The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-16
Do BOWS

Industrial Resources and Progress Of tho
southern and Wcstcrn states,
In three large and closely-prined uolu'nnes, small
types, double coiumes handsome print, paper, and
binding. being digest and abridgment Of the
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or 1888 per volume
DESTROYS of supplying the large and contin-
ualiy increasing demand for the complete series Of
the Review in IL vols. now exhausted, 6nd which it
would require very large outlay TO reprint. the
editor has been induced to make selection of all
the important and valuable papers contained in
then, from the beginning, condensing, rearrang-
ing, and completing to date, and throwing the
subjects, after the manner of the encyclop@diaps,
into alphabetical order In this manner everything
Of interest and importance will be preserved in a
con enent 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 10 date.
The volumes will embrace the gist ofeverything
that has appeared in the Revie,o relating to the
Southern and w estern States, ian imperfect in
dex of which will be found at the opening of the
10th volume to wit:
Their History, Population, Geography, Stats
tics, griculturai products-oi Cotton, Sugar, To-
bac,:o, Hemp, Grains, Naval Stores, e.. g., Man
| ufaciures-delaed accounts, statistics, and his
| tory Of all branches. Internal Improvements
| com plete statistics Of Railroads; results, profits,
expenses, costs, advantages, miles IN projection,
construction, completed, &C.; Plank Roads, Can
ais, Navigation, &c. Statistics Of Health and
Dis eases, wealth and progress; relative condition.
whites and blacks; Slave Laws and Statistics,
manag cement and amelioration Of slavery; ORR
gin, history, and defences Of slavery and slave
institutions; the valuable treaties of Harper.
Hammond, Drew, on slavery, &c. Commerce
O + the South and West in all Of its minute parti-
culars. &C.; together with historical and sta.
tstcal sketch Of each of the States and cities the
domestic and foreign trade, resources, manufac-
lures, &C., Of the United States; the Census Re-
turns from 790, with the complete statistics of the
Census Of 1850.
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De Bows REVIEW, of which this is a conden-
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pages, small print, fine paper, and engravings, and
treats Of all the great industrial matters relating to
the Southern and Western States, and incidental
ly of the North and the Union. Terms IS per
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Editor De Bows Repieic.
June 10, Merchants Exchange, New Orleans.