The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-18
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The whole oil the inst edlton having been
sold, the Editoi haa been inducedto oi1eI new
one, on mole enidl geo scale, ty reason Il the
many demands that lave been made iol the
Work from vati us parts otthe Unite Sta rs.
III favorable ecep on that has been gwen
To IN, B 2rphteaI Dctlona y" WIN IT il
,rdt.iu To jhe compile, may be reaatdee As
honor at c to TIE \ k c immunity. TIE
accent republics alsed monum nts OF stone to
give pc petuity t. t t lame OF hen he oes aud
-ag.s. We would imp ant the memorV 'iour'S
~ the ca t. OF oui children, to be handed own
to their children, in proud remrmb, ance otthe
VITA > aud tden 81 men who never had then
supetiots. Oltho,e who took part in the Re
,o.u,ioa, il has been emphatlcally said, :" there
wen giants in hose days" II Is at once our
duty an our interest to che ISL alvelylecollec-
tUn OF tnem. Thele Is an no estpride ong
ing tot that constructs moral force OF mi
mite Yalur to thepubhc welfare. d.
The ,econd edit, n will be much more vau
able and lhte estiug han the h,st, as twill CON,
tain many Intp5Itant characterize anecdotes,
&c. eve, before publ he'd, 81 those lustrious
men who acted a cousl isu ue pat IN "ur glo-
nous l&eyalut n. The Editor thinks IT proper
to al that MANY gentlemen, n IN various
part u the Umon, have promised 10 furnish
o. * lndi Nrtrhee ul our most Distinguish ke-
yolaLionaty hetoes, ayes ana stalesmenL
Che valuable, e, a eloquent p lpels, ia
ken Il ON the jour ais OF the Rev latlonaIy
Compress, as well a. the Constitution ofthe u.
S-stes-andthe va.edictory add p, OF General
Washington, which The first edt,,n dld
contaiu, will give addtiona. int, cot aud saIueto
I hewoIk
The first edition contained a biographical
skelch of the character 81 ono huadfod and
fifteen in lyduals, aud 1t Is expected lac second
will cout,in sketch - The character, &c. OF
forty OF iiity more, VIII have died SINCE the
publication OF he fl, 81 edition.
Among many recommendations OF the fi's
edition, the publiahe will only give the 'ollo"
NJ;
concluded an article on" cho Books" with
heioi OWING OTIS rvatrano:
:" have been led to these few remarks, by
Iavine m, hand on volume lately pnblisH ed
by Nj. R0gers, at East, Penn. entitled"
new Biog apmcdl Dictionary, containing the
lives ol all ouI eminent Statesmen, "airois,
paurip's and sa9es.' 1t Is neatly pnnted, and,
IN my opinion, one OF the best -cheo books we
have for bows Of ON II TO - years 9id--a ri
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
in yeas. It has had, am It'd. 4 very cNten
sve sale, and shaln be sony 10 h'ar OF Il
new edition eve,y year"
Ne"-YonK, Ap j 10, lo1t.-slp-NeNt 10
the ibIe am books f a moral and feIgous
nalu E, which ought evc' to nave OaFee 'ha'c
OF ate lion in all our sem narie5 OF / arnlag,
scarcely any thing can he more lnsnu'tIve, snd
certainly, nothing can be more ,nteres ), : tean
INGENIOUS youth, thanbl giaphy.
am happy 10 find thai you have publ. ed a
Biographical Dictiona y, which think "tlI
calculatcdto give the rising generation much
important Knowledge OF many dstiogui>hea 4
n,cfcan heroes and .tatotmen. That your a
boz, ior the benefit Of those, who aieto succeed
us on the great theatre the world, may he
gel etously rcmUneratet, 10 the sincere wish OF
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN