The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-03
TO TIE. PUBLIC.

The whole oil the iist edition having been
sold the Edltoi las been inducedto oilci new
one, on more cnlat ged scale, icy reason OF the
many demands that have been made iuI the
woik from various parts oithe United State.
ihriavo,ablc ,eccptoa that has been given
to thi, " Biographical Dictionary" Ihi, IT is
srateiul To the compiler, may he regarded as
honor able TO the American community. The
ancient cpuhlics raised monuments oil stone to
give pc pctuity to the lame oil the, heroes aud
eayts. We would impant the memory u'ou, g
III The hearts OF on, children, to be handed own
To their chill hen, in proud rcmcmbr ance utthe
vi tu.s and talents ot men who never had then
supe,IoIs. Dftho>e who took part in HE Re.
volu ION, il has been emphaticaly said, " there
were giants in those DAYS" II is at once our
duty a,,l ourin,ere-t to cherish alwclyt ecolec.
ton of them. There Is an huucstuldeh be ong
lug toit that con thut,s m0rUi force ol mi
nte value tothepubllc welfare.
The second cIitoh will he much more valu
able and tcfesting than I'll. lli,t, a. It will con
tain many important Characteristic anecdotes
sc. neyll before published, oi those iustlIau-
men who acted cons iru rs pant IN otIl glo-
rious Iievolutian. The Editor thinksit proper
To al that many gentlemen, from various
part, ul the Union, have Promised to furnish
;olip inal ketche- oi out mostdi,tinguish,d Re
.irhs valuable. rare, and eloquent papers, Ia
ken iIom the Journals OF the Rev lutionary
Cong css, as well as the Constitution olthe L.
States-andthc vaedictorv add e-s oil Cenei al
Washington, which the iuet edition did not
contain, nillg,ve additionalii,tct.sta and vaIucto
he work.
The first edition contained a biographical
pket ch OF the character oil one hHHdrtd dud
fifteen individuals, aud 1t j. expected the second
viii contain sketch olthe Character, &c. ol
forty OF fifty niuic, who have died since the
puhhcali vi the FIST edition.
Among many recommendations of the hls
edition, the publisher will only give the follow
ug:
Nj. MUS, in hi, Register, July l,1815,
concluded ansrticle on" ouho Books" with
he following observations
:" have been led to these few rema'ks, by
laying my hand ON volume lately pnbai ed
ny Mr. Rogers, at Eastop, Penn. entitled +" \
new Bog aphIcal Dictionary, obtaining the
lives OF all oui eminent statesmen, heroes
patriots aud IA .cs."
Nsw-YORK, Ap.ii 10, 1S1i.-SIR--NeXt to
the Bible aud hooks ot a moral and religious
nature, which ought ever to har large ohdI c
OF attention IN all our sem3narie7N OF learning,
scarcely any thing can be more instructive, and
certainly, OF hing can be mo- interesting to an
INGENIOUS youth, thanbi"gl apny
am happy to find that you nave Pnb'lsed a
'1iog, aphical Dictiona Y, which think " ell
calculaledto give the rising generation much
important knowledge oil many Distinguished A.
melica heroes and etatetmen. That yDnf la
boz .iorthe benefit OF those, who aieto succeed
us on the grett theatre OF the world, may be
generously remunerated, Is the oinceic wish Of
your humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
II. J. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
/. The work To be comprised in an octave
volume. to contain between and 800 pages.
The price to sub,clibers will be s., payable on
delivery.
3. 1t will be printed on a good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound aud leteled.
Subscription papers to be returned to the
Editor, at Washington until the jrd oil Marc
aud after that time 10 Easlon, Penn.
n he Editor viii thank gentlcmeh IN va
rio,is pats ofthe Union fot bog aPhica sketch
e, ofonr departed heroes, sagrs, aud statesmen.
Easton, Penn. Ian. IT, 1879.