The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-11-02
TO THE PUBLIC.

Tn whole OF the inst edition having beer
! sold, the Editor has been inducedto Offer new
one, on mote enlaI gcd scale, ny reason OF In,
many demands that have been made loi tn,
work tom va,iaue parts ofthe u,ited State.
Theiavnrafle reception that has been given
to this " Biographical Dlctiona v" while II l.
grat,lui TO he compiler, may be regarded As
honorahleto the american commonly. The
ancient cpubIi,s raised ~inonumcutsut stone t,
| gi,e pc,petuity t. the fame olihei, heroes and
! saaes. We wouidimpiant the memory ,toHf.,
H. the heats OF our children, to be handedtomn
to Heir ch,li,cn, in =, ond rcmesnbt a.oe ttht
siitut, and talents u men who never tad then
siHIclIots. OfthCse who took rari ia the Re.
voiuliou, i has hcen enpaatieely sad, thee
were njant~ in those days" 1t is At once ON
duty an I our intelc-tt to cheiisl lively, eeoliec-
ton toem. There isan hoae-tptileh e'ong
ing tot that constitutes 4. moral force oil mi
rite ,luc tothc public welfare.
The second edition viii lac much more valu
able and ilte. estingthan the. lust, aslt vii con
tain MARY irfeItant chalactc, site anecdotes
&c. uev,, before published, Of those iIlnstl i"'is
men who acted a cons, leu Us uaIt in oui glo-
IiOus I~sev"luti II. tht Editor tNinksit proper
to al , tat many gentlemen, II IN Va, lo,s
putsoG the Union, have promised To furnish
OH. nalsketche~ Of our mostd,-tui9ti,h d Re
Nol'tltl'h'N htitN', 49, NV
Tho valuable, rare, and eloquent p4pers, IA
Ken ftom the Jnurf al, > the Rev lntlon'ly
Congress, as we'll rs the Constitution "ithe L.
Statcs-andthe valedictorv address OF Genera
Washington, which the iiIst edition did mol
CONTAIN, willgive aGditionaiintercst and valneto
he"oik.
The inst edition contained a hiogtaphica
sketch of the character oil ont hnpdred md
ftlecn in lividaaIs, aud it is eNPecIedihe 'tcond
will contain askelch otthe ciaaIsctc1, &c. oi
forty ~ fifty moic, who have died since the
publication OF The first edition,
Among many recommended rs OF the frs
edition, the published viii only slYethe follow
NJ No.
Mr.. NILts, in hi, REGISTER, Iu'v l.lSl5,
concluded an article on % scho, l3ook7,' witt
h t following observations
6. | have been led To the c 'ew remark. by
laying my hand on a volume lately published
ny Nj. ROGERS, At ~t,aaton, Penn. entitled " \
new Binataphlcal Dictionary. containing tho
Il es of All oul eminent statesmen, heicel
patriots aud IA es.'
Ntw.YonK, Apil 10. lSlt.-Sm-Next to
he iible and books of a mdrai AMI &c 'g'on-
nature, whirh ought ever To hay a La 9e share
Of attention In al our sem natie c oil ~l'hhnlg,
scarcely any thing can he more ~ins'fncu'e, aeo
certainly, nothing can he morcinltres il toa u
n.eninus youth, thanbieglaphy.
am happy to find that YOU have pubtiscd !
BioIraph,cal Dictiona y, which think vel
caiculatedto give the rising generation nuef
important knowledge OF many d ot,tgn'-he+ \
ne,ica he, ocs AMI statrtmcu. That yonr Ia.
horsforthe benefit ofthoae, who aelo succec,
us on the great theatre % the world, may n
generously r~cmnnerated, is the sincere wish q
your humble servant, -
TIMOTHY ALDEN.
+. }. ROGERS, Esq
.CONi;lrIONS.
/. The work to be comprised in an octave
enlume, to contain between a. d 800 pages
The price to sub,cribc,s will be S., payable OF
delivery. :,
2. II will be printed oil a good paper an'
handsome type, neatly bound aud 'eitrred.
noo'c'.p,,u" r.p9s ,1,,,I IN. 3,do f u.,cb
and alter thattimc to faston, Perm.
uPsrhe Editor viii thank gentlemen ~ va
rions pats ofthe triton Coz biographical 'kr'ch
e. ofour depqrted heroes, s'g"s, and statesmen
Haston Penn Ian 81. 1928.