The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-07
To THE. pURJ,IC.

The whole oi the IT'S, ed,t,"n having been
sold, the t.ditor has been inducedto offer new
one, on a more enlai ged scale, by reason OF the
many demands that have been made for the
work from various parts oithe United States.
The favorable reception that has been given
to this " Biographical Dictionary" while it is
grateful To the compiler, may be regarded as
honorabi to the An etican community. The
ancient republics raised monuments Of stone to
give PEI petuity to the tame Of then heroes and
sag.s We would impant the memory oiour 5
IN the hea, IS oil ouI children, To be handed own
| to their children, IN p, oud remenibIa nce ofthe
| vii tuts and talents OF men who never had Their
superlors. Oltnos. who took pant in the Re.
vUlutiou, i has been emphaticaliy said, " thel c
wen. giants i'll those days." II is at once our
duty and our interest to chez ish alivelyrecollec-
ton oil tnem. There is an hou est PRIDE be ong
ing to that CONSTITUTES a moral force OF inf
mite value teth, public welfare
The ,econd edition will be much more yalu
able anu interesting than the first, as It will con-
tain many i portant characteristic anecdotes,
&C. evtr before published, Of those lust,ious
men who acted a cons leu us part IN our glo-
rious Revoluti, u. The Editor thinksit proper
to ado, that many gentlemen, from various
parts OF the Union, have pi om'sed to furnish
oil inal sketche- oil on, mostdistnguished Re-
Aolutionary heroes, ayes and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, aud eloquent papers, ia
Ken from the jour- ais OF the Rev lutlonary
Congress, as well as the Constitution oil the U.
States-andthe valedictory add ss oi General
Washington, which the first edition did not
contain, will give additional interest and valueto
the work
The first edition contained bog aphical
sket Oh OF the character OF one hundred aud
fifteen Individuals, and it is expected the second
viii contain sketch OF the character, &c. OF
forty OF fifty more, who have died since the
publication of the first edition.
Among many recommendations OF the f's
edition, the publisher will only give the tollo"
ny:
Mr.. NILES, in his Register, July l, 1873,
included an article on 4" ocho, books, with
he following observations
al have been led to these few remarks, by
LAYING nv hand on volume lately published
bv s,r. ROGERS, at Easton, Penn. entitled 3" A
new Biog aphlcsl Dictionary, containing the
lives of all oui eminent statesmen, warriors,
patriots and sa !es." II is neatly printed, and,
in my opinion, one OF the best schoo books we
have for boys of from II to l6 years old-and
also, highly interesting to those more advanced
in years 1t has had, an, told, a very exten.
sve sale, and shall MT be sorry to hear Of a
new edition every yea'."
Ngw-YonK, Ap.il 10, 1slt.-SIR-NeHt to
| the ible anu hooks OF a moral and reiglous
nature, which ought ever to have large share
of after ION in all our seminaries OF learning,
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, and
certainly, nothing can be more interesting to an
,ngenious youth, thanbiography.
|
am happy to find that you have publIsed
Biographical Dictionary, which ! think well
calculated to give the rising generation much
important Knowledge OF many distinguished A.
| me,ican heroes and -tatetmen. That your la
bors Tor the benefit OF those, who are to succeed
us on the great theatre o the world, may be
| generously remnnersted, is the sincere wish oil
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
| T. J. RoGERs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
| l, The work to be comprised in an octave
! volume. to contain between a. 5UO pages
| The price to subscribers will be 50, payable Oh
delivery.
2. 1t will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound aud lettered.
Subscription papers to be returned to thu
Editor. at Wa, hing,on unit the 3rd Of March
and after that time to Ea5ton, Penn.
NJ he Editor will thank gentlemen IN va
rous parts ofthe Union for biographical sketch
e. -four departed heroes, sages, and statesmen
Easton, penn. Jan. ~, 1928.
Subscriptions to the above work vii
received at the office of the Virginian.
NVH PNIETlEG
Executed IN the ne0teSl manner, and on tn