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

no THE PUBLIC.

The wholSot the hisl edition having been
sold, the Editor has hen nduccdto oilsl new
one, on mole culaIE ed scale, 10y reason ot the
many demands chat have been made ior the
work h"in yalluuN paTts olthe United Sta e..
The favorable reception that has been gwen
to thI~ " Biographical Dictionary" wnll, IT i,
@Iattiu. To the c'nPIIei, may be ~ aided a.
honOrdb eto The Al e'ic.tn community The
ancient ePubitc7 lar ed monuments al stone Ia
give pc. petlty 60 the tame OF Their hc,o.s ant
sag's. We no,dd lmflant the memory oiDItr' )
N the heats Of ON children. 10 be handed own
to tttn children, III proud retucmln Anceoi the
vi tu,s and talen Of men VINO ntvet had thea
supenors. olthose who took plrt ~ The Re-
volutiop, has been cnphtticaly sad. - Thee
we're giants IN those days. 1t Is at once our
duty and our nrte, TO che ISL eyrecollec-
I, oi them. Ih"Ie nan houe-t Irdehe ong
l"g tott that constitutes a porai force oil lntl
mite value tothv pubic "eltaIe.
The aecoud elition will be much more valu
able and interesting than tae t,st, a, Il will CON
tain many a,roitant characteristic anecdotes,
&r. neH.I before published, Of those lust,iou,
men who acted a cons leu. U, uart ia our elu.
rious Revolution. The Editor thnksit proper
to ad thal mIuy gentltIneh, from various
part, ot tie Union, have promised to furnish
Original skttChe OF our most distinguished Re
.olutionary heroes, aaes and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, And eloquent papers, Ia.
ken tom the Journals OF the Revolutionary
Gung,ess a. we'll an the Constitution ulthe L.
States-andthe valcdictoIs add al General
Washington, which tho inst edu y dad not
contain, will oHe aLdtlonaiintCrest and salaeto
8 hework.
The hlst edition contained a biographical
sketch of the character oil chr hpHdr,d ard
fifteen indn huAs, and 1t is expected the second
will oontsin sketch oi the character, &c. Of
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
pubic alton OF the tlIat edition.
AnOng many recommended rs Of the tirs
edition, the publisher will only give the follow
ng;
concluded article on" acho lBuoks,' with
he following observations
{" have been led to these few remarks, by
laying my hand on a volume lately published
~ Nj. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entitled 1t a
new Blos aphicaI Dictionary, containing the
Ii OF all out eminent statesmen, heloes
patriots and sages.'
krw.YoDK, Ap.il 10, l6lI.-SIn--Next to
the lille and books of moral and religious
nature, which ought even to hav a large share
OF attention in all our scminaliese OF learning,
scar cely any thing can be more instructive, and
certainly, nothing can be more interesting TO an
ugenious youth, th-nbiegraphy.
am happy 10 tind that YOU have puhilsed
Biographical Dictu ma Y, which think well
caIcuIatedto give the rising generation much
important knowledge oil many distinguished A.
merican heroes and statctmpn. That your la
bors for the benefit OF those, WHO meto succeed
US on the great theatre OF the world, may be
generously rcmtnerdtsd, is the sincere wish Of
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
t. J. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work t. be comp. lsed IN an octave
volume, to contain b.tweeu ! a. 30 PAGES.
The p,Iee to oub,cribe' will be s., pa able on
delivery.
O. II will be printed on good paper and
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Subscription papers to be returned to the
Editor, at Washington unit the 3rd Of March,
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QF rhe Editor vii thank gentlemen IN va
rious pats oilhe Union fo biog aphlcal sketch
e nt .ur dep ,ted heroes, 'aEes, aud state men
Ea,ton, Penn Jan. II, 1923.
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