The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-08-23

We are indebted TO Mr. Fanck Taylor for procuring
us from New York the last edition, in four volumes OF
"The Saiesmans Manual containing "PresidentS
sages. inaugural annual and special from 1883 to is4s
900 years. compiled from official sources by Edwin Will
ams" and published by Edward Walker, of New York,
II is elegantly bound, and embellished with the por-
traits OF all the Presidents in style very superior to the
original edition OF the same work in two volumes AL
though we were not fortunate enough to receive copy
from the booksellers to whose courtesy we are 30 much
indebted for copies OF their new publications. YET we can
not fobear recommending the work as sort OF political
pademeeum to the library of politicians The sketches
which gives of the several administrations OF the Presi
dents are little tnged with the wing creed yet even
those sketches contain many Interesting facts But its
principal merit is in the documents which groups to-
gether The first volume opens with the Declaration Of
Independence the Articles of Confederation, the Consti-
tuition OF the United States, with its amendments and the
biographical sketches and reviews OF the adminstra-
tons of Presidents Washington, John Adams Thomas
Jefferson and James Madison, with OF James Mon
roe's with their inaugural, anDua and most OF their
special messages. in $50 pages. The second volume
comprises the rest OF Mr. Monroes messages, with
view Of his administration, and biographical sketches OF
John Quincy Adams and OF Andrew Jackson with their
extending from the end OF the first volume to the 96Oth
page. The third volume contains review OF General
Jackson's administration with biographical sketches of
Martin Van Buren,, William Henry Harrison, and Of
John Tyler, with the messages OF Messrs. Van Buren,
and Tyler, to Congress, extending to page l42S.
The fourth volume contains the biographical sketch
and account of the administration of James X.
Polk, with his inaugural. annual, and special mes
sages and biographical sketch Of Zachary Taylor.
(purely military and his brief inaugural address In
addition TO which, this last ourth) volume embraces
rious articles of useful statistics as an historical sketch
of the American Union, Of the members OF the
continental Congress and of the Congresses under the
OF To- D..
Vice Presidents summaries OF the censuses, members of
successive cabinets and foreign minister's with sy
nopses OF the State constitutions tables Of exports and
Imports judges OF the Supreme Court and Attorneys Gem
eral; and an appendix embracing special messages OF
Washington Madison, and jackson, which had been
omitted under their proper heads and general index
extending to page l642.
II is remarkable circumstance which is calculated to
show the variety of topics to which Mr. Polk had to
extend his administration and the great labor which he
employed in the public service, that his messages
brace 365 pages Of this work. and that only for four
years. whilst Gen. Jacksons eight years only 265
pages aud the Generals messages exceed those OF the
other Presidents except Mr. Folks Mr.. Tylers papers
during his four years extend TO t64 pages We venture
10 add further, that documents are superior TO Mr.
Poks in the ciearness of their composition the holiness
Of their staesmanke views and the truth and justice of
their principles discussing. as they do an unexamped
variety OF important questions.
These volumes contain nothing about Gen. Taylor, ex-
cept his life and his inaugural The former is that of SOL
der who never held civil Office beforehand President
could have been more inexperienced and unqualified than
himself His inaugural is the brefest and most unsatis-
factory Of ALL and when his public documents come to
be embraced in the next edition of the Statesman's
Manual venture TO say that President ever wrote
little for himself, and that single message will be
his own producton Such is the last President, whom
the wings have humbuggcd into Office.