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The Statesman's Manual

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
December
Year
1847
Copyright
Public Domain
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-This work is far more comprehensive nnd valuable than we supposed before examining it. Itcontninsihe Inaugural speeches nnd Messnges, annual and special, of the Presidenta, down to Polk : a Biogrnphy of each President, and a hi.slory ofthe principil events of his admi nistraiion ; thus forming n continuous history of national Icgislation for 57 years. To these nre added the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederntion, n synopsis of the Constimiions of the several States,Tables of Foreign Mini.v.ers, members of the Cabinet, &c; Tables of revenue, Commerce.and Population, a Table of Poliiical Events n this country : nnd of the Members of Congress from 1789 to 1S46. In fact, the work is n complete treasurv ufpolitical knowleJge. The whole s comprised in two large octavo volumes, elrgnntly bound, containiiig, n n!l about 1700 pages, witli portraiis of the President, nnd the arms of the S;ales. The work is compiled by Edwin Will;ams, of New York, well knovvn asa striti.-lical writer. Pricft $3,00, Publibhed by E. Valker,44 Fullon street, N. Y. These volumes will form a valuable audition to the library of every perron who desires e.Mensive and accurate po] iliciil inforniatin rr.pecting hi owa country. 05 By a statement in the Siate Paper, it oppears thut the amount ofSlale Scrip originnlly issued was about 300,000, of which nmount onlv S17 26 are now ouistaiiding. The remainder has been withdrnwn from oirrulatinn, and detroyd by the State Treaurer. The piale, wiiich rost S'1000, have a!so ben Hestroyrd. ff?" The Liberry vore of Genesee Co. 148; Govc-nor, 144. 017a The Liberly voie Tor Senators, i:i Wayne Couniy was for II. S. Gregory, 104, G. Sabin, 94: in Mncomb, 23 and i!4; nSt. Uair, 12. (ET Bi.iss has received from New York his new stock, comprising an a!mot interminable qu'intity ol 'notions.' Leuk nt h:s advertisement. ff5" Mav.vards are Gt-nirnl Agcnts fortiiis State of Towiifend's Sns-ipirilla. Their adveriisement wil] be found in another column. Öd The Liberty vOie for Governor in Lenawee Co:int)F was 176: hst year, fur Congress, 18'2.

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Signal of Liberty
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