The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-28
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Sketches of the Lses and Judicial Services Of the Chief Jus
tces of the Supreme Co, Of the United States BY George
Van Santvoord. Published by Charles Scrbner, New
York. and for sale by Franck Taylor Washington city,
The title of book would naturally convey the idea that
designed especially for the legal we
doubt that to gentlemen of the law the work viii be
peculiarly acceptable but the plan followed by the author
renders his book of popular well as OF professional lit
erature only personal history of the distinguish
ed jurss JAY Rutledge, Ellsworth Marshall and fancy,
who successfully filed and adorned the chief uscesp
of the Supreme Court but it is history OF that august judi
ca tribunal and connected view Of the constitutional uris
prudence of the United States The great constitutional
questions which have been debated and decided in the Su-
preme Court interviewer with the biographical sketches
of the several chief justices in such way that we are furnish
ed with connected view of the progress OF constitutional
Jurisprudence 10 cur country Such work must meet the
approval only lawyers but of statesmen and gentlemen
intelligence of every calling We Gapapt but regard the
of the plan of the author most Fortunate and
e trust his labors will be literally appreciated by the
country The GOLD fame of the republic rests in no small
the labos Of the Ave eminent urss who have
Gliea The chief usticesh, of the highest Judicial tribunal
known to our government The history of such men ought
to be carefully studied by all young men ana 10 'hem epe
ciay we commend Mr. Santvoords boS as worthy OF their
earnest study. The author has not only conceived haPpy
idea in the plan of his work. but he has executed it WIN an
ability which entities him to liberal patronage 1t is
maknble fact stated by the author that of the five chief
justices, only onesr. Jayhas been the subject of any
thing like complete biography This fact furnishes salts
factory Recommendation DOOR, Wihch stppncs
portant hiatus biographical and judicial literature of
the country
Harper's of the World, TO be completed IN
numbers. Published by J. Calvin Smith, with
and accurate maps royal volume. For sale
by n, Farnham, Washington city,
The numbers three four and five, table, embrace
from letter to inclusive. These numbers intended to
accessible FORM and in systematic and al
phabetica arrangement the vast amount of statistical and
geographical information which lies scattered through
great number of large works many of them too and
pensive be available to the The whole work will
comprise about 500 pages with large and accurate
maps and will make volume repee with valuable norma
ton The numbers issued the LIST and 18th of each
month at fifty cents a number.
The Principles Of Anmot and Vegetable Physiology.
popular the functions and phenomena of organic
le BY J. Stevenson Busbman, d. d., physician to the
Metropolitan Free Hospital, with hundred and two IL
Illustrations on wood. Published by Blanchard q Lea.
philadelphia 1854. For sale by Franck Taylor, Washing
ton city.
This is a London work. and is of series of reases
published under the general title of "Orrs Circle of the
Sciences" Although the work simple and unpretendng in
its STYLE yet facts strictly in accordance with the
latest scientific Investigations and they constitute il vaua
bic the general reader the academica student
Publishers Philips, Simpson, Co. Sold by Taylor &
Maury, Washington city.
This amusing work being issued in numbers of which
the fifth and sixth table The press is lavish of
praises of this work. The Christian Freeman says
ave detect grace in blind Alice manly energy in Mar
TIM eccentricy in Cheey which has sharpened the
appetite that we impaenty for We predict FOR IL
brilliant career We have read this number, and look
ing with eagerness for the next