The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-16
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole oi the iuat edition having been
sold, the Editor has been inducedto ofiel Il new
one, on more enla' ged s9al", by reason ui the
many demands that have hceu made ior the
WORK IRON vari us parts oiths United sta.ee.
Ihelavo, able reception that has been given
to thi, " Biographical nietiona y, whil, il i
srattlu 10 he compile, may be II aided 10
honor ab,eto the American community. Ia,
ancient epublcs raised I.t1huIn- ms 81 stone To
give pee petuity L. the lame oi then heroes and
says We Would impIant TIE memory ut0urs
II the aea1te OF on children, to be handed. own
to Hcif chIldI Ell, III proud refhcmbraEc &c / the
Vi tu.o aud talents ol men who n,vei had then
,upenols. Oi those who took pant IN the Re
volu'io i has bee empaaiicaly ,aid, =" thcIe
were giaul- in those days" Il is at once ON
dutyan OF, intcre Ito che i,ldlivelytecol lee
ION OF / en-. Tastc AN hone-tprldc be ong
IN. tot that constitutes a moral force oi INF
n.te ya'ue pubc.wclsne.
The second e.lition viii he much more valu
able AMI intc, csting than the inst, a, It willie
tain many important charaetelistic anecdotes,
&c.neyti hclul. published, oi those lila ttIuu-
men who acted a cons, ien rs uatt IN out \ =
rious Revolulrn The Editor thmksl II proper
to adj, that many gentlemen, I'm various
part, oil the Union, have promised to furnish
Oh iyinal sketche, oil uur most distinguish d IL
evolutionary heroes, ages ~ q 7tatesmtu.
The valuable, rare, eloquent papers, IA
ken from the Journals oil the Rev dictionary
Congress, AS well as the Constitution the l.
Siates-andt te Valedirtoiv add ess oil Ccncl a
Washington, which the In edit d,d hot
contain, viii eve as.diLiOuasIotcfcsta aud NaIuet Ia
he HU,a.
The inst EDITION contained a hiogiaphica
sketch OF the character oi one hladrod and
fueen individuals, and it /, eHrecte.l the secone
viii co tain sketch Of the cHa'acter, ~. q
forty or fifty more, who have died s.nce tbt
publication OF the FIST EDITION.
Among irary recommendations Of he trfs
edition, the publisher viii OILY sI'e Tic toi!o"
ng:
Nj. Mus, in his Reg ter, ju'v LIB.
conc ludeu an article ca" ocho lBOoAa, win
he fol OWING oheelVati rs
8" have been led to these few remarks, by
hy,,gmy hand on volume lately pab,,ane'
by Nj Rogers, at FasIot, Penn. entitled " \
new Bios aphcal Dictionary, 'ontdnrs the
lives OF al -uul eminent stuttsnien, hc'ut,
patriots and 7a2es.'
NGw-Yo4E, Ap,ii l6. lSll.-SIn-NcXt TO
the Bible and hooks OF a niotal andfeIgon-
nature, which ought even h havsa large sht1
of attention in all our scm mares ol laihlns,
scarcely any thine can he mosc 'n7'rnilre, ald
certainly, noting can be MOI tintefestit 8 TO all
ingenious youth, taauti glaphy
am happy to lind that ven have pabI-ed a
Bioyfaph cal Dioiiona, V, nhlct'-l thlnh vel
calculated to give the rising generation much
important Knowledge oi many tlnga'shed \.
meIica heroes and statetmen. That your a
Dor siorthc bcnests sort hose, who afeto succeed
us on thr great theaiae o the world, may be
generously rcmuneralcJ, 10 the ainceie wash oi
YOU humble servant, .
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
+. J. RoGrRs, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
!. The work to be comp,i sed in an octave
volume. To contain b,tWten ard 1G9 i1es.
The price to sub,cri1cIs VII be s., payable on
delivery.
2. Il will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly born,d aud 'eteled.
Subscription papers to be returned t" TIN
Fdi,or, at Washington until the 3rd OF March,
and alter that time TO Ea7ton, Penn.
n, The Kdltor viii thank gentlemen in va
rious pats oithe Union fo' bog apl'ieal 'ke'eh
es al our dep rrtcd heroes, sages, ana Statesmen
EastorT Penn. Ian. Y, 1875.