The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-01
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Industrial Resources and Progress Of the
Southern and Western States,
In three large and closely-printed uolumes, small
type, double columns; handsome print paper, and
binding. being digest and abridgnent Of the
t,pelpe pol,tnnes of De Bo,os Repe,o) Price S TO-;
or SO 80 per pOIame.
n EsiROUs of supplying the large and contin.
- ually increasing demand for the complete Sc
ries of the Repie,p in twelve volumes now exhaust
ed, and which it would require very large outlay
to reprint, the editor has been induced to make a
selection of all the important and valuable papers
contained in them from the beginning, condensing,
rearranging and completing to date, and throw
ing the subjects, after the manner of the encyclo-
pedias, into alphabetical order. In this manner
every thing of interest and importance will be pre-
served in a convenient form for reference; and the
volumes will constitute the only repository for the
shelves of the library, of such information which
by means of the monthly numbers hereafter, will
always be brought down to date.
The volumes will emil brace the gist of everything
that has appeared in the Reu;etD relating TO the
Southern and Western States, Gan imperfect index
of which will be found at the opening of the 10th
| voume,) to wit:
Their History, Population, Geography, Stats
tics; Agricultural products--of Cotton, Sugar To-
bacco, Hemp, Grains, Naval Stores, &c, &C., Man.
accounts, statistics, and history
of all branches. Internal improvements COM
plete statistics of Railroads.; results, profits ex-
penses, COSTS advantages, miles in projection, con.
struction. completed, &C.; Plank Roads, Canals,
Navigation, sc. Statistics of Health and Diseases,
wealth and progress; relative condition, whites and
blacks; Slave Laws and Statistics, management
and ameoration of slavery; origin, history, and
defences of slavery and slave institutions; the val
| liable treatises of Harper, Hammond, Drew, on
| slavery, &C. Commerce ofthe South and w est in
all of it's minute particulars, &C.; together with
historical and statistical sketch each of the States
| and cities; the domestic and foreign trade, re.
sources, manufactures, Sc, OF the United States;
the Census Returns from 1880, with the complete
| statistics of the Census of 1850.
The volumes will be issued in September, Octo.
Der, and November, 1852; and orders collected
in advance, payable on delivery to merchants, OF
to the parties themselves.
DE BOWS REVIEW, of which this is condensa.
ton, is published monthly in New Orleans, and
other southern and western Cities ll2 to lao pages
small print, fine paper and engravings, and treats
of all the great industrial matters relating to the
Southern and Western States, and incidentally OF
the North and the Union. Terms SIS per apnum
The volumes hereafter will be uniform with the
| condensed series.
| A few sets of the complete work may be had al
the office, in twelve large and handsomely bounc
| volumes. Price $42 Single numbers supplied tc
make up sets, and binding furnished on reasonable
| terms. -
Orders on commission merchants in cities OF
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J. ID. b. DE BOW,
Editor De BOWS Review,
June 10 Merchants Exchange, New orleans.