The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-10-20
Foreign statistical Documents.

OF los statistical documents forwarded him BY the Cen
sus Office. The volumes, &C.. compriss many of great
vase and OF latest dates, and relate TO Belgium France
Switzerland Great Britain. Holland. Sweden and Rus.
STA. showing the population, wealth, resources &c. of
all OF these countries An them s the French census
of 1851, in advance Of ,s publication by the cour
,esy OF the bead of the Bureau Of Statistics OF France
Pairs, August 10. 1883.
Mr. Your letter Of the IL, reached mo on the
18th. dstey to look for the document vou
want called at my friend. Mr.. L~goyet. chic
Of the Bureau OF Satisfies who loyfuy placed my die
posa a copy OF La Sta.que Gensale de France and
the a9 proof sheeu OF the General Census OF Fnncs for
1851 We DOLLY want the introduction, the koh sheet, and
the table OF complete the folio volume but
these will not be ready for week come From
this you may judge Of Mr. Legoyers desire be sgrees
bic visited the several bureaus archives of the eps
ative Chamber, the De parmens of Justice, War; Navy
Agriculture, Com and Public Works the city ofPars
SO and procured ali the docume (number OF which
published yeD relative the statistics Of France
and its colonies, its industry, manufactures. trade com.
and navigation, public administration. railroads.
prisons, penitentiay, bagno. &c.. hc lin word ali the
information you wish for be found
In these documents
then selected from the great number OF works and pub
lie documents in my Office inrus,ed me by the govern
menn Of France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland &o in
ctchanges everything relative TO the statistics
Of those countries; ihcn called the Russian and Swe-
dish ministers here, and procured from then vsuabe pub
lions concerning Tho statistics and productive powers
Of these northern nations With these and the docu-
above collected, have been able to form series of
l6a volumes olio 40 and 8vo the lst Of which 10
snciosed called. likewise, at Mr. Guiiaumers pu bli.he
OF lie Journal des Economistes," who gave mo tho Al
gust number Of that publication containing sa
statistical notices, by Messrs Vven and Mr. Guilofd
The Etndes les Forces Pfoducores de Ia Russia
vols svo presented your office in name Of The
author. The Bulletin. des Chem,ns de Fer" presened
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statistics OF the European railroads.
respectfully beg you be kind enough to publish the
lie, enclosed in your report only as com p,men,
tho donors but and above all secure these
the properly Of the Department Of the Interior The
central agency for t~~aosai sxAa~g,s is not ed 10
interfere W th private individuals waats
As for what send you well as for those Al
ready transnied the Department oil The Intefor and
Patent office, please with the
Secretary Of ne Interior aud Com missioner Of Patsu,.
rely upon you and these genuemens patriotism to euab
me 10 continue to lay before tn. European nations the Mo-
rous specimens Of Amecss wonderful ndus,rial and IN
el'scuAi power-thc best arns conquer wosds 10,
victories achieved by will be far more lasting
those Obtained by successul whose history written
in characters OF blood
Among the assst publications federal govern
copies Of Schoocrats History OF tho Ipdan Tribes
o~snslast geolosscsi ~ok many copies possible
All tbs rep"fs from the boreso
the doca puki,ssed from 1850 present b,
toe Departments Stats INFERIOR Treasury. Navy, &c
the Rev. M Gor,ey's report Lioera, &c. would
~mely well received Among osness, what want alsno.
would be the Of circulars of this Score
ary Of the Treasury frsm October eh, 1884, tne~