Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-28
HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW

nun - M6hCddR Is MAGAZINE,
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
A FEW complete sets of this Magazine NAV
n be obtained at the publishers Office. I4a
Fulton street, New York, neatly and substan-
tally bound, for two dollars and half Der
volume. The following are a few of the COM
mandatory letters received by the editor from
distinguished statesmen:
Letter from Hon. Henry Clay.
ASHLAND, Doth July, IS49.
DEAR SIR: wish to express to You the graf.
ifeation derived on receiving the July num-
Der of the Merchants Magazine and CONNER
eIal Review, from viewing your portrait in the
beginning. and from reading your address to
your friends at the end of it. When we feel
under obligations to those who have contrib
uted to our information and amusement we
are naturally DESTROYS to possess a knowledge
OF them, OF their appearance of the features
OF their countenance, and of the character and
habits OF their mind. which we can ACQUIRE.
You have placed your numerous readers lat
least you have me, if may not speak for them)
under those obligations and the number Of
your valuable work now before me. in some
degree, satisfies the desire to which | have al.
luded. L have become quite familiar with the
magazine and Review, and have no hesitation
In expressing my humble opinion that il EN-
lnently entitled TO the public regard and sup
port. 1t collects and arTanges, in good order
large amount of valuable statistical am.
other information, highly useful. not only
the merchant, but to the statesman to thecul
tivator of the earth, to the manufacturer
the mariner, in short, to all classes of the or
siness and reading community
Entertaining this opinion. am glad that,
has been. and hope that it may continue to be
literally patronized. Offering you cordial as
surances OF my esteem and regard. am trulv
your friend and obedient servant.
Freeman Hunt esq. H.CLAY.
Ertract o Letter from NiIiard Ffkipqors.
:" L have read it Merchants Magazinel with
good deal OF attention, and have no besita
ton In saying that think it one of the most
valuable periodicals. that was ever published
10 the merchant it seems quite indispensable.
and to the statesman and man of general in
formation almost equally desirable. 1t is q
grand repository of useful facts and informa
ton, which can be found nowhere so well d.
geSted and so accessible as in these numbers.
L only regret that do not own the work,
Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April %. lS49.
SIR owe you many thanks for the oppor-
nave 10 read the Merchants
Magazine, and have found it in reality te he q
Magazine, and that well replenished. of all
the useful mattor which the title would imply
and presented with a fullness and clearness
which delights while it instructs 1t is. in
tact, merchants magazine in the large ac-
ceptlon of the term-merchants who GO be
tween nations. whose Jorge operations bring
many departments of knowledge. and a view
OF the state of the world into daily reouisi,ion
But it is not the great merchant only. but the
one OF more modest. but. nevertheless. of most
useful operations-who will find this magazin
to abound with the information. the pursuit
OF his business and the elevation of the mer
cantlle character requires. Nor is its utility
at all confined to merchants. but extends TO
the legislator and diplOmatiss. and TO all who
are charged with managing the affairs of the
nation. For myself have found il most use
tul to me in my senatorial Iabors. and have
been IN the habit for many years of carefully
consulting it. Very respectfully. sir. your
obedlent servant, TI1OS. III. BENTON.
FREEMAN Hunt. ESQ.