The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-08
New and Valuable National Work.
TTNHE Statesman's Manual, an enlarged al

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Il revised edition Of the Presidents Messages
with other public documents biography of eacl
President, and history Of their administrations
&c, in two handsome volumes octave, of about Isl
pages each, in handsome binding; price, FIVE dol
lars.
Edward Walker, publisher, No. ia Fultor
street, New York, respectfully announces to mem
bers Of Congress, members of the different Stat,
legislatures, and American citizens generally, who
desire to be well informed in the political history
their country, the completion of the work under tn,
above title, list of the contents of which is here
with subjoined The Addresses and Messages
the Presidents of the United Sates--inaugural, an
nual, and special-from 1889 to 1916, with an orr
gnal memoir Of each of the presidents and history
Of their administrations; also selection Of import
ant documents and statistical information, compiled
from official sources, by Edwin Williams author o
the New York Annual Register, &c, embellishet
with portraits Of the Presidents, and the seals Of
coats farms of the several States.
CONTENTS,
|. The speeches or addresses, and messages O.
the Presidents of the United States, from Washing
ton to Polk.
g. A memoir, or biographical sketch of each
President, preceding his messages
g. An account of the Inauguration of each presi.
dent, and history Of the principal political events
of his administration, and of the transactions OF
Congress at each session during the period. These
sketches following the messages, &c, of each pres
ldent and, with the messages, forming a compen
dious political history Of the United States for tn
last ffty-seven years.
4. Declaration of Independence.
5. Articles of Confederation.
6. Constitution of the United States, with notes
and references. ........
7. brief history of the events and circumstances
which led to the Union of the States, and formation
Of the Constitution.
svnons;o of m. denominations or al. ...,.-.I
States.
9. Tables of Members of the Cabinets of the va.
rlous administrations, Ministers to Foreign Coun.
tries, and other principal public officers.
TO- Chronological Table of Political Events in the
United States.
IL. Statistical Tables of revenue, Commerce., and
Population. ..
u, A complete List of Members of Congress from
1859 to 1876.
b. A complete Index, or Analytical Table OF
Contents to the whole work.
No expense has been spared in the preparation OF
these volumes Of documents, history, and statistics,
to render the same worthy the patronage, not onIy
of statesmen ana legislators, but of the American
public generally; who will find in this treasury Of
political knowledge, mass Of information indispen-
sable to every intelligent citizen.
Former editions Of the Presidents messages have
been imperfect and incomplete in many respects,
which have now been romediedi LIST, by careful
comparison with official documents, and Cd, by dill
lgent research, to supply the special messages and
addresses omitted in former compilations. The
index to the whole work, of Subjects names and
dates, is new feature of this edition, which will
make it invaluable for reference.
To render these writings Of the American Pres
idents more valuable as continued national history
they are accompanied with memoirs Of the Pres-
dents, and history Of the various administrations
The work is edited and compiled by Mr.. Edwin
Williams, whose familiarity with our political
history, and statistical subjects generally, is well
known to the public, and affords a sufficient guar.
antee for the accuracy and fidelity of the compila-
ton and accompanying history.
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