Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-04
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A VALUABLE BOOK.-The American
Year Book and National Register for
1869, published by o. d. Case d CO.,
OF Hartford, which we noticed few
weeks ago, is undoubtedly the most
complete and valuable book of astrO
nomical, historical, political, financial,
commercial, agricultural, educational,
and religious reference ever publish
ed. 1t is a universal almanac, filled
with information never before pre-
sented in SO compact form. The
Hon. Horace Greeley says that it
"cOntains much that every man would
like to know, and more than one man
ever did know. The labor bestowed
must have been immense, and it gives
a better collective view OF the progress
and material resources of our people
than any other compilation" Among
other valuable statistics, it includes
tables Of the principal officers OF the
government, from the first continent
tai congress to the present time, list
of governors from every state from
its admission into the Union down to
1869, accurate congress and commit
tee lists, a complete table Of ministers
resident and of consuls, full compi
lation of assessors and collectors
army and navy lists, the names of ali
the colleges III the United States, with
their character, location, and date of
organization, abstract Of public laws
statistical sketches of all the states
and territories, nearly one hundred
pages of presidential election figures
/ giving the vote Of every county in the
United States from 1886 to 1868 anC
obituary notices of the distinguished
dead of 1868. The compilation OF
the volume reflects great credit on it.
editor, Mr.. David n. Camp. The worE
will be sold by subscription, and it;
propretors offer the most liberia
terms to agents.
A Book THAT WILL BE WANTED
Il. A. Pollard, author of the Los
Cause" purposes to write the Lii,
of Jefferson Davis, with Secret His
tory of the Southern Confederacy,
from facts which Mr. Pollard claim
were gathered from behind tn
scenes in Richmond" The book is t
be issued by the National Publishin
Company of Philadelphia, and it vii
be one whose appearance will be hal
ed with pleasure by all classes of pee
= pie and by men Of every shade of pc
, litical opinion. The prominence tina
Mr.. Davis attained in our nationa
councils previous to the secession o
the south, the part he played in " fl
ing the southern heart" to take ths
fatal step, and the position he held g
t chief of the rebel confederacy, wi
! make Mr.. Pollard's forthcoming q" Lii
= of Jefferson Davis" looked for wit
, anxiety, but what will give the wor
/ its chief interest will be the author
/ promised "secret history" of the CO.
J, federacy and his behind the scenes
t revelations, for could we but piert
r the veil that divides the administr
= tive part Of any government from tt
E governed, we could with almost une
! ring certainty reach the springs of a
0 tion which guided them in their cours
e and thus the world would be mac
o wiser and perhaps some Of the aspe
/, tiles that it casts upon its rulers won
|. be materially softened, or may be, lt
" to utter still sterner maledictions.-
That Mr.. Pollard can reveal these S
r crets we have not doubt; he was
y prominent editor in Richmond duriI
- the war, was cognizant of most tn
Il transpired at the rebel capital, W
o well behind the scenes" in the co
f fidence of Davis and his cabinet, al
J is able to reveal a multitude of fac
t unknown to the public. He is a rae
e. forcible and piquant writer, and '
20 feel assured that his book will me
lg with wide and rapid sale.