e must know the History of Greece and Rome),--not a word of
any modern language or modern science,--nothing of Chemistry, Astronomy,
Geology,--nothing of modern literature. Though he must be able to write
Greek, he need not be able to write English. And so, after being obliged
to spend the largest part of his time _before_ entering college in
learning Greek and Latin philology, is he then allowed to drop these
studies and begin others? Not so. He is not even permitted to leave off
Greek and Latin philology, in order to become acquainted with Greek and
Latin literature, much less to become acquainted with any other. Nearly
all the way through college he keeps on _writing Creek and Latin
exercises_; and the result of it all is, that he not unfrequently
becomes so disgusted with these languages that he forgets them as soon
as he can, and on leaving college can hardly read with ease the simplest
Greek or Latin book.

Such being, as is well known to all graduates of college, the present
state of affairs, we welcome with profound gratitude the present
address of Dr. Bigelow. Coming from such a source, containing such
unanswerable arguments, expressed in so lucid and striking a form, the
effect must be excellent. We have dwelt upon a single point of the
address, because it seemed to us the most important and valuable part of
it. But there is in it much besides, that is both instructive and
interesting; and we recommend the pamphlet as one to be carefully read,
and by no means to be confounded with the commoner style of public
addresses.

_Vida de Abran Lincoln, decimosesto Presidente de los Estados Unidos,
precedida de una Introduccion._ Por D. F. SARMIENTO. Nueva York: D.
Appleton y Ca.

This life of our lamented President, by the distinguished Argentine, now
Minister to Washington, is a very interesting circumstance, aside from
the merit of the work, which is very great. It is an amazing fact that
so few Eastern Americans read and speak Spanish, when one portion of our
country borders upon a Republic that speaks that language only, and when
we are so nearly allied in feeling and free principles of government to
South America, _twenty-three_ of whose Republics are now represented in
the diplomatic body at Washington. The most remarkable of these
gentlemen is Colonel D. F. Sarmiento, who has done more to elevate the
Republic he represents than any other individual; for he has devoted
many years of his active and patriotic