The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-26
10 WI. PUBIC.

The whole ol the first EDITION having been
sold, the Editor has been inducedto otle, a new
one, on more enlalg ed scale, 10y reason OF the
many demands that have been made iol the
work from various parts oithe United States.
1hciayorabe reception that has been given
TO this " Biographical Dictionary" Will, il Is
grateful 10 Tire compiler, may /. te-aldcd n.
honorableto the American community. The
ancient republics raised monuments OF stone 10
give pc petuily To the lame oil their heroes and
sa9es. We ondimplant the memory oiour 5
IA the hea, Is OF oul children, to be handed own
to Heir children, in ptoud rcmembl ance oithe
virtues and talents of men who nev ei had then
supeuots. Ottbose who took pat IN the Re
voluriou, il has been emphaticaiy sad, " thele
were giants in those days." II is at once our
duty and ourintere Ito cherish lively ccolcc-
ton of them. There is an honestpide be ong
ing to 1t that con. tltntes moral force OF inf
mite value tothcpuhlic weliale
The second ition will be much more valu
able aud Ate' eSting than the inst, as 1t wllIcon
tain many important characterize anecdote
&c evoi before published, of those llIustlIoue
men who acted a cons icufus part IN Our glo-
rious RevoIuti II. The Editor thinhsit propr,
to al that many gentlemen, from ylriou.
parts OF the Union, have promised 10 furnish
o,ie inal .ketchc Of our mostdistingai7hed Re
evolutionary heroes, ages and statesmen.
The valuable, rare, aud eloquent papers, Ia
ken from the Journals oil tue Revolutionary
Congress, as wei as the Constitution Olthe L.
Statcs--andthe vaicdictory add,ess oil Genera
Washington, which The inst edition did M,
contain, ~llIgiye aGditionalintercstan and gaIuete
he work.
The first edition contained a biographical
sketch of the character OF 0ae hHHdrtd and
e observation-disclosures, and ii is expected the second
lWill contain sketch oithe character, &c. OF
foityor fifty more, who have died since the
publication oil the FIST edition.
Among many IecoDn endaIi II of the f's
edition, the publisher will only give the follow
ng:
Mr.. Mus, in his Register, jay l, 1875,
concluded snarticle en-" 5choolB ,oks,' WITH
he following observations:
% have been led to these few rem uks, by
LAYING my hand on volume lately published
by All. Rogers, at Easton, Penn. entitled "
new Biogt aphicai Dictionary, contal'irg The
lives OF all oui eminent statesmen, hetoes
patriots and sages.'
NEw-YonK, April 10, 1Sl4.-SIn-NeNtt to
he Bible and books Of a moral and religious
nature. which oua ut ever to hav a large shai c
oil attention in all our sem narie7e OF learning
scarcely any thing can be more Ins,rn Give, and
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ingenious youth, thanhiogl apny.
am happy to find that you have pnbsed
Biographical Dietiona y, which think wei
calculatedto give the rising ecnelaf'on much
important knowledge OF many distinguished
mefica heroes and statetmcn. That yonr la
bors(orthe benefit olthose, who Al cto succeed
us on the gre at theatre OF the world, may b'
generously rcmuuelated, Is the sincere wish o
youi humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T J. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
l. The work to be comprised in an OCTAVE
volume. to contain between and 500 pages
The price TO sub c,ihc,s viii be -, payable o.
delivery.
2. IL will be printed on good paper an'
handsome type, neatly bound and Uttered.
Subscription papers to be retetEsd to thu
Eda,t, at Washington unit The 3id Of March
and alter hal time to Ia 'ton, fenn.
~ The Editor viii thank gentlemen IN va
rious parts ofthe Union for biographical sketch
es oiou departed heroes, 5a%r7, 1nd statesmen