The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-07-11
TO THE PUBLIC.


The whole OF the FIRST edilun having beer
sold the Editor has been inducedto oItei a new
one. on a more enial ged scale, 6y feasOn Ut tht
many demands chat have been made tor The
work from various parts 1.-THE United Sta e..
IN favorable cception thai has been given
to this D graphical Dictiona W Will, 1t i.
pratelu 10 the compiler, may be re a did a
honorable TO The Anne lean cominuniY. The
ancent republics raised monuments OF stone to
eve pelpctuity t. the fame OF their heroes and
SAYS We would implant the memory otoar's
H. tue hea Is oil ON cnildI er, to be handed own
to their children, in p, oud reuen,bi anceo OF the
Vi tn 5 and taien OF men VINO never had tner
superiors. OF those who took part Ill he Re-
yollrio !, i has heel emp! atical'y SAID, Z" there
were glant- in ,nUse days" IL Is at once our
duty ami our lntere-t to cherish ALVEY ccollec-
ton Of them. Thele Is an hone tpiIde lie Dug
ing 20 II that CONSTITUTES a moral force Vi Inn
me va ue tothepubiic welfare,
Inc econd eiitiJnaiil ne much more yaln
able and later esting thaa the FIST, a. t viii cor
tain many Important characterize anecdote-,
&c. neg,r before pub!i-hed, 1 these III 'tIou,
men who ac' I'd a cen, u II, uaft IN uur 81
rlous Revolution. The EiItut think 1t prppel
Co .ad that many gentl men, II IA various
parts ot the Union, have pf omlaed ia furnish
original skefche, oil GU interchangeable Re-
Aoutlonary heroes, sages and statesmen.
Inc valuable, rare, a I'd eloquent papers, ia
hen from the jour ais of the Revolutionary
Congress, as wei as the Constitution ofthe u
States -anithe va!edIetory add ess Of General
Wa hinston, wlicn The inst edition did not
contai4, viii give additional interest aud value TO
tle work
The FIST edition contained biographical
sketch Of the character Of one hundred and
ftleen individuals, and ii is eNPecte, the second
viii co tam sketch OF the cna acte,, &c. o
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
pubhcation OF the first edition.
A nong many recomlnenda n of the frs
edt,on, the publisher will only give the follow
ng
Mr. MUS, in his Register, July l, 1919,
concluded AN article on i" ohoo Books, with
the fol OWING observations
81 have been lea 10 she'e few remarks, by
laying III, hand Oh volume lately published
by hir. Rogers, at Easto;I, Penii. entitled " A
new Bios apnical Dictionary, containing the
yes of all ouI eminent STAT stpen, warriors,
J ltriots ard sages.'' 1t IS neatly printed, and,
Il my opinion, one OF the bet chooihooks we
havefJr huys OF f ON II to 10 years oit-and
also, highly interestlnSto those more advanced
in years. It has had, am told, a very extern
svc sal, and shall not be sorry to hear oil a
new edition every yeaT."
Nsw-YouK, Ap il 10, l5l4.-SIn-NeNt to
the ible and books OF a moral and reiISohs
nature, ehich ought evei TO nave large snare
of ate lion IN all our semnaries OF learning,
scarcely any thing can be more ms ructve, and
certainly, nothing can be more interesting To an
Ingenious youth, thanbio biography.
| am happy 10 fad thai you hay puoiiSed, q
hiogtaph,cal Dictiona y, which think well
calculated to give the rising generation nacn
important Knowledge OF many distinguished A.
NE Jean ne oes and ,tatetmen. HAT your IA
Dor, forth benefit oil those, who al etc succeed
rs on the greet theatre the world, may be
generously rrmuneratel is the sincere wish Of
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
4. j.. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
!. The work to he comprised III an octave
volume to contain between a $40 pages
The price to subscribers will be s., payable or
de livery.
2. It win he printed on good paper anc
handsome typ, neatly bound and ettered'
Slbscription papers to be returned to th'
Editor, at Washington until the 3rd OF March
and alter that time TO Easton, Penn.
II he Editor wi tfiark gentlemen IN va
rio'Is parts otthe Union for biog aphieal sketch
otuur dep .rled heroes, sag's, AID state'ms'
Easton, Penn. ia 1. 27, 1923.
Subscriptions to the above work vii
he received at the Office of the Virglnian.
JOE pRIN'EXNG