The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17
Vol. XIII.

is a copious appendix, containing d gr.,.
variety of Information, showing the orgaaizs.
ton of the Government Offices giving Il, Il,
all the public officers since the forma,!or 81,
the Constitution, brief account Of each Pr,
dental election, with the names Of the respe,.
i've electors attached, &c. We cordiallv Pei.
ommend the book to our readers, as one Of e..
most useful political textbooks in use.
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We confess to an agreeable disappoin,nrr,
on reading this work. For the many book,
that purport to give an insight into the c,n5..
ton of the poor and desolate of New York.
often vibrate between sentimental philau,Lr.r.
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on taking up the present work we expec,es p
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style nd manner. Here, however. alth5gt
the author speaks freely concerning the ST..
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tainted with anything offensive to good tas,.
or sound morals. Bishop Potter Of Peursyl,s.
MIA, Rev. DIR. Hawks, DR.. Bellows. and na.y
other distinguished clergymeu Of New Y.rE
unite in recommending this work 10 tho rr.-.
able attention of all, as being important AID
interesting in its facts. and throwing Bght .g "a
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Fankwer The San Jaciri1 .a ,h. @-s-.. Is4.7. r.,.
and Japan By w NJ Wood N U.UsN NJ
York Harper Brothers Forsal- 5y rs.iyt. N...
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This volume contains an account Of H. v.-.
age of the San Jaciuto III the Eastern Sea,
ring 1855 and loj6-giving, among o,het tonic.
of interest, history of the mission To- ada Con.
clusiOn of the treaty with Siam, by Nj Harm.
our present Minister TO Japan, and also t.u
description Of the attack upon Hong kon.
which our readers will recollect to have taken
place in the autumn of 1880. The author also
gives us the result OF his observation ON TIA,
often-written-on but inexhaustible subject. for
eign countries and people" Within ,.a
years, the demand for books Of travel and q
venture has remarkably increased. and the pub
lie seem to have awakened 70 the cousciOu,a-,
Of the Importance OF such researche, as tend 3,
other countries. Everything Jha. afford, ,l.
least insight into the history-ejhuo.g-ie. Co.,
phical-of other nations, into their aaJ..
or modes of living, is eagerly seized upon aai
read by thousands. The veteran author of ,l..
book has chronicled his views in most enter.
tanning and pleasing manner, and the occasional
hits at the navy thrown in, viii not in tAe er,s
of many readers detrac, from lis value.
The Christian Examiner for March Bosom. C-,..
Nichols, a Co. L. Wasa.rsiou s,rret
The present number possesses several attract.
i've articles. The first. liberal aid argr.
ciative sketch Of the life and character o..
Richard Baxter; second. the Assyr.au Eu
pire third, History Of Nethoiism ia England,
fourth. Recent Works on Syria and ,br Hoy
+ Land fifth. DIR. Ichaboj Nichols: sixth >su.
seventh, Condition Of the Free C5l5r-d Ps.u,.
Of the United States; eighth. VIA. Made
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