THE COMMERCIAL REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AND WEST. A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF TRADE, COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL POLITY, AGRICULTURE, MAN- PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, COMMERCE AND STATISTICS, IN THE UNIVERSITY VOL. VI. B. F. DE BOW, CAMP-STREET, NEW-ORLEANS. C. S. FRANCIS & Co., New-York. GEO. CATES, Charleston. M. BOULEMET, Mobile, REDDING & Co., Boston. DOLMAN, St. Louis. 1848. D2 NEW-ORLEANS CHAMBER OFf commerce. New-Orleans, May 4th, 1846. Be it resolved, That this Chamber highly approves of the COMMERCIAL REVIEW, periodical established in this city by J. D. B. De Bow, Esq., and recommends it to the patronage of the commercial community. CHARLES BRIGGS, Secretary. SAMUEL J. PETERS, President. SIR: I prefix a copy of a resolution, passed unanimously at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of this city, last evening. Respectfully, CHARLES BRIGGS, Sec. To J. D. B. DE Bow, Esq. CHARLESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Charleston, October 26th, 1846. At a meeting of the Chamber, held this evening, the following resolutions were, after a few preparatory remarks, introduced by Col. J. Gadsden, and being seconded, were adopted by the Chamber. Resolved, That the COMMERCIAL REVIEW, edited in New-Orleans by our fellowcitizen, J. D. B. De Bow, Esq., is a work well calculated to exercise a most favorable influence on the Commercial interests of the South and West. Resolved, That the zeal and talent with which it has been commenced, and the able articles which have appeared in its pages (as foreshadowing on the future the promises of the past,) strongly recommend the Review to the patronage of the Southern community, and that the Chamber of Commerce of Charleston feel gratified at the opportunity of presenting to the public this testimony in its favor. On motion of A. Moise, jr., Esq., Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to Mr. De Bow, and that they be published in the daily newspapers of the city. Extract from the minutes. WILLIAM B. HERIOT, Secretary. Columbia, S. C., May, 1846. SOUTHERN RAILROAD CONVENTION. On motion of A. G. Summer, Esq., Resolved. That it is with pleasure we learn our late fellow-citizen, J. D. B. De Bow, Esq., now of New-Orleans, hereafter intends to devote a large portion of the COMMERCIAL REVIEW to the railroad interest in the South; we, therefore, heartily recommend that work to the patronage of those persons interested in such enterprises. CHARLESTON MERCANTILE LIBRARY SOCIETY. In exercise of the power given them by the Constitution, the Board have unanimously elected as Honorary Members, Freeman Hunt and J. D. B. De Bow, Esqrs. These gentlemen are entitled to wide and honorable distinction. The former in originating the MERCHANTS' MAGAZINE, the first successful attempt of its kind in the United States, sustained and conducted as it has been by marked ability. The latter one of our own citizens, in the laudable spirit which prompted the establishment of the COMMERCIAL REVIEW of the South and West, and the masterly pen which he has wielded in elucidation of the commercial interests of the South, have richly earned our most grateful acknowledgments. A. O. ANDREWS, Pres. February, 1847. A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF TRADE, AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, COMMERCIAL POLITY, MANUFACTURES, INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS, &c. Published Monthly, in the City of New-Orleans. Terms Five Dollars per annum, in advance. Advocating the interests of the South and West, the COMMERCIAL REVIEW will not be the less mindful of the great interests of TRADE, COMMERCE AND AgriCULTURE throughout the World-Commerce in its various and multiform relations-in its History, its Laws, and its Statistics; Commercial commodities; regulations of Trade, inter-State and inter-National; Treaties: Foreign and Domestic Tariffs, Excises and Posts; Marine relations; Enterprises of Commerce, in SHIPPING, CANALS, RAILROADS and STEAM NAVIGATION, etc.; Mercantile Systems, Codes, Laws and Decisions, ancient as well as modern; Banking Insurance, Exchange, Partnership, Factorage, Guaranty, Brokerage, Bankruptcy, Wreck, Salvage Freights, Privateering, Marque and Reprisal, Piracy, Quarantine and Custom House Regulations, etc., etc.; CoMMERCIAL LITERATURE AND BIOGRAPHY. ADDRESS B. F. DE BOW, NEW-ORLEANS. Bound volumes of Commercial Review, in handsome style, for sale at the office, complete, viz.: 66 Vol. I. 543 pages. 66 " IV. 560 "V. 544 46 Papers, by Hon. Joel R. Poinsett, and a great number of other distinguished contributors. Engraving of Stephen Girard; 50 original contributions, maps, &c. Important American Statistics, &c. Contains an elaborate Prize Essay upon SILK, in addition to all other American Products and Staples. “VI. Contains, among other things, a republication of the great English work, by Evans, on Sugar, which ought to be in the hands of every planter. The price of the English copy is $4 50. Two volumes make one year. Charge for binding at binders' prices. Complete Indexes of the work, for inspection, can be had at the office. PROSPECTUS TO THE SEVENTH VOLUME. THIS work has been regularly published nearly two years. Its success has been signal throughout the whole SOUTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTRY, and its subscription list steadily and rapidly increased there and in other sections of the Union. In this brief period it has gained a larger circulation than any other Southern work, and the strongest influence. Complimentary letters and notices have been received from every source, even the very highest, as could be shown did space permit. The COMMERCIAL REVIEW has advocated and upheld the Commerce and Agriculture of the Southern and Western States, and exhibited from time to time their complete STATISTICS, in such a manner as could not but have secured the best results. The papers which have appeared upon SUGAR and upon COTTON, upon TOBACCO and RICE, and MANUFACTURES, upon THE PROGRESS OF OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS with all nations, and upon MEXICO, may be stated as examples. Indeed, this has been admitted from many sources. Although devoted in its aims to the development and exhibition of the Resources of the South and West, the Commercial Review neglects no view of American and European Industry and Enterprise, in every department, and must be of equal value to AMERICAN CITIZENS wherever they are found. Is there a section of the Union, too, or an interest, which has no concern with the progress and resources of the GREAT WEST, of which the Commercial Review is the faithful exponent? |