The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-11-25
TO THE puRIIG.

The whole oil tine inst edition having been
sold, the Editor has been nducedto Offer a new
one, on a more enlatged scale, 10y reason OF the
many demands that have been made for The
work from valiau, parts olthe United States.
Th favorable reception that has been gwen
to this i" Biegrsphical Dictionary" with It is
grateful to he compiler, may be Iegafde, as
honoIableto The American community. The
ancient republics rai-ed monuments o. stone to
give pc petuily To the tame OF their heroes and
sagss We would implant the memory oiopy'3
m the hea,ts of oni children, To be handed own
to their children, IN proud remcmbl snce oithe
vi,tu,s and talen OF men who never had their
supeuors. Ofthose who took part in the Re
voIulion, has been emphatcaly said, " there
were giants IN nose days" 1t Is 1t once our
duty an, ourintefe,tto che, ish livelytecollec-
ton OF them. Thee is an honest pride be ong
ina to It that con titnt,s a p,orn' faIec OF inf
nItr ys.ue the public weliare
The stcond edition will be much more valn
able and interesting lhan the first, as L will CON
tain many important Characteristic anecdotes,
&c uev,l before published, Of those illnstlious
men who acted cons icuous part IN our gl0-
rious Ilevolution The Editor thinks il proper
to ad that many gentlemen, from various
parts OF the Union, have promised TO furnish
originalsketehes OF our most distinguished Re
volutionuy heroes, sages and state5meLi
The valuable, iare, and eloquent papers, ta-
ken from the Journals OF the Revolutionary
Congress, as well as the Constitution olthe u.
States-andthe yaledictory add e,s OF General
Washington, which the first edition did not
contain, will give additionally interest and value to
q hewoik
The first edition contained biographical
sketch OF the character OF one hUndrtd and
fifteen, individuals, and il is expected the second
will contain sketch OF the character, &C. OF
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
publication OF the first edition.
Among many recommendati' ms of the frs
edition, the publisher will VnIy give the follow
ny:
Mr.. NILrs, in his Register, July l, 1915,
concluded al article on " scho lBooks.' with
he fol owing observations;
al have been led to these few remarks, by
laying my hand on volume lately published
by Mr.. Rogers, at Eastou, Penn. entitled " A
new Bog aphical Dictionary, containing the
lives of all oul eminent statesmen, warrlolsi
patrio and saees." It is neatly printed, and
in my opinion, one OF the best school books we
have Tor boys OF ( ON II TO Is years od--and
in years. 1t has had, am told, very e>ten
sivc sale, and / shall MT be SONY to hear oil a
new edition every year"
Nsw.Yo *, APP i 10, lSll.-s1u-Next to
the ibIe anu books Of moral aud reiislou:
nature, which ought ever TO have large shaf'
of attention in all our semnalieo OF learning
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, anC
certainly, nothing can be MOI interesting to az
-. vn,,tb ia HI u,at,hU
lam happvto find that you have publised I
biographical Dictionary, which think vel
caicnlaled to give the rising generation much
important ewlet ge OF many distinguished 4
merican he, oes and statetmen. That your "a
bors for the benefit of those, who arctic succeed
us on the great theatre O the world, may b.
generously remnnerated, is the sincere wish o
your humble servant,
1,IAInTIN AL DEN.