The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-12
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole OF the inst edit,Dn having been
sod, TIE Lditor has been induced To offer new
one, on more enlal ged scale, by reason OF the
May demands hat have been made tot The
WORK from various parts otthe United sta es.
Tn favorable reception that has been gwen
to this I" Biographical Dictionary" Whit 1t II
gratttu to he compile, may be reAa' ded as
honurab TO the An.e lcan c4mmunlly. Inc
ancient epubiics Iaiaed Inorumen1s Oh stone u
rive perpetuity to the tame of then he' ots amt
saus. We would inpiant tue meInoty oiotr'S
H. tI,e heai Is OF ouI children, IL be handed oW,
{, their eh ldren, in p oud reInemb ace OF the
y, tn, ) and talen vi men Who never had theH
s.per,ois 0ftho5e who took part IN the ke
70 Mon, il has been enphatlelly said, &" there
we aiants in those days 1t IS at once our
du ami our interest to che ish alvelyrecol &C.
to OF taem Thee IS an houcstprtde &c ong
mo toit that constitutes moral force OF lnh
nj y4iut tothe public welfare
The 4ecpnd clifton viii be much more valu
a1c aud Interesting than the iitst, a. It will con-
tam many Important characteristic anecdotes,
&. never before published, OF these u.t ions
men who acted a cons ricu as pait in our GU
Iious Revol,ttl N. The EdItot thlnksi it proper
t. ad that many gentlemen, II IN various
part OF tbs Union, have lomlsed to furnish
j. final s<etehe, oil our most di,tn1' ished RI
Aolutionary he,oes, ayes and statesmen.
The valuable, rare eloquent papers, ia
Ken Il ON the Journals Of the Rev slutonary
Congress, as well as the Constitution otthe U.
States --antthe valcdictory address OF C'enel al
Washington, which the first edition ord not
contain, will give additional intef, stand Vaueto
thewolk.
The first edition contained biographical
sketch OF the character OF one hV3idred and
fifteen individuals, aud il is expected the second
viii contain a sketch uf the character, &c. ol
forty Of iifty norc, who have died since the
publication OF the hist editicn.
Among many recomucudaio nS OF the IL S
edition, The publishes will only give the follow
n
Mr. NrLfs, in his Register, July /. 1915
conc luded an article on " eho lBooks," VIII
the tol OWING ots rvatons
g have been bed to these few remarks, by
laying my hand on volume lately published
By Mr. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entitled "
new Bog aplncal Dictionary, containing th'
lives of all oul eminent sat, smen, warrior 5
INro and "a .es." It is neatly printed, aid
~ my opinion, one oil the best schoe books We
bVef1r boys OF ON II TO IL years oid--and
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
IN years. It has had, am told, very exten
sige sale, and shall not be sorry to hear OF Z
new edition every year"
Nav No X, Ap il i6, lolI,-SIn-NeXt t'
ible aud hooks 1t a moral and religious
nature, which ought ever to have large share
otatte ion III all our sem mares OF learning
scarcely any thing can he more instructive, anc
certainly, nothing can tie more interesting ~ ar
Ingenious youth, thanhiography.
am happy to find taat you have publIsed
biographical DictiGna Y, which think wei
calculated to give the rising generation "ucl
important lsuge oil many d.shnSut' ID
TEciican he oes ami stat,tmen. That your Ia
tors i1rthe teneht OF those, who areto ouccee'
Us on the y cat theatre o the world, may b.
generously rrmunerate9, is the sincere wish @
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
i. J. ROGERS, Esq.
GOHDiT ONS.
3. TIE work to be con-. ised in an octav
Volume, to contair hetwt en- ! and 500 page
The price to subscribers will be S., payable o.
delivery.
2. It viii be priated on a good paper an
handsome type, neatly bound and Uttered,
e,lbsc' iption papers to be returned to tn
Editor, at Washington until the Ord OF Marcel
and after thattine 70 Eas, or, Penn.
u he Editor vii thank gentlemen IN Va
flons parts ofthe Union for bog aphiea sketci
e. ofour departed heroes, sagts, and Statesmen
Faston, Penn. Jan. u, 1928.
subscriptions to the above work vi
be received at the Office of the Nirginian.