The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-12
ORLANDO BROWN

Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Oct. l--3tawtlDec.
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PROPOSALS BY LITTLE * BROWN
PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States.
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TINE public will be glad to learn that the publica-
l. ton Of the works of JoHN ADAMS, 80 long de-
layed, will now be commenced so soon as an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. 1t is
intended to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
ished, but now out of print and a selection from
most voluminous mass of manuscripts which have
seen the light
The collection is to be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depositary 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 1851 in 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 are
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 a 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 early as 1855,
and carried for thirty years, ncludingt 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 Revou-
ton in Massachusetts,, and to throw good deal OF
new light upon the proceedings OF the great Con
crosses of l774, IT'S, and l776, at Philadelphia, in
which the writer was a conspicuous actor. There
also notes of the debates during portion Of that
period, which, in the dearth Of all knowledge of
them, will be highly valuable TO posterity.
1t is well known that an intention was long en-
tertained by the younger MIR 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
prehxed to the present publication. The unexe-
euted portion will be carried on by the editor aided
by the discovery of photographed fragment
| of John Adams himself, which will 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 a half century, as well out of un-
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 Feuda Laws, the Defence of the American
! Constitution, the various editions of which have
! been long since exhausted, and the Discourses on
! 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, 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 contribu
! 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 of the times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that
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 as TO be encouraged GO and perfect
the other and latter part of it, the Life and Works
of the no less distinguished son, John Quincy
! Adams.
The works will be brought out from time to time,
commencing during the autumn of lS49, and COM
pleted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed TO be given to them, and in the
| L. Works upon Government
2 Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations of the Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers.
e. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects IVA to 1901
g. Private Letters from 1856 TO 1926.
! T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
= 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, in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price of 50 % a volume.
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 respectfully solicit
| cd by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug 29-3tawtf ll2 Washington ST., Boston.
! sTATEsMAN's MANUAL,
Comprising the Lives, Addresses, and Mes
sages of the Presidents of the United
States,
/ From Washington TO Ihylor's Inaugural Message,
! March lS49; pih History Of their AdninistrG-
tonS and Of each Session Of Congress; also uious
Historical Statistical, and Other important Public
| Documents, and complete IndeI, analytical
! Table Of Contents TO the trhole tCork.
Edited by Edwin Williams, Esq.
| illustrated with Portraits of our twelve Presi-
dents, engraved on Steel, from the most approved
Lk..ritica and in the heat atulc Of prinicl