The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-09
The southern Commercial Review.

The Commercial Rerie,c of the South and Vest a monthly
Journal Of trade commerce, commercial polity agrica
ftre, manufactures, internal Improvements, and gem
eral literature: Commerce is King"-Carlye: J. d.
B De Bond, editor and proprietor, New Orleans
This publication, dating from January, 1885, has al
ready established for itself only high character at
home, but national reputation. The enterprise Of the
editor has procured for its pages many of the best in
formed writers of the south and west in addition to the
able articles from his pen; and the sub
cs being admirably chosen, the fourteen numbers that
have already been published, comprise in them vaua-
bic information, nearly every branch of the economy
of the Mississippi valley and of trade and commerce gen.
orally 1t is not however, to the merchant alone, that
the publication is of interest and importance. The
agrculturs and especially the southern planter as
directly concerned in many Of the subjects that form the
plan OF the work, persons engaged Immediately in
mece. For example, find in the first volume elabo-
rate and intelligent essays the home and foreign grain
MARKET on Indian corn Louisiana sugar. the rice plant
the cotton caterpillar the tobacco trade, American
bacco, and variety of similar subjects. The num-
bers before us also embrace several articles legal
topics directly incidentally connected with commerce,
and calculated especially to elucidate such points of the
pecuares of the mixed Jurisprudence of Louisiana as
OF interest to the profession in other States Among
the papers of still general interest number
from the pen of the Hon. j. r. Poinsett Mexico and
existing with that country others, the French
colonial records the antiquities and history of louisiana
by E. j. Forsall, esq., elegant and interesting Essay
by DR.. A. w. Ely on the ancient Roman paths, and
proposing their revival in New Orleans and other cities
International Rights of Peace and War; Morse's Mag
nec Telegraph American Legislation, Science and Art
by the editor, &c., sc.
1t is to the statesman and politician, however, that in
this locality, the Review may be especially recommended
10 those who have attained who aspire to the drec
ton OF public AFFAIRS questions OF law, the of
commerce. of agriculture, and every branch of industry
all that effects the vocation, the health comfort or well
doing of the citizen of moment and ought to be OBJ
)ects OF inquiry and study In the range of subjects,
therefore, that embraced in the comprehensive plan
OF this publication, there is that does not prop
ey belong TO the science of politics. legislation and
government
brief notice OF the last number received (for Februa
y, 1910 must close our present remarks Among the
contents OF this number is interesting paper by Dr.
W. Monette, of Natchez, entitled the Geology of the
Mississippi Valley, but embracing beside general dis
usslon OF the project for efecng junction by canal
| between the Pacific ocean and the Gulf of Mexico
Contests for the Trade of the Mississippi Valley" is the
subject Of another paper of less interest on the At
antc seaboard than in New Orleans, review Of
all the various that have been $50 successfully
adopted by the Atlantic cities to draw to themselves the
trade of her great inland basin The writer exhorts the
people of New Orleans by corresponding enterprises
counterfeit the operations of these great artificial works
that have drawn large part of the carrying trade
from the natural channel of the Mississippi Railway
systems and projects in Europe and America" is an ar-
Gle of much general interest as is also paper by Hon
Porter, on the Relations of Man to Society, &C
cording 10 Doma" and likewise historical sketch and
essay byJ S. Duke, esq, 1.-The Post System" This
plumber contains also variety of valuable statistical
matter connected with commerce, agriculture &c.
Mr. Foster, the agent of the Review is now in Wash
ngton, and will receive subscriptions for it.