LITERARY INTELLIGENCE.

The number of the Westminster review just published, con tains a very virulent and bitter attack on the United states, on account of the institution of slavery. It purports to be a Review of "Abdy's Journal in the United States"-a book written in the true fanatical abolition spirit. Dr. Channing is attacked for not being an abolitionist, both by Abdy and the Reviewer. He suffers the usual fate of independent and moderate menthat of being assailed by both parties.

Books on slavery multiply. We have looked at two. "Slavery at the South," and "Paulding's Slavery in the United States." Both appear too much inclined to the ultra South Carolina doctrine of Gov. McDuffie, which considers slavery right and good in itself.

We have inserted in our present number of the Messenger, an article on slave education, by a valued correspondent. Whether the views contained in it will meet the approbation of our readers, we know not; its spirit, we are sure all must admire.

Mr. Gurley, the Secretary of the Colonization Society, passed through this city last week on his may to New Orleans. He proposes to return this way. His object is to advance the interests of that Institution, and we wish him all success.

Our present number contains an article from the N. A. Review for 1817. We happen to possess a file of the first numbers of this work, which are now quite scarce. They contain a number of valuable articles which we have long wished to see reprinted, and we shall insert them from time to time in the Messenger.

The North American Review is now edited by Dr. Palfrey, of Cambridge, Mass. Under his hands it promises to take a higher standing than it has before held. The agent for this work in Louisville, is Mr. W. F. Taunenill.

We are much amused by a long and able article in the last Biblical Repository, by Prof. Hitchcock, of Amherst, in reply to one written by Moses Stuart, of Andover, on Geology. With great calmness and politeness Prof. Hitchcock points out the rash decisions, wild assumptions, and blundering statements of the learned Theologian. It is very strange that Prof. Stuart should not have been taught by past experience, not to undertake to lecture ex-cathedra, on subjects of which he is wholly ignorant. If any thing could cure him of this fatal propensity, he is now effectually cured.

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