The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-12-04

FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,

-
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
YNHE public will be glad 10 learn that the pubhca-
il ton of the works of JOHN ADAMS, SO long de-
layed, will now be commenced so soon as an ade
quate subscription shall have been obtained. IL Is
intended 10 embrace i'll the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out of print, and selection from
most yolumnous mass of manuscripts which have
never the light.
The collection is to be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depostary of all
the manuscripts well of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams and Is intended
as the first of two great publications, Calculating
the history OF the rise and progress OF these United
States from the year l76l which the revolution
airy struggle first began down to the year lS4S,
when the younger Adams died.
The materials for the first of the two works
much more ample than has generally been sup
posed. John Adams, during nearly all his life,
| scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
them found many of curious and singularly
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able, at least in the eyes of the world will prove to
be Diary, commenced by him as early as 1855,
and carried for thirty years. including the largest
portion of his public career. This Diary will be
found TO contain great amount OF valuable matter
connected with the early movements of the Revolu-
ton in Massachusetts, and TO throw good deal of
new light upon the proceedings OF the great Con
crosses of l774 1775 and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was conspicuous actor. There
are also notes OF inc oI
period, which, in the dearth Of all knowledge of
them, will be highly valuable to posterty.
1t is well known that intention was long en-
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write a
| memoir of his father. This although not entirely
executed, was commenced most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state and will be
pretixed to the present publication. The unexc-
cutcd portion will be carried on by the editor aided
by the discovery of an photographed fragment
| OF John Adams himself, which viii be woven into
| the body of his work.
| The great difficulty will be in the abundance Of
the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, well as out OF UNI
published treatses of various kinds rather to bring
| them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than to short of what will interest the students
of the national history.
1t is proposed to issue the work in ten octave vol
| umes. These will include the Essay on the Canon
and Feudal Laws, the Defence of the American
| Constitution, the various editions OF which have
| been long since exhausted, and the Discourses
Davila to all of which illustrations, drawn from
the unpublished writings of Mr.. Adams, or sup
piled by the editor from other sources, will be
| added.
Such selections will be made from the Diary, and
from the private papers, as may be considered most
| likely to promote better acquaintance with the
! times in which Mr. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed even after all the valuable contrbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
| fdently believe that there is work relating to
the revolutionary history of the United States, and
indeed oil the times IN winch nVeti,
surpasses in historical and political value the vol
umes now offered to the patronage of the Ameri-
can people And they strongly hope that they
shall find themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged to go and perfect
the other and latter part of it, the Life and Works
of the less distinguished son, John Quincy
| Adams.
| The works will be brought out from time to time,
commencing during the autumn of lS49, and COM
peted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed to be given them, and in the following
| |. Works upon Government.
2 Political papers, including Controversial Pub
| locations of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
| 4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, TIA to 1901
| 6. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
| 7. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor.
! s. Original unpublished Letters of Franklin,
| Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
| Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots of
| the Revolution.
| The work will be beautifully printed, in ten vol
umes i'll the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 TO 600 pages and put up in cloth, at the
| price of So 20 a volume.
| A limited number of copies will be struck off on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price SO volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawtf 10 Washington ST., Boston
| STATESNIAN'S MANUAL,
Comprising the Lives, Addresses, and Mes
| sages Of the Presidents OF the United
| States,
| From Washington 10 Taylors Inaugural Message,
L Il - H.. A. l.