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STATESH1AN'S MANUAL,
the Lives, Addresses, and Mes

sTATEsMAN's MANUAL,
Comprising the Lives, Addresses, and Mes
sages OF the Presidents OF the United
States,
From Washington to 7aylor's Inaugural Message.
March IS49; irih a History of their Adminisfra-
fions and Of each Session Of Congress; also vdrotls
Historical, Statistical and other important Public
Documents, and complete Inde1, analytical
Table Of Contents 10 the tchols ioork.
Edited by Edwin Williams, Esq.
illustrated with Portraits Of our twelve Presi-
dents, engraved on Steel, from the most approved
authorities, and in the best style OF art. Printed
blcmatic style. II will also be embellished with
views of the Capitol, Presidents House, and the
Seals Of the several States and the United States.
In four large svo volumes Price $40.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS, &c.
From the Presfdent Of The United States.
"To Mr.. f. wALKER.-Dear sir: have found
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From 1ie Hon. Henry Clay.
"My Dean SIR: Your Statcsmans Manual IL a
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STATE or New YoRK. secretary's Office, !
Dept. Of Com. Schools, ALBANY, Sep. 10, lS46.
have examined the ''Statesman's Manual - in
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ono politician, no man who desires 10 under
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Of IL. AS book Of reference Il is invaluable"
Address Y. WALKER,
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LA CRONICA,

n Spanish Newspaper, printed in Nerc York.
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Splendid Fortune may be gained by nm
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Metropolitan Portrait Club.

Offices, 50 4dlbdny Road, London, England.
vJNlE Directors beg to announce that there will
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The drawing will be conducted upon those hon
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Dirided amongst the Portraits of Non Starters
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EuME RATIIs.

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CIRCULAR.

THE UNDERSIGNED proposes to publish a
IL political Weekly paper in the German Ian
guagc, in the City Of Washington in support Of the
principles by which the Administration Of Gene
raj Taylor came into power, and being DESTROYS 10
obtain the aid and corporation Of the Wing party
be would respectfully state the reasons which, in
his estimation, make IL desirable and necessary
that such paper should be established at the seat
I. The number Of those who use the German Ian
guage their medium Of intercourse is upwards Of
Three Millions, and this number is constantly in
creasng by immigration.
2. The name Of Democrats being the appellation
Of the liberal popular party Of Germany, TO
which all the immigrants before their emigration
belonged they do, Of course range themselves with
the party bearing that appelation in this country,
soon they are able 10 exercise the elective
franchise; and the more 80, the country teens
with Democratic papers in the German language,
whose particular object and anxiety it s 70 this
Interpretation 10 the best advantage.
8. Although there are few Wing papers in the
country, they bear principally local character,
and, relying for their support more local patron
age than their subscription lists, they do gene
rally stand or fall with the success defeat Of the
Wing party in their particular section.
4. The Germans, however, being an intelligent
and reading people, accessible TO sound argu-
| ment, and paper conducted with uprightness, and
speaking the plain truth, will be able by degrees
10 overcome prejudice, correct and misap-
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| well as by its influence upon the local Wing pa
pers, now in existence, will, II is hoped, produce
the desired effect and gain the rejecting and think
ing, that s the influential, portion Of the German
| citizens, over 10 the Whig ranks.
5. The undersigned is well aware that he has
many and serious obstacles 10 overcome but rely
ing upon the power Of truth and the cooperation
| Of the Wing party, On account Of the intrinsic
merits Of his enterprise, does not fear 10 be charged
with entertaining too anguinc hopes, If he antici
patcs a satisfactory result
FREDERICK SCHMIDT.
REcoMMESDATIoN.-The Wing State Central
Committee Of Massachusetts,, being satisfied that
| German newsr aper, 10 be published at Washing
| ton, as PROPOSE by Mr.. Frederick SCHMIDT will
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| for such paper. GEORGE M0REY,
EzRA LINCOLN, Chairman.
Secretary.
BosroN, October 20, 1919.
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REFERENCES.

