Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-30
a Great Y ational Work

ABRIDeENEEr Of the Debates Of Congress
from 1889 TO 1856, by THOMAS HI. Ben.
TON. Ne1c YORK: d. APPLETON & CO.
Columbus, o., FRANK FOSTER.
Our readers are doubtless, many of them
aware that that remarkable and indefa;iga-
bic Old man, THOMAS II. BENTON, has been
fer some time engaged upon great nation
al work, the character of which is indicated
| by the above title. To the student of A
merican politics, as we'll as to every intelli-
gent citizen who takes an interest in the
administration and affairs OF the Govern
ment, this great work will recommend itself
as one OF incalculable value and importance.
Any one who has attempted to dig intelli-
gence from the iDterminable and yolumip Gus
Reports of Congressional Debates, which
have alone heretofore contained the Annals
of Congress, will appreciate at once the
versatility OF Mr.. Benion's work. Many
person who has turned away, confused and
discouraged, from the hundred volumes of
mixed up, and to one not perfectly familiar
with Congressional usages, almost hopeless
'ollapodrida' Of reports, The new work will
be the welcome clue TO lead them through
he tortuous and torturing labyrinth. Col.
BENTON, by the performance of the hercu-
lean TASK thus set for himself, has reduced
the history of Congressional! action and de-
velopment of the Government, from the
time of its foundation to 1856, to the smallest
possible space--ridding ii of all superfrous
and irrelevant matter, and performing the
work for thousands of men who would never
have had time and opportunity TO have done
it for themselves, and for which no man
probably living since JOHN QUIScY ADAMS
is SO well qualified as himself. In addition
to ready access TO all the printed sources
from which such information can be drawn,
Mr.. BENTON has the advantage Of larger
experience of Congressinal matters than
any other living man, and one OF the most
remarkable memories on record For up
ward OF thirty years he has been familiariz-
ed by actual and prominent participation
with the doings OF Congress. and made them
familiar to his mind as household words
The Debates which chronicle this i'm
por,ant Congressional history, have been
accommodating for nearly seventy years filling
one hundred volumes, one-thrrd Of which |
are quartos, and would cost the 2urchas r /
$500. The abridgement will give every
thing of importance which has been done |
or said during the time thus furnishing every
valuable precedent of those seventy years
Of the Republic. 1t has been the aim of
the author not to give full speeches, whose
only claim consists in fiowery rhetoric or
'bunkum,' but, stripped of suchfeduntancy,
to give all that is OF Surviving interest,"
giving proper prominence to the speeches
OF business mem and working men, who |
speak from conviction, to the point.
The chron illogical order of all the Debates
and passages OF bills is maintained, giving
the precl.e date, and to each volume is at
tached an index, alphabetically arranged
under appropriate heads, thus max ng i, easy
to refer to any subject without prolonged
search.
We are assured that these volumes will
receive no color from the peculiar views of
the author, but will give strictly impartial
transcript OF the speeches. bills, &c, beng
in thai respect as unexceptionable 10 ali
classes and parties as the official reports
tAemsel Ives.
The work is to be comprised in fifteen
oIumes, s vo., having about $50 pages, in
double Columns, will he sold by agents on
eAclusiyely. The first two
volumes, are now ready Tor delivery, and
two others will be issued and delivered with
in the present. year. The remaining eleven
will appear at intervals OF one
every three months. Price $500 vol. in
cloth So 80 in law sheep, and $3.50 in half
calf extra.
Subscribers to this work. in The county
will receive it at the CHRONICLE BOOK
STORE.