The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-10
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re NhDlt 81 Aht III n Ctiilin having Dtfn
solo, the Editor has been inducedto ollel new
one, on IA mote enlarged scale, ly reason Of the
many demand that have been mad. 10, the
work from i5u, parts otthe unItea STAGE.
In. favorable reception that has been givcn
To thi- " Bipgraphiea Dictiona. " Will, It Il
g,ateiu, tp The compiler, may be 'c-ardcd a.
honorable To the An etlcan {, immunity II,
ancient cpuhlles raised monun. nts 81 stone to
| 1--WE pc pttuity to the lame ol tlIe heroes and
'ag's. We nonldlmplant the III, mo oiOHr >
IA the heats oil or children, 10 be handed uan
To Their chillren, IN Pr oud rcmemhl auce e'the
Vi tugs and tllen's oi men VIII never had then
supeloIs. Oitnose who took paIt IN he Re-
YOU ion, il has been emphatic .,liy SAID, There
were giants in those days" II Is al once ON
duty AMI on inte'e to che alivclyI ollec-
ton OF them. Inelc san honest p be org
ial tot that constitat,a a mora fore Oh Inh
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able aud iatei esling than the li,sl. a II wicon
tain many Important Characteristic anccd, tt,,
& c. never before publ he'd, i those lu.t,Iou-
men who tc!ed cons, l,u, us pant IN our glo-
rious Rev htpsn. The Editoi thiukait prup.I
to ad tat many gentlemen, fun various
part, OF the Union, have promised To furnish
OF cinal ketche, oil our most distinguish Re
tol,touaiy heroes, a2es and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, aud eloquent papers, Ia
Ken rom the Journals OF the Rev utionay
Consl cas, as Wei as the ConeliIlion Oilhe 4.
States analhe vdcdictorv add ess at csnei al
Washing on, which the in-t edition did not
coutain viii give a11lltonallutcie est aud saiueto
he work.
The first edition contained a biographical
sketch OF the character oil 0pe haHdrtd aid
fnfep IN lividaas, aud il eXpected thr second
L, nj II i,p n al
foitye Gtv more, who have died since the
pnhhcatiof oi the ii edition.
Among many recommended n Of the Grs
edition, the pubishc, will only give the tOlIo"
ny
Mr.. NILES, in his Register, July 1915,
oncludca auarticlc on'' 3chu books" with
ac FOL OWING Observations:
5. have been led to thee few remarks, by
laying m, hand on a volume lately pnb,i e
by Mr.. Rogers, at Eastor, Penn. emitted " A
new Bios aphical Dictionary, ,oatalnrg the
lives of all oui eminent statesmen, hcIoe.
patriots and "a es."
Ntw-YohK, April i6, lS1t.-SiR-NeNt 10
the Bible and books of moIal and religious
natu.e which ought ever To hav large han {
OF attention in all our sem.nat'ee' oil learning,
scarcely any thing ran be more Instructive, AM
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u enious youth, thanbngl Apply.
| am happy To find Chat you have pnbltsed a
io2r aphi,ai Dictiona Y, which think "s}
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as on the great theatre q the. world, may h'
generously rcmunerated, is the sincere "ioh O
you, hunble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
r. }. ROOMS, Ed.
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