He has the pleasure of referring claimants anC
others TO the following gentlemen:
Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott, U. 5. Army.
Brig. General Nathan Towson, PayInaster Gene
raj u. s. A.
George Gibson, Commissary Gene
raj U. S. A.
Hon. A. X. Paris, Second Comptroller Of the Urea
Walter Forward, late Secretary of the Urea
sury.
Simon Cameron, United States Senate.
:" Patrick G. Goodc, Sidney, Ohio.
Alexander Harper, Zancsville, Ohio.
Willis Green, Green, Kentucky.
I" Garrett Davis, Paris, 4"
Baltic Peyton, New Orleans.
John w. Davis, Speaker Of the House Of Reps
James G. Hampton, New Jersey.
r. w. Thompson, Terre Haute, Indiana.
r. M. Huntington, Indiana.
Edmund Deberry, Lawrencevilic N. G.
ID. s. Kaufman, Texas.
4" M. p. Gentry, Tennessee.
:" Andrew Stewart, Pennsylvania.
{" James Irwin,
Richard Brodhead,
{" Truman Smith, Litchfeld, Connecticut.
/" s. Y. Ninton, Ohio.
b. O. Thibodeaux, Louisiana.
4" Calvin Blythe, Philadelphia.
90 WIN. Il. Reed, 4"
G. II. Smith, Indiana.
/" Joshua A. Spencer, Utica, New York.
!" Robert Smith, Alton, Illinois.
I" William Sawyer Ohio
Mcssrs. Gales 8 seaion, Washington city.
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/" James G. Hammer, Baltimore.
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ID. Lcche n Son, Baltimore.
DR.. w. L. Alice, Philadelphia.
Rev. George Duffield, Detroit
Bishop McCoskrey
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s. Brady, Eco, Wheeling, Virginia.
A. M. Phillips & Son"
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Rev. Richard Craighead, Mcadville, Penn.
J. d. Dcfrces, Esq., indianapolis.
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A CARD.-The subscriber, a member Of the
"A former Commission Mexican claims, will
be in Washington in the course Of the month of
November, and offers his services to'claimants un-
der the treaty. He will attend TO any other bust
ness with which he may be trusted, especially from
the South. Those DESTROYS of obtaining his
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Washington city.
Nov b-dtf IL NJ. BRECKENRIDGE.
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Doys' AND GIRLS BOOKs--of every va
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THIRD VOL. Hi1dreth's History Of tho
i'll United States.
Glmpses OF Spain, OF Notes of an Unfinished
Tour in ls47, by s. It. Wallis.
Combe on the Physiological and Moral Manage
nnent of Infancy, for the use of parents.
second part Of the Iconographic Encyclopedias Of
Literature, Science and Art.
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JAMES MoUNTJoY; or, I've been Thinking
- BY A. s. Roe.
Dictionary Of Mechanics, Engine Work, and En-
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Companion 10 Ollendorff's Method Of Learning
French BY G.. w. Greene.
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ONGFELLOw,s NEW VOLUME OF
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y. w. RIsoUE.

A TTORNEY at Law and Agent for Claims
IA against the United States Office on Pennsyl.
vania avenue, near 18th street, Washington.
June bly,
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GEORGE M. PHILLIPS, Notary Public, Conn.,
" missioner of Deeds, and formerly of the Trea-
sury Department, attends to the prosecution and
collection Of Claims before Congress and the several
Executive Departments. of the Government. His
attention is more particularly directed to the pre-
sentation and prosecution of CLAIMS FOR PEN
SI0NS, whether
Revolutionary, Invalid Navy, Half pay or Widows;
Pre- cmpton and other Land Claims
Revolutionary Serviccs--for Communication, Half
pay, or Bounty Lands;
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plies, &C.;
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the Army OF the Revolution he is enabled to produce
the "roof Of service" of large proportion OF those
engaged in that struggle, and for which they or
their widows are entitled TO pensions from the
United States
As Notary Public, the undersigned is prepared TO
furnish legalzed copies of Documents or Records.
Charges will be moderate, varying according 10
the nature Of the business transacted Letters, to
receive attention, should be postage paid, and may
be addressed GEORGE M PHILLIPS,
Bor No. 50, Washington city.
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CARUsI's SALOON.
gOIREE DANsANTE.-L Carusi has the plea
- sure 20 inform his friends, patrons, pupils, and
the public generally, that the fayorite Sources will
be recommended on Thursday evening, Nov. 20,
and be continued every Thursday during the sea
l.. G. would also state that the saloon VIII be
illuminated with Gas in all its brilliancy, having
at very considerable expense effected his object OF
suitably lighting up the Halls for dancing:
He has engaged Mr. Weber's celebrated cotillon
band, who win, particularly ON this occasion, in
troduce several Of his new and fashionable polkas,
waltzes, reduas, &c.
Tickets Of invitation for ladies in all parts Of the
CITY have been prepared and are now in the course
of distribution. Those ladies who may not receive
their tickets would confer favor by sending their
name and place Of residence to l.. Carusi, at the
Saloon, 18th street NOV. ~
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BOOK AND Jon PRINTING,
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