The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-14
TO rHE PUBLIC.

The whole ~ tie IN Il edition aaving brep
sold, the Editor has been inducedto Offer new
one, on more cult 2cd scale, ty .ea-on oi tue
many demands that aave been n de tor the
work lrom va ious parts ofthc United Staes.
Theiavorable reception tnat ha- been given
10 this " Boara ph'ccl Dietiona v" Will, it Is
gateiu to he compile may nc REGARDED as
honorableto the smeIican community. Tue
ancient tepubics ra.cd monumanis o, stone to
give pei pctni, totae anne o, then heroes and
sag,s. We would implan, the memory ooufs
"a The yea, Is OF oui children. to he handed own
to Their c.lild,en, in proud rememh ance Of the
ntu and ,,ents al men who never hid then
-upenors. Oftnose who ,ook pant IN The Re
soiuiion, ii has been enphatie'ly said, " there
were giants in ,aose days" II is at once ON
duty and ourinterc~t 10 che; ish alively' ccolcc-
ton oil them. Tnere isan honest pride be oug
ing to 1t that constitutes a nOrnl force oil mi
nte value TO thepubiic welfare
The second clifton will he much more valu
able and intc csting than Inc FIST, a. II will con
tain many important chliaCteil,tic anecdutc.,
&c. nevei before puhh-hed, of those .lu,tliou-
men who acted a cons, ieuuus part in Oh, glo-
rlous Rev olut,on. The Edto' lhinEsit prope,
to ad D., that many gentlemen, ,r'm various
parts Of the Union, nave u omsed 10 furnish
,igmals ketche- Of our mostdi-tingnishe d Re-
,olutiohary heroes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, aud eloqucn' papers, Ia
ken from the Journals OF the Re, lutionaiy
Congress, as well as the Constitu ION oithc u.
States-andthe valcdictory add e>s oi Gene, al
Washington, which the inst edition did not
contain, willg,ve additiona Interest and valucto
he work.
The first edition contained a biographies
sketch OF the character of one hundred and
fifteen individuals, and it is expected the second
will contain sketch tthe character. &c. oil
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
public atiou oil the first edition.
Among many ,ecommeuda' ms OF he frs
edition, the publisher will only s've.he follow
nS:
Mr.. Mills, in his Register, July ], 1915,
cone uded auar'icle Of" Scho. books" with
he .ol owing observations
81 nave been led 10 hese few remarks, by
LAYING nv hand on volume lately published
bv Mr.. Roger, at aston, Penn. entitled " a
new Blog apnieal Dictionary, obtaining the
lives oil all oui eminent Statesmen, hei oes
patriots and sd es.'
Nsw.YotK, Apil l6, 1Sli.-SIh-Nextt to
the i,ibe ana books OF a moiai and religious
nature, Ahich oua ut ever to hay large shal c
OF ate ton N al our sem nariea' oil lrsrning,
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, ana
certainly, uotnln4 can De more lhttItstIhS " All
ngenions youth, thanbioar apn,.
am happy to lind chat Won have pubiised a
i'iogr aph,cal Dictiona Y, which think well
caiculatedto give tne rising Generation much
important knowledge OF MANY d et'nsulshed A.
meIica heroes and atlt.tmen. That your la
Dor for The benefit oil those, who a etO succeed
us on the great theatre o the world, may be
generously rcmuncrated, is the sincere ".sh Of
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T.. }. ROGERS. Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to contain hetweent and 500 pages,
The price to Subscribers will be 81, payable OIL
delivery.
2. Ii will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound aud Uttered.
Subscription papes to be returned to the
Editor, at Washington until the Ord OF March,
and after that time TO Eas,on, Penn.
n, the Editor will tha:tk gentlemen IN va
rious pats ofthe Union for blog aph,ca' sketch
e, of our departed heroes, sages, and statesmen
Fastop. Penn Jan. ~, 1923.