The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-09

"GE5 p p hA MaRs s s,h dao es,s
To The Hon. Rufus Choate Hon. Benz T,uppan Hon j.
| Pierce, Edmund Burke w B. Macioy, Geo. r. Marsh.
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE, April l. 1916.
"fiENTEMEy: have had the honor receive your COM
edition Of the Laws Of the United States, published by
Messrs Little Brown, Boston The publishers have now
and has given me great pleasure to have in my power
to certify The highly satisfactory character of this portion Of
the work 1t IS in the highest degree creditable the
publishers.
"Although by the terms of the joint resolution of Con-
gress, duty was limited TO making for
thousand copies and TO certifying that its conditions
complied with have been consulted, unreservedy
by the publishers, stage of their work. have
found them all times ready adopt any suggestion to Sc
cure accuracy in the publication, regardless of personal
so the original rolls exist they have been exam
the sheets of this edition OF the laws and if any trivial err
ror shall be found in the publications they be readily
Of dc me Of % s State. viii be- aasS e
lam graHed to find that the order and arrangement
tate reference and doubt not will be highly satisfactory
to the profession and 10 thepublie
My own experience in Judicial Office has impressed
with the great valuesof such publication, and
happy have contributed, in any degree, in the prepaa-
have the honor 10 be- with the highest respect, your
obpdicnt fervui.t 81. Y. MASON"
In addition 10 hase high authorities, are permitted
to lay before readers the following letter the pub
lshers from Richard s. Coke, esq, whose extensive
practice in the federal courts of this District, and whose
familiarity with the federal legislation, well known:
"GESrEMEs; So far as have had occasion to examine
to entitled to very high commendaon To Judge OF it in
all its details would be impossible without continued
of for longer period of time than it has yet before
the public and is obvious that time is necessary for the
development OF its merits and defects OF execution.
Sufficient opportunities however. have been afforded
to place proper estimate upon the plan of your pubca-
Of o;iacn In the Of the public statutes,
private hws, and ,reafies well in its b,uprehensive-
mencement of the government entirely with those
gentlemen who give to it their unqualified ference
every edition ohe laws OF the United States which has
apP1ahr s ex.c,ioo Of the work s0,.d % Il.
highest commentator, and in this include the fidelity
with which the text is printed.
cannot conclude this letter without adding express
sion pleasure with which have also
iced your pamphlet edition of the statutes and treaties
soveny edition published from year to Year OF he acts
OF Congress, and hope that will experience such
for your large outlay, rs well as public spirit.
81 am, with respect, yours, &c.,
'sMessrs LITTLE 81 BRowN"
We are glad to perceive that the publishers have
made arrangements to issue, in style uniform with this
edition. the acts of each session of Congress- in pamph
let FORM The acts of the first session of the Goth Con-
gress have already been issued Those of the present
session will appear at early day after its close In
explanation of the purpose of the publishers in this mat
ter we make the following extract from the advertise
ment prexed to their edition OF the acts of the last ses-
sion:
sin publishing the following laws, the same plan has
been adopted that pcscbed in the joint resolution of
edition all the laws of the United States, Just published
by close examination OF this pamphlet will disclose
many differences between the laws here printed and as
printed in the official pamphlets but procured care
full collation. with the records at Washington, by expe
renced reader, OF this city, and have scrupuousy followed
the original feel justified in saying that the public
safely rely this publication Any seeming errors there
FORE be attributed to the rolls and Where
anything absolutely the is omitted in
rolls our plan insert in the text enclosed in brackets
''Wc intend publish annually, and after the
each OF Congress the
session. n similar form and with similar arrangement
enough have accumulated to make volume shall pub
sll, with the last general index the WHOLE that
any Purchasing the pam phlets they
out can then have complete volume without any idi-
expense, other than that OF binding them together
We cordially commend to the attention of the legal
profession and the public this complete and admirably ex
ecuted collection of federal law being in all re-
spects an adequate national work. Such work was
much needed II has been performed in manner to re-
fleet the highest credit alike upon those by whose author
y and under whose supervision it has been done, and
upon the public spirited and enterprisng publishers
whom it has been confded.
The London Times whilst ii censurcs our admnistra-
ton for its towards Mexico commends it for its
freetrade principes--Whlst it abuses the President it
praises the Secretary of the Treasury The following is
the compliment which it pays his report on the I'd jan
nary
from the London Times January q