The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-07

Dccoping me Commercial ard Revenue systems Of Ae INT
ted States and Illustrating the organ xation and practical
operations Of the Treasury department ~ execution Of the
| deasis OF those sysemsi IN z pofs, quarfo
nOCIOR MAYO feels encouraged, by former iavors, to
H. appeal TO the wonted lberaliy of professional
and the public generally the mercantile community, and
importing merchants IN particular 10 extend their pat
Ionage To this work Though prepared especially for the
Treasury Department addresses itself to all classes of
ciAens VINO ieei an interest IN the institutions OF heI com
mon county, in whose diversified schemes of Industry the
spirit OF reciprocity is the sustaining power the e OF that
emulation and perseverance which alone insure sue
cess IN any vocation. Having dispeled the mysteries
snd % M enveoPad The saosess q ne
me Treasury having conquered the formidable embarrass
at length been cordially greeted its issue from the press
with the distinguished commentators of many OF the most
consisting of extracts from the National Integen and
the Washington Unon letters from the Secretary of the
ment judges of the Supreme Court of the United States
members oil the Senate and members the House OF Rep
esenatlves, Nc, &C. VIII be found appended 10 vol H.
from which those suboined may be acceptable here, as
showing the general tenor OF the rest.
From the ReeV Of "Nsw Books" National ,igneer
"a synopsis Of The Commercial and Revenue System of the Uni
ted states developed BY the instructions and decisions the
Poi sas Of and is
Of the origin and practical operations Of the Treasury
s fS s sr. s p apRs Bs Robert Mayo D. compiler
The art of government persuaded to everything
but few principles he independence of judges in particularly
thousand years ago now aimos,
machinery art say Of administration
that art without which let the socalled pr which you
and failure such as to justify what Pope said
For forms of government let fools contest
That which is best administered is best,n
signify theories psrec, set
Element Of rights what !, the most admirable constitution dill
s e as Sns hs s1 RS And as
put minute and orderly public service regular and
complete admnn.ye mechanism such should follow from
nent effect
Dut he Sn @ eo
but sober certainty Of public happiness definite and regular
progress of civilization itself and of whatever make
ths minute and reduction to practice Which makes the
civil Of institutions Without tia, intimate application
than geometry by the bare ennncistion of its
action the whole human organization wehol there
our %Ss'
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anatomy OF this governmental body Of ours.
series of books the anatomy OF public service have
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system into hs p @ Our a o, Ss
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and intgues able to grasp in all It's
brsnens, the mulaIous and intricate
ghn could do ii and while it remained lone true
used the confusion would of course every day Increased by
lFrom the Washington Unionl
been called useful publication which
has in this city under the title Treasury Depart
practical operations illustrated Supplement to the Synopsis Of
fens The and rerenu system Of ~ United States in
By ROBERT MAYO, NJ d."
The plan of the work in itself extremely useful shows the
whole machinery the Treasury Department the laws which
different bureaus and the rules which claimants
sue obtain their dues from the government :.
impossible
the Of this elaborate work. which
author immense pains and required the extensive
conhne ourselves the testimonials
which offered by officers who with
appreciate the merits the production
do heSitn
book which capable
cal machine
following extract of letter from the present
Treasury addressed Colonel SEWER of the
United States, of February 10, ls47:
The work of great merit and will be highly important
presenting the first the operations Of the Treasury Depart
and decisions arranged and classified be easily
referred to.
From tho opportunity have had Of surveying in
Of all the operations Of the from their initiatives
their final Notwithstanding the the
fully understood few
embodied arranged accessible whole
has partially essayed heretofore but has proved
the great essentials of detail order and classification here
exhibited
"Most respectfully, your obedient servant,
r. j. WALKER
Secretary of the Treasury.
A n SryIr & Senat