The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-19

Weafe informed ny the Palmetto otnte banner, pup.
shed at Columbia South Carolina. that two volumes OF
the speeches Of Mr. Calhoun. including all delivered IN
Congress between the years 1911 and 1917, prepared
from original manuscripts are nearly ready Tor The press
third volume OF speeches is IN course OF PREPARATION
This, with the volumes already published upon the sci
OF government, and the three additional volumes OF
Essays State Papers, and Correspondence, will make
complete and uniform edition Of The writings OF the
South Carolina statesman II will be collection to be
priced and preserved the shelves of the library OF ev
cry American.
The very limited sales OF Mr. CaIhoun's work gov
ernmeDt has been the subject OF some newspaper COM
men OF late, and nierences are drawn from untavora-
BILE To the appreciation OF his political teachings by the
people of his Stale, and the American public gene
rally, and TO the management OF those who have control
OF The publication.
There were never any reasonable calculations upon
large immediate sale for the work OF the character OF this
OF Mr.. Calhoun IL is OF the order OF publications which
appea 10 logical and instructed minds for appreciation 1t
has Done OF the traits which make popular book Un-
der the best management could only expect steady
demand increasing slowly with time, as in the of
other abstract dsquistions, which have assumed place
with the permanent literature OF the language. That
such is the destiny of this work is at all doubtful
but except among the personal admirers of this usr-
author, and in the State which was ardeny de-
voted to him, large immediate call not to be ex-
peced II would be different with the Speeches Essays.
and Public Papers which are to appear hereafter They
connected with events IN which the generation have
themselves taken part they portions OF the acted
history of the age, and associated with the feelings and
the pride OF living These, when they published.
may be expected to have large present well a
permanent demand II the business arrangements of the
publishers properly managed the whole series will
command extensive SALE
Ii is nevertheless true that the management of the
work has not been skul. There established ave-
and rules of trade in book making TO which
must be had in order 10 give the best work fair
chance reach the public The legislature of South
Carolina, from motives of State pride, desirous
the issuing OF the works of their favorite statesman
State affair. undertook 70 prescribe the details and
ner OF publication and distribution. Publishing s busi-
and the State made mistake, far the
full introduction OF this work into the market is concerned
in not leaving the matter 10 the management Of the trade
The Harpers, or Appleons. of New York, understand
this thoroughly, and in their hands The facility OF ac-
quiring the book would have been supplied to fifty per-
where il snow presented TO and the sale would
have been very much greater They have agents every
where and they advertise everywhere; and these facts
make up prodgious difference in favor of any enter
prise which they favor, the in narrower cir.
cles or in inexperienced hands.
We hope the parles having control of the forthcoming
volumes will have sufficiently appreciated these things
provide for more sufficient encouragement Of the re-
manning volumes. They OF less abstract and ely
logical character; and there is why Mr. CAL
houns works should not be found with every bookseller
in the United States, and command ready and steady
sale.