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ings ; and to hear all that can be said upon 
the subject of indemnification to the holders 
of a supposed property in the lives and 
limbs of their fellow-beings.. Such discus- 
sions keep alive the feelings of humanity in 
, the hearts of mankind, lead to important 
_ disclosures, and render us more capable ofad- 
»sjusting the balance, or ascertaining the con- 
nexion between national policy and universal 
‘justice. They open new views, increase 
“the stoek of useful information, and extend 
the circle of benevolent sympathies. At 
the same time, it is no small consolation to 
us to perceive, that, though the system of 
eolonial slavery will never be abolished by 
the voice or pen of eloquence, the calcula- 
tions of economists, or the demonstrations of 
reason—for, if these had been of force suffi- 
‘eient, it would have been abolished long 
ago,—there is a principle in operation 
which can ultimately be depended upon 
with more certainty; and though, as yet, 
in but dim perspective, as to its distance or 
proximation, the end of negro-slavery is in 
view. The independence of Hayti settles 
the question, that negroes are men: the 
progress of that sable nation settles the 
question, that they are capable of liberty, of 
intellectual culture, and of cultivating the 
earth and producing colonial luxuries in a 
state of freedom. It will give the commer- 
cial world an interest in perceiving, that 
their sable brethren are men, have rights, 
and ought to be protected in the assertion 
of them. It willopena place of refuge—a 
sanctuary to the negro from the pursuit 
of oppression. It may supersede sanguinary 
and unavailing insurrection, by suggesting 
the mean of emigration. Sooner or later, 
colonial slavery, whether legislatively abo- 
lished or not, will cease. In the mean- 
time, we refer our readers to Mr. Winn’s 
pampblet, in which he sustains the position 
‘* that the sooner and nearer we can safely 
bring slaves to the condition of freemen, and 
put. an end to slavery altogether, by the 
most eligible means for all parties concern- 
ed, is the great desideratum,”’ by inquir- 
ing—‘ First : What is best to be done re- 
‘specting the present existing race of slaves.- 
— Secondly : As to their descendants hence- 
forth born, or now under a certain age.— 
Thirdly : indemnification to slave-owners.”” 
* Useful Hints to Travellers going to, or al- 
ready arrived in South America; and to 
“Military Men, or Merchanis, bound to the 
West-Indies, India, or any other Tropical 
Climate. Small12mo.—This neat little com- 
pendium speaks its purpose so plainly in 
“the title-page, that little more needs to be 
said about it than that “the authorities 
“whence it is derived, are Dr. James John- 
“son, Dr. Lempriére, Baron Humboldt, 
Captain Stuart Cochrane, Captain Hall, 
Mr, Illingsworth, Dayis Robinson,” &c. 
It is judiciously divided into small sections, 
each with its appropriate head, so as to be 
convenient for easy reference; and, while 
its ‘size will tender it no burthen to the tra- 
ay Pastne f 
Monthly Review of Literature, 
[Nov. I 5 
yeller’s pocket, the goodness of the paper, 
and the clearness (we might say beauty) of 
the printing, w#ll prevent it from being any 
tax upon his eyes. te 
A Treatise on the Properties and Medical 
Application of the Vapour Bath,.in its dif- 
Serent Varieties, and their Effects, in.various 
Species of diseased Action... By J. GIBNEY, 
M.D. 8vo.—This is a bock of some enter- 
tainment as well as of scientific imterest. 
The first two chapters bring together what- 
ever is most remarkable in the customs of 
various nations with respect to the use of 
baths ; and shew the usages, whether for . 
purposes of health, or luxury, to which the 
practice of bathing is applied alike in the 
extremest regions of heat and cold. The 
ensuing chapters treat the subject philo- 
sophically and medically; and shew the 
author to have been alike attentive to the 
facts of experience and the inductions of 
scientific investigation. It is seareely ne- 
cessary to state, that Dr. G. strongly ad- 
yocates the use of warm bathing, and 
maintains the medicinal and sanatory effi- 
cacy of vapour baths in high terms. And 
though we may not be dispesed to go the 
full length with him as to their sovereign 
efficacy in the numerous classes of diseases 
in which he recommends them, yet we 
admit his reasonings to be frequently satis- 
factory ; and we are disposed to regard as 
among the best symptoms of great im- 
provement in the science and art of medi- 
cine, the evident tendency there is to ex- 
tend the use of external medicament (by 
medicinal baths and fumigations, local and 
general), instead of continuing to Joad, as 
heretofore, the stomach of the patient, 
with those monstrous quantities of apo- 
thecaries’ drugs, which we are much dis- 
posed to believe have ruined many a good 
constitution, but never mended a bad one. 
Practical Observations on certain Patholo- 
gical Relations which exist between the Iid- 
neys and other Organs of the Human Body, 
especially the Brain, Mucus Membrane, and 
Liver. By JouNFossnooke, Surgeon. 8vo. 
—This work is sc purely professional in 
its subject, and, by the manner in which 
it is treated, so exclusively addressed to 
practitioners of medicine, or to those 
in whom an interest may be excited by 
their sufferings under the diseases alluded 
to, that it might scarcely be dealing fairly 
with our miscellaneous readers to give 
more space to it than suffices to recom- 
mend it to professional attention. ate tie | 
author informs us that the contents Of ‘his 
“« Essay, are the results of long reflection; 
and of repeated proofs in observation of the 
positions therein advanced.” @! 11°) 
In another place he observes=- 10 
« In respect to pathological enquiries, ip: to 
have done so little, and that, "nits udieaaiene 3 
but the opportunities of extensive/ observation ‘are 
rarely afforded \to those, who. would msethem<i it is 
singular, that, persons,atp senrrally appeinsed, to 
public institutionsywhe ape toast “epee tet sMAar sey) 
communication; 
