The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-08
TO THE PUBLIC.

The whole oil the fist edition having been
sold tue i.ditor has been inducedto ollel Il new
oae, GA a more ehlaI ged scale, 10y reason oil the
many demands that have beea made Tor the
WORK from va ious parts otthe United States.
III favorable reception that has bcen CIV en-
70 tais .. 81 graphical Dictiona y" whll, 1t il
grateful 10 he compiler, may be le-a'den As
honorable to the Auerlcdn e immunity. ihe
ancient republics ased HlJnuulg nta oil stone H.
ciye pc petuity Ia the fame oil then hefoea aud
say 5. w. ,ouldimpiant the memory oioar's
IN Inc carts ofoul chIldrep, t. be handed own
20 their ch,liren, il proud remembrance oithe
virtues and ttcn Il men who never mad then
,upeuors ., Lloae who took pat in lie kr-
Suurion, i mas Oeeh emphatic lily said, +" there
WEE s,ants ia nose days" IL Is AT once our
,nity Al. oul ,niere-tto che isilalvelyt ccoilec-
Z not t4em. Inele IS al nestPrde ne'ohs.
i,u tou mat con- uitu!,s Il moral J0fte u ina
ulry Tie to he pubic wel.ate.
The second iii II WA he much more valu
able an intei esting an the hlst, a 1t wlltcon
tan many Important Characteristic aissedafes,
&C aev, beluIe published, 81 those tlst'ious
men who tettd d CON, IA us Datt III our slG-
vlJtls Rev lutr II. tbs Edtni thinkeIt proper
G. I'd , that many gentlemen, frofe v"ri5ns
parts of the UnIJn, have promised 10 furnish
on .iu,tsk etchc- ot on m st distinguish ae-
rhe valuable, rare, AID eloquent papers, Ia
Ken from the Journals oil the Rev lutlon"ty
Congress, as we'll da the Con,tta ion oithe L.
Statcs--an ute ea.cdictory aid ,ss OF oenei al
Washington, which tie tn-t edition did not
contain, viii give tIdiLiona iAtefs AID value TO
hewurk.
Tue li,,l clifton contained a biographical
sketch Of tue character OF ono hRfrtd and
E}s,n individuals, aud it is ehPeete lit second
will cont lin Il <etch the character, &c. oil
tppty or nifty more, who have died 5ihce the
Publication of the first edition.
Among many recommendations OF the frs
edition, the publisher will only give the follow
n:
MIR. Niles, in his Register, July l., 1879,
Concluded anarticie on" ,chos lboohs' WIN
he tol owing observations
.rl have h zen led to these few remarks, by
laying my hand ON volume lately Paoleheu
by Nr ROGERS, at Ea5ton, Penn. entitled :.
new Biog aphical Dictionary, containing the
Ii es Of all uul eminent Statesmen, he'oe'
PARROTS and sa5es."
New.YouK, Ap,il l6, 18if.-SIn--Nextt To
the ihI. and hooks Of matal and fell5lons
rature. which oli.ht ever to hav large share
fate icon in all our sem naricss Oh laafnIng,
Scarcely any thing can be more Instructive, aud
certainly, nothing can be more interesting 10 an
Ingenious youth, tnanblo g aPny.
lam happy 90 fad that YOU have publlsed a ..
Biographical Dictionary, which ththk well
cafcnateIto give the rising generation maen
important knowledge OF many distinguished a.
mericl heroes and ,tatctnen. lhat your ia
ecrsforthe hen lit of those, who arctic succeed
us on the gre t lhca.re o. the "1tid, my DC
generously rcmuuerated, is the sincere WISH oil
your humoic servant, ,.,,,, MN
]. J. RoGERs, fsq.
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l. The work to be comprised in an octave
volume, to cun-ain h,tneen aud 300 pages
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u he Editor viii thank gentlemen IN va
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e. OF our dep rtcd heroes, a@es, and e7h'eh
| Ea>ton. Penn. lar. II, 1873.