The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-25
To Till, PUBLIC.

The Whole OF the Hist cdltion having been
sold, the E.aitor has been inducedt to oilel new
one or, a more enlarged scale, y reason OF the
many demands mat haze been made Tor the
work iron, various parts oithe United StMes.
Tha favorable reception that las been given
To this. Biographical Dictionary" while II ia
glateiul to the compiler, may be regarded Is
honorable TO the Al efican comuunfy. tn.
ancient cI,ubhes raised monuments Vi Stone to
give pc Cetui,y to the tame oil their heroes and
saaes We would imp ant tac nrmofy osoar's
II the hca, T. of oui enid en-, to be banded own
to their childi ell, IN oud renrmb ance olthe
VII tu,5 and tdIen's oi men VIM never hal iheu
supe1ors. D those who took par IA the Re
yo,utioa, it has been emphatic II said - there
were giants ia those days" 1t Is at once out
duty and our ,ntere-tto che ISL AlNelyrecol &c
ton of them, The is an no, Ell ide yong
ing to 1t tn at constitutes a mordi force oi uiI
nke ya.ui, To pubic welfare.
The second edition viii be mach more vliu
able and Interesting than the titst, a, It will VI.
tain many important Characteristic aDccdo,es,
&c nev.r beiutc published, OF those lustioIl
men who acted ,pienons uar in CIR gle
rious Eey'luti,n. The Editor thinks it proper
to I'd 1, at many gentlemen, tr,m various
parts at tia Union, have PROMISED 10 furnish
oieiuai = <etches oi our IN, st Distinguish Re
aol"iioitaty hes oes, salke and statesmen.
Tne saiaable, care, a ID eloquent papeis, Ia
ken + om the lDninals OF the Rev slutlot,aty
Eongi tss 10 well as The ConatiLu ,tn Vi the u
) ates- a. aid lle va:eGiotoly add eos OF General
Mas,iita : on, which the iiIst edition did mol
contain, VNill ave additional interest aud yaueto
the work.
The i,,st edition contained biographical
sketch OF the character OF one hundred and
fHeeu in piduals, and II is eNpec,ei The second
viii contsin sketch of the character, &c. oil
,orty or fifty more, who have died since the
pubhC ion OF the first edRi0u.
Arnoag many recommendations Of the tifsl
edition, the publishe will only give the follow
ne:
Mr.. NILES, IN his Register, July l, 1881,
con, iude,l an alticle Oh " SchJ books" with
the iol oAsIn my obs tsatonS
al have been led to these few remarks, by
Ia, ing NV hand oa voluhe lately published
by Mr. Rogn5, at Easton, Penn. entitled " A
new EioS apMcal Dictionary, eontalnln- the
Ii rs OF al ouI em pent statesmen, walrOts,
palrIo. 5 and "a .es. 1t is neatly printed, and,
IN my opinion, one oil the best school booEs we
have for buys ol & ON ~ to Is years ol3--aiid
aso, hig h'y interesting to those more advanced
IN years II has bad, | am told, a very eXten.
new edition every ytsr."
Nfw-YorK, APP il 10. l5It.-SIn-NeXt 10
the BIble and hooks Of a E,ial and religious
nat,iie, Which ought ever TO have a large share
OF ate on ~ our sem naries Oh i,arninE,
scarcely any thing can be more lns'rn' tive. and
certainly, nothing can be more interesting To an
ingeni ,'isy nth, thanbioglaphy.
lam happy ~ find that Won nave putllsed
Biographical Dictionary, which | tu!uk well
cncula,eoto give the rising generation much
impo rtant Knowledge OF many dstinR dsheI A.
mexican heroes and statetmeii. That your Ia
bors ~ the benefit OF those, who are 10 succeed
US OF, tin great theatre OF the world, may be
generously demonstrated, Is the sincele wisb oil
your hu nblc servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T. j. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, TO contain betRcen4 and $40 pages.
The price to subscribers will &c IS, payable on
deiieerv-
2 1T will be printed on good paper and
hannsorpe typ, neatly bound and lettrred.
Subscription pape's to he returned to the
Editors at Washington until the Bird OF Mafcii,
and alter that tiIne 20 Eas on, Penn.
~ The Editor wi t,aek gcntlemeuin va
rious pa,ts oi,he Union for bog apl,ica! sketch
es o. oiir departed h.roes, sagrs, and Statesmen.
Easton, Penn. la. 81. 1873.
Subscriptions to the ai,oVe work will
be received at the Office OF The Virgipian,
HV,IEES.