The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-05-06
TO THE PUBLIC

The whole ~ Tie Inst edit,on having beer
sold, the Laitol has been Induced To otter u new
one, on a moe eallged scale, by reason II III,
many demands HAT have been made Tor til,
"ork from sa'leus parts oi tle unlted Sta IS.
III, favorable reception that has been gwen
10 th'e'' BIog'e phical Dictionary whi, It i,
grateful to the compile, nay be lc-alded ar
honorable 10 tue American community In,
aEcient tcpubco Iased monuments OF stone
gaze pee p.tuIty 10 the lame III Their heroes aud
a., ;. We woald implanl TIE memory oloafS
II che hcd L OF on children, to be handed owl
10 Tier children, IN Pload remembrance Of the
YIitu aud taen II men vino never had then
snper,oIs. on thuse who took part in HE Re
solutlo", il has bteh emphaticay said, :" thetc
were giant III those days" 1t is at once osII
duty and oa' ntere.tto cher ish lively rcco, &c
ton oi them. There 10 an honest PRIDE bcla ng
ny To II that cohstlilit,B morat I0rce vi mi
int ya.ue to the pubic welfare.
The ,ccond edition will be uch more vain
able and interesting Than the llrst. IA IT. will COZ
tam many important characteristic anecdotes
1t. nev'r before publ,-hed ot tn Sc llustri,rls
nlen Who acted conoL icuOua ,sll ia our plo.
flous Rev lntiun. The Editor thinks II prop.i
To I'D that many gentle,aen, tr. IA vario,,,
paitso 81 The Union, have ',1iomised To lu,nisl
o1S1ha' 7ketehee OF our most Distinguish. d IL,
ho'ut'onafy heloes, ages and statesmen.
Inc Valn'bie, raIc, aud eloquent papers, tn
KEN tom the Journals oil the Rev. hltionar,
Congress, as " ell as the Constitution ofthe u
S'ates-a1dtne vaedictorv sddiess OF Genera
Washington, which The lust cdi'io did MOI
eontam, wills give additional inter 81 and value /,
tbe work
fhe iinst edition contained biog, ,ca
sketch Of the character OF 0Ho hpHJg,d am
fticfH individuals, and II is expects, Inc secop
hiI contain sketch oi the ehaIPc ~. &c. q
l Iiy OF lilly more, who have Died bince Il,
publication Of The fast edition
Among many lecommcre a,ions Of the frs
edition, The publisher wiz ,nly give the follow
NJ:
Mr.. NiLtf, in hi Gcaisler, July /, 1851
conrludea an alIiC'.. on" Srh1 H,ooks," wit
the fol owing OBJ fYations
nave Oo fed To thcFc Few remarks, o
iay'hs my NJ on volume lately Pahl.she
BY MI. u, ,crs, at Eastou, P,nn. entitled "
ne" by dphcal DIctionaly, containing Il,
IL "a ii n ON enlinent stat, sm.h, warrior
par a and slgesn Il is neatly pIi'ded, and
III u = opinion, one d the best schoolbooks "
J n .ve iol boys 81 from - olG years old--an
aso, highly interesting 10 those more advance
in years It has had, am told, a very exter
7iye sale, aud shall not be sorry to hsar OF
new edition every ytai.'
Et~.YorE, Ap.iI 10, lS1l.-sIa-Nckt t
the +. bic and hooks Of moral and religion
natrse, uhict ought evet to have large 8har
Of attcut on in all our senls ares OF learning
scarcely any thing can be more insrne,re, an
certainly, nothingea can be moie intcresliI Z to a
ingenious youth, autobiography.
am happy Il lind Tat you have ,nbiised
BiogI aphlca Dictionary, Which thuk we
calculated TO give the using generation muc
impoitant knowIedgc OF many distinguished 4
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bors ior the benefit Of those, who aieto succee
us on thr great theatre o, the world, may b
gen eroualy remunelated, 10 the oincefe Hlsh ,
your humble seIyant,
TlnoTHY ALDGH.