dent to issue those two excellent books by French authors of celebrity, which have received the universal commendation of English and American Reviews of the highest character. We allude to this of De Tocqueville and that of M. De Chevalier. The former is replete with the most sagacious reflections; and the impressive and entertaining style in which they are conveyed has been felicitously retained by Mr. Reeve in his faithful and elegant translation. We trust that Messrs. Dearborn and Co. may receive such encouragement from the press and from gentlemen of taste as will authorise them in prosecuting their design of publication. THY LOVE, BY J. N. M'JILTON.—A piece of verse with this title, which was some time since communicated to this Magazine, and is published this month, has, we perceive, appeared in the Ladies' Companion for November. It is, perhaps, a sufficient excuse for its having been sent to another journal, that, through our neglect, it remained for a long time unacknowledged by this. OUR NEW VOLUME.-We are happy to assure our friends that our stout barque, THE AMERICAN MONTHLY, still floats on the top of the wave. We have, of late, taken in new ballast, in the shape of strong, solid, Whig principles, which will keep all steady, and we shall float cheerily along. We have also run up a new banner, that is star-spangled and striped gloriously, and blazoned with the motto "True Liberty." In these bright words there is much significancy. We hold that liberty to be true which guards, not prostrates the Laws; which, while it secures to the people equal rights, also teaches "equal duties;” and which, while it reforms abuses, conserves the institutions established by the wisdom of our fathers. We have also a brave crew on board of our tight vessel, -men cast in the right mould, who have stood and will stand by us through all our voyage. Next month we shall show-to continue our nautical simile,— new rigging throughout; or, to leave metaphor, and subside into sober statement, we shall appear in January in new type, and a more elegant array altogether. The size of the Magazine will also be enlarged, and it will vie in the beauty of its exterior with the most finished English periodical. Neither will its internal improvements be neglected. We have engaged articles of stirring interest and sterling merit, on both political and literary subjects; and we shall most assiduously cater for the various tastes of our many gentle readers. This is our brief "Vale." With many thanks, for the uniform kindness which has attended our efforts, to the gentlemen of the newspaper press, as well as to our immediate friends and supporters, whether readers or contributors, we repeat our respectful "Farewell," in the earnest hope that we shall all meet again on the First of January, and heartily wish each other a Happy New Year." Animal Magnetism, Crichton, Characteristics of Women, 397 79 82 Ernest Maltravers, Dissertation on the subject of a Congress of Nations, ing the Descendants of the lost tribes of Israel, . Fielding, or Society-Atticus, or the Retired Statesman- 94 94 587 193 584 Mr. Barnard's Discourse before the New-York Alpha of Poems, written during the progress of the Abolition Ques- tion in the United States, between the years 1830 588 88 and 190 307 95 The Rocky Mountains; or Scenes, Incidents, and Adven- tures in the Far West, Transactions of the American Lyceum, 186 196 The Young Ladies' Friend, 300 64 The Americans, in their Moral, Social, and Political Re- lations, 482 Martha Gardner, 134 450 565 Monthly Commentary, 97-104, 201-208, 308-312, 400-408, 491-504, 593-600 POETRY.-Extracts from a Poem "On the Meditation of Nature," Stanzas "Next Melancholy, veil'd in cloak and weeds," 12 24 Letter from Miss E. D., Boston, to Miss J. B., New-York, |