The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-08-01
To TIE PIBI.IC.

The whole o. the insl edition having been
sold, the tdltoI has been lnducedto oiier new
one, on "A more enlarged scar, ly reason ot the
many demands that nave been luhhe lor the
work from various parts eithe United Sta.cs.
The iaVoia able reception lhat has been gwen
to this " Biographical DIctluna j." while IT i
grateful to the compile, NAY be le4a' ded d
honoTab!cto the Al eilCan community The
ancient iepubhce alsed movements oil stone It
I'VE pelpctuly To the lame vi ther heroes and
ages. We Houll inpant the men. cry olour'8
II the heats oi ON cmldicn to be hahdeddoWn|
10 their children, in proud rememh, snce ithe
virtues and talen OF men who n, yer had Their
superoIs. Oithose who took part III he Re
yoiu'ion, it has beel emphalicslly sad, d" there
we've giant III hose days." It rs at once Ouf
Juty an urinterGst to cherish alivelyteeoliec
ton OF lrm Tnete Is an honest pilde belong
ne tolt tnat constitutes mOrdi farce OF inh
mite yeuc tothepubhe welfare.
The atCund csitIon VIII be much more vain
ab. and interesting han the iIist, as II vii COTE
tain many important charactetletic anecdotes,
&c. Level before published, OF those llust lJtle
men Who ictod Il cons lcu n ralt ~ ON glo-
ious Revolution. The Editor thinks 1t prop,i
80 adj E, tlat many gent men, from various
Parts ot the unlen have promised 10 iniWfh
OH inal sketehes OF ON M. ST di5tlngulsh he'd Re
,Olutrnaiv heroes, ages and state men.
The valuable, rave, and eloquent papers, Ia
Ken fionn the Journals oil the Revolutionary
Congtess, as weiia, tne Constitution OI the 1
ates-- andthe saled,etory add,c, oi oeneI al
Washington, which ,he int edition did not
contain. wilgNe additional IL tef,st and value to
the work
The inst edition contained biographical
keich oil the character Oh one hHHdr,d uHd
Efite, individuals, and II IS expected the second
VIII contain Il sketch al the character, dc. ol
forty or fifty Iuore, who have died since tbc
publication 81 the first edition.
Among many recommendations OF the hs
EDITION, the publlshe, wall only give the follow
NJ
Mr.. NILrs. in his REGISTER, Ju'y /, 1873,
conc uded an article on {" 5chJ lBoOks," wit
tne following observations:
g have been led 70 hte few remarks, by
iaylng my hand on volume lately publI'ned
by Mr Rogers, al Eastou, Penn, entitled \
new Bog aplncaI Dictionary, ,onialnlng the
lives OF all oul emnent statesmen, warriors,
patriots and "a es.' II is neatly printed, and,
in my opinion, one Of the test schoo books We
have fpr lys of fom ; TO 10 years cld---and
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
IA years. Il has had, | am told, very eaten
sive sale, and shall not be sorry to hear Oh a
new edition every year"
Nrw-YoaK, Ap.II IL, lo1t--SIR-Next TO
the ble and hooks OF a moral aud religious
nature, " hich ought ever 10 pave large share
OF attenI Ia al our sennaties ol learning,
scal cely any thing can be more ns'ru ctire, am
certainly, nothingcan Le more interesting to a.
iugeuitus youth thanbi upIaplV.
am happy ta fnd that you have publi-ed. .
Biographical DlollnnA V, which ] think well
calculated to give the rIsing generation much
important Knowledge OF many distinguished A.
meliran heroes and statetmen. That your la
bors Tor the benell' OF those, who aieto succeed
ms on the great heAtre o The world, may be
generously remunerdtcd, Is the sincete Hish OF
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
4. J. RoGERs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain between and 500 pages.
The price to subscribers will be s., payable on
delivery.
2. 1t will be printed on a good paper and
handsome typr, neatly bound and lelteted'
Subscription p7pcis to he returned TO The
Editor, at Washington nntll tie 3rd OF March,
aud after thattine TO Easton, Penn.
n, he Editor viii tha'ik gentlcmenin va
rious parts ofthe Union for bog aphical sketch
e, OF cur departed heroes, snges, and Statesmen
Faston Penn Jaq. II, 1923.
Subscriptions TO the above work vii
be received at the Office Of the 'irginian
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