The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-23
EXCLUSIVELY FOR AGENTS.
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THE CITIZENS MANUAL. OF GOVERN
MENT AND LAW.


menti practical View Of the Governments and Of
the Government of the United States; a Digest Of Gem
mon and Statutory Law and ofihe Law of Nations and
Summary of Parlis mensry Rules for the Practice OF
DehberaIive Assemblies.
By ANDREW w. YOUNG,
Author of Science of Government American sa,e--
men," &c.
This work contains
l. familiar illustration ofthe Principles OF Civil Gov
eminent; including the Nature Necessity Of Civil
Government aud Laws; definition of Right. and Lib
erty; the general Division and Distribution OF Power IN
the Government of the United States and The principal
Governments of Europe; and origin and nature OF
Constitutional Government in the United States.
2. view of the State Governments. showing the MN
ner in which power - exrrci,rd the egiSIaiive Fx
ecuuve, and Departments and h.. CouI " 2 ui
Town Administrators with Synopsis OF the Consiitu
tons Of all the Sa'es, and Of the most mporan,
special laws of each state.
2. The Government the United States in this par IS
shown the nature of the Old Coutede adopted during
the war; history Of the steps
which led 10 the formation Of the Consultation; with
brief commentary and sketches OF debates Conven
lion of trainers of the important provisions
of the Constitution especially those known The Great
Compromises"
4. Common and Statutory Law-embraeing great va
riey of subjects among which the rights of Hust aud
and Wife, Minors Masters, Apprentices and Servants
laws relating 10 the Descent of Properly Wills and TEST,
smen,s Deeds and Mortgages, Contracts Partnerships
Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, &c
s. Digest of the Law of Nations showing the mutual
Rights and Obligations of Nations and the customs and
usages which constitute the laws by which the inter
course OF Nations is regulated rhr Causes OF war
the Rights and Duties of Neuirss Blockade Right OF
Search, &c.
6. Parliamentary Rules for the Government Of Public
Meetings, Conventions, aud other Dehberative Bodies
knowledge OF the principles aud structure of our
Government is of vest Importance in this country her.
every citizen may become an elecior Yet large,
portion of those who invested with the of fee
men, are sadly deficient in their ledge Of the dis
which, AS a citizen, every owes To his couutr,
Questions OF the greatest decided at the
bzlobox by the votes of hose who have never devoted
day 10 the study the principles OF our free institutions
To bring this information W thin the reach of the mas,
OF our citizens, this work has been prepared and Is
confidently believed that no other work containing 80
much valuable information the nights duties al re-
possibilities of citzens and relating con
Germs OF life, and wiIhal condensed within so small a
compass has ever Issued from the American press.
To young men, upon whom government of this great
earnestly commended also the more adult class of
citizens who have had those voumnous
works in which this information has long been con-
cesled from the great body Of our citizens.
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