The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-09
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole al the IN st edition having been
sold the isdtol has been indncedto ofIei Il new
one, on a more enlarged scale, y reason OF the
many demands that have been made tor the
work from various parts oith United State.
Tn favorable reception that has been given
TO th, " Biographical Dlctiona "" Will It u
graft Iul To he compiler, may he REGARDED as
honorable To the Anetlean community The
a, ernt republics ,aised monuments OF stone t.
1--WE petpetuity to the lame oil thei herots and
ages. I'VE would implant the memory olour's
IA the Lea,ts OF on, children, to he handed own
to their chldrcn, III pr ond remembl ance 1.-THE
vittues aud talents of men whn novel had then
suppnois. Ofthosewho took part inthe Re
No,u'iou. il has heeu emphaticdliy said, " there
were Q ants in those days" IL is at once ON
duty an our interest to che ish iveiyr ecollcc-
ton Of them. There is an 7tpride be 'ong
inc toit that constitutes a moral force OF INF
mite yAlue to hepuhlic welfare
The second edition will be much more van
able and iate estng than the first, as 1t wiilccn
tain many important characteristic anecdote"
&c. never before published, OF those llluet ,"or
men who acted conir icu rs part IN our glo-
rlous Revolution. The Editor thlnhsit propci
to ad that MANY gentlemen, f'om various
parts OF the Union, have promised 10 furnish
Oh ina * etChes vi our mostdlstln2iii1hcd Re-
evolutionary he oes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, and eloquent papers, Ia
Ken nom the Jour ais of the Rev ihtionai Y
Gon2tcss. a. WEI as the Constitu ion oithc u.
Statcs-andthe va'cdictorv aid ess oil Genera
Washington, which the inst edition did not
contain, will give aldilionaIintcrcsts aud valneto
hewotk.
The first clifton contained bios' aphca'
sketch OF the character of one hundred md
fifteen individuals, and II is eNpectea the second
viii contain ketch OF the character, &c. oil
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
public cation OF the FIRST edition.
Among many recommended rs OF the ilrs
edition, the publisher will only give the folio"
ny:
Mr.. Mus, in his Reai ter, ,Iu'y 1918,
concluded anarticie Oh i" Scho books" whl'
IL fol owing observatie ms :
a. have been led to these lew remNks, by
having my hand on volume lately published
Nv Mr. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entitled" A
new Biographical Dictionary, containing the
lives Of all ou eminent statesmen, he'oea
patriots and sa cs.'
Nrw-YonK, Ap.ill6 1S1t,--SIn--Next to
he i,ible and books If moial and religious
nature, which ought eye, 10 hay large sha' t
of attention Ia all our sem narie,e o! learning
scarcely an, thing can be more s'inetire, am
certainly, nothing can be more interes'ii to az
ugenous youth, thanbl g'aphy.
an, happy to End thai you have pn'i'sed
l,ioe, aph cal Diotiona v, whi,h ! tlnnk WEI
calculated to give the rising generation mnrf
,nportanf knnwe,lg oil many stlrgni-hea
tnefira heroes arl -tafctmen. That your "a
borsforthe benefit ofthosc, who nelp succeed
us ON the great theatre o. the world, may b
generously remunerated, is the sincere wish
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
II. J. ROGERS, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
| I. The work to be comprised ~ an OCTAVE
volume, to contain between \ and odu plges
The price to subscribers will be s., payable OF
delivery.
4 .. Il will be printed on good paper AM
handsome typ, neatly bound and 'elte'ed.
+ Subscription papers to be returned to tn
+, Editor. al Washin gton unit the Sid OF March
and after that time 10 Easiot, Penn.
M The Editor will thank gentlemen ~ va
riois parts ofthe Union fol biog' aphiea sRetco
es ofour departcd heroes. SAYS, and statesmen
Easton, Penn. Jan. 27, 1879.