The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-08-24
TO TIE, PUBLIC.

The whole OF the hl 81 edition having been
sold, the Editor has been inducedto ohcr n new
one, on more enlarged scale, hy reason oi the
many demands that have been made for the
work from vari, us parts ofthe United States.
Thclayotable reception that ha, been given
To this " Biographical Dictioua y" Will 1t j.
grateful to the compiler, may be re alded a.
honol able to the American community. The
ancient iepuhlics raised monuments oil stone to
give pc, petuity To the fame OF then heroes aud
sagts. We would implart the memory oloarS
III the hearts Of our children, to be handed own
To their children, in proud rcmcmb ance oithc
Vi tues and talents oi men vino never had then
,upcnots. Ofthose who took part in The Re
volulion, i, has been emphaiicaly said, i" there
were giants in those DAYS" II is at once ON
duty and ourintere,tt to cherish alivelyreco lice
ton Of them. There isan houc-tpride be ong
ing to 1t that constitutes a mOfof force ol Iuti
u te value tothepublic welfare.
The second { iition viii be much more vain
abe and inter e5tiug than the fist, 1t will con
tain many important Characteristic anecdotc,,
&c. never before publ he'd, ui those ,lustlioua
men vi o acted con- leu rs pa't III ON gle
rious Revolution. The Editor thinks proper
to adj, that many gentlemen, ir.m various
parts of the Union, have p omiSed to furnish
or sinal 81 etches OF our most dlStipgushtd Re
hOHltiplldiN Itlo d2co anu Sli't9iiltf
The valuable, rare, aud eloquent papers, Ia
ken from the Journals OF the Rev lutionaIy
Cong,css, as well as the Constitution oithc u.
States andthe valedctorv add ess oil Gene, al
Washington, which the inst edtien did not
contain, viii give additional interest and Valueto
hewolk
The first edition contained biographical
sketch OF the character ol one hundrtd nHd
fifteen individuals and II Is expected The second
will contain sketch oil the character, &c. OF
forty or fifty mo,e, who have died since the
public OF the iist edhlou.
Among many Iecommendali' ms of the fts
edition, the publisher will only give the toloH
ny:
Mr.. NILrs, in his Register, July l, 1873,
concluded an article on =" 5cho, books, w,th
he FOL owing observations
i" have been led to these few remarks, by
laying my hand on vC,une lately published
by Mr.. Rogers, at Eastop, Penn. entitled " \
new Biog aphical Dictionary, containing the
lives Of all Gun eminent statesmen, hei oe5
patriots and Ies."
Ngw-YouK, April 16, lSl+-SIn-NeXt to
the pible ana hooks oil a moral and re gious
nature, " hich ought ever to hav large share
of attention in all our scmnaiie,' OF salnIng
scarcely any thing can be mo. Instructive, ano
certainly, nothing can be more intereslln to an
Ingenious youth, thanbinGl apny.
| am happy to find that you have puhl'scd
aiogi aphlcal Dictionary, which think wei
caiculatedto give the rising generation much
important Knowledge of many distinguished
meiica heroes and statetmcn. That your la
borsiorthe benefit OF those, who aicto succeed
us on The great theatre OF the world, may be
generously rcmnneratcd, is the sincere wish o
j your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
+. J. RoGERs, Esq
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be compri5ed in an octave
volume, to contain between ard 500 pages
! The price to sub,cribers viii be s., payable or
delivery.
q II win be printed on good paper anc
handsome type, neatly bound and lettercd.
Subscription pape's to be returned to thu
Editor, at Wa-hingto until the 3rd oil March
and after that time TO Eason, Penn.
n > the Editor will thank gentlemen IN va.
r,ons puts ofthc Union for bios aph'eal sketch
e, OF our dep,tted heroes, sages, and statesmen
E..,o, Damn Ian 81 1928.