Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-07

Capital Punishment There tweuone articles in ALL and
not commonplace one among them Even those who have
complete series OF the Reperoy these compact volumes
will be desirable and others, particularly Presby-
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''That they able quick-wed racy, and puugent and
that they manifest the power which aud zeal
Away possess will be readily understood NY EranyeRs
The Essays bear tile mark Of the distinguished
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more thoughtful and wise men. '-SerU York Recorder.
The volume produced with great execution
and with its predecessor will form standard work in thsolo
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XII l6mo, with numerous Engravings. Price
50 cents. The Home Treasury. No. l. Comprising Gin
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'The Home Treasury is the title given by Wiley Put
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XIV Duer's Life of Lord Stirling. In l vol. svo.
The Life Of lillian Hereunder, Earl Or Stirling Major
General in Army of the United States during the Revou
ton, with Extracts from his Correspondence BY his Grand
son, William A. Duer, LID.
g 1t consists mainly of letters written by
the lusrious subject whose life ought long since to have
thus An American by birth and by aft
fecon though Scottish nobleman by lineage, he fought for
freedom through the War of the Revolution and died anua
peace and had his exeons with those
of his comparots He lost large property by the convul-
sions of the Revolutions harased with debts for the last
years his life LETT his family destitute, but did endure
the misery of knowing that they denied pension by the
nation he had helped to call into being Asyet little honor
has been done bis memory, but this injustice is
its termination Honor to the memory of faithful and
se-denying patriot !''-IiibHne.
There in the of Revolution
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His history and the history Of the events through which he
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porant the those in which Lord gained
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manown and Of Monmouth Of Long Island, where he
ned and executed by him, all show how much his heart
engaged in the of freedom We have regret exceed
ngly the loss of Of the valuable of Lord Strings
correspondence especially that of Gen Washington but the
selections which have here possess almost nesimable
highly credable the New Jersey Historical Society and
only hope that other works valuable may follow this
their second volume. Hunts Merchants .lagaSine.
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| Of the recent aialady By Alfred Since
'The author Of this is DIR. Alfred Since, RS,
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human in great entirely dependant is
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learned
their best efforts discover and the evil In this volume
the learned author appears have regarded its importance
its light and has rendered service his feow-man.
The work is illustrated with plates showing the plant in
its various stages and the insects which destroy it,
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