The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-07-09
TO THE, pIBIlC.

The whole oil the In edition having b, en-
sold, the Editor has been induccdto oiiera new
one, more enla ged scale, by reason oi the
many demands that have been made toI the
worL from vaIi us pnts the United Sta.es.
1 hc layoi able ,eeeption that has been given
To this - Biographical DIctona "" Hhile il
grat,lu to he compile, may be Ie- a ded IA
honoiahe TO the American community. Ia,
ancient epublics raised monum nts oil stone to
give perpetaity to the lame oil then heroes and
,a2rs We would impant tie memory LOUIS
u the heat Is oil oul children, To be handed own
to Their children, in oud remembrance utthe
vi Ia. ) and tLen oI men vino never had tAen
supeuors. Ofthose who took part in The Re
volu'ior, has been emphallcally said, F." there
| were giants in those days" IL ia at once our
dutyant our intC,set to ,he isi ahv uiyI .cOiIec-
ton Of them. Incte 10 an hoaestprdebe ong
ing to 1t that CONSTITUTES a moral force oi mi
ntr y,iue to hepnbhc weila's.
The ,econd Z lition will be much more yalu
abe and lnte estiEg than the Inst, a It will con
tain many important Characteristic aneedute',
&C. nev>l beiol, published, Of those last'l"u@
| men who acted cons icu rs part in ouI ~
rious Rcvolut,n. The Eaton thinks ii proper
to ad that many seut,men, from vdIIous
part of the Union, have promised to furnish
| orig nal ,ketche OF or III 9stdlet'nguishs Re
| eoluticna,y heroes, ayes ard statesmen.
The valuable, rare, a d eloquent papers, la
ken from the Journals oil the Rev dictionary
Cong ess, as well is the Con.tltu I,n olthe u.
States andtbe valedlstor add eNs oi 6enct al
Washing ton, which the inst edition ana not
contain will give addltona iutei II aud aIue TO
he work
The first edition contained a bio 5taphiCa
,kel Oh oil tn. character OF ont hnndred AMI
fifteen inii ldnals, ana IT Is eAPeele' The second
aill contain a skctch ot the CHARACTER, &c. OF
forty or fifty more, who have died since the
publ cation oil the fist edition.
Among many recommendations OF the frs
edition, the publisher will only give The follow
NJ:
Mr.. Mus. in his Register, July /, 1873,
concluded an articlron acho lBUoks,' w,h
ne iol owing observations
- have been led to these few remark, by
LAYING IN, hand on volume lately Published
by All R1rtrs, at Eastou, Penl,. enttlrd "
new BIpg aphIcal Dictionary, obtaining tie
lives OF ali ouI eminent statesmen, heIoeS
patriots and sages.'
Nfw-Y0uK, Apii l6, l6li.-SiH-NeHt TO
the Bible aud hooks 81 moral ana tehSous
uatnle, VIII h ought ever to hay a large shatc
al ate non in all our sem naliese pi Earning
sfarceIv any thing can lac more lns'ru ctwe and
certainly, nothing can be more inteI cs'iag t. an
ngeniuus youth, thnnblcgl aphy.
lam happy to find that yen have p"b ed a
siograph cal Dictionary, whieh ! think well
calculate TO give the rising generation much
important kotmle ee OF MANY -unguisheo A
meiica heroes and statetnen. That You "a
no, sion the benefit othose, who aDeto succeed
us on the great theasfe o the world, may be
generously rrmunerateG, is the sincere wish OF
YOU humble servant,
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
T. J. Rooms, Esq.
CONDITIONS.
|. The work to be comprised in An octaV"
volume. to CONTAIN between and 500 pages.
The price to sub7elibeis will be s., payable on
delivery.
2. 1t will be printed on good paper and
handsome type, neatly bound and IeItrl ed
Subscription pape,s to be returned to the
Editor. at Washington until The 3rd OF Maj CHI,
and alter thattir.e TO Eastou, Penn.
m rhe E.Ii,vr viii thank gentlemen IN va
rious Is ofthe Union fo' biog aphleal sketch
es OF our dep ,rted heroes, sages, and statesmen.
Easton, Penn. ia. u, 1928.