. III. — Manual of Political Ethics, designed chiefly for

the Use of Colleges and Students at Law. Part II., Po-

litical Ethics Proper. By Francis LIEBER.

181

ART. IV.- Pure Reason,-Rights,—Duty,-Free-Will. 193

Art. V. - Society, Manners, and Politics in the United States.

By MICHAEL CHEVALIER.

209