The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-09-10

FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
The LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS
Second President Qf the United States

FOR PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President If the United States.
EDITED ny HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
IHE public will be glad TO learn that the publica-
4 uon OF the works of JOHN ADAMS, 30 long de
iayeu, VIII now be commenced ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. Ii is
intended 70 embrace in the proposed collection the
works Oh Mr. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out of print and selection from
most Voiuminous mass of manuscripts which have
never seen the light
The collection is TO be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depostary of all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams az 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 l76 in which the revolution
airy struggle first began, down TO the wear 1919
when the younger Adams died
The materials for the fret of the two works are
much more ample than has generally been sup
posed. John Adams, during nearly all his life,
scrupuousy preserved his papers, and among
them are found many of a curious and sngulary
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 l755,
and carried on for thirty years. including the largest
portion OF his public career. This Diary will be
found 10 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, l775 and l776 at Philadelphia, in
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.
II is well known that an intention was long en7
tertained by the younger Mr. Adams to write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, was commenced. most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefxed TO the present publication. The uncxe-
cuted portion viii 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 half century, well out of I'M
published treatises 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 on
Davila; to all of which illustrations, drawn from
the unpublished writings of Mr.. Adams, 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 ia
yet possessed, even after all the valuable contribu-
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
fidenty believe that there ia no work relating to
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 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 Is49, and COM
pleted within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed to be given to them, and In the following
order:
|. Works upon Government
2. Political papers including Controversial Pub
lications Of the Revolution
Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects l774 to
1901. "
g. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926
T. Life by John Quincy Adams, continued by
g. 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
unIcs, in the octave form, each volume containins
from 500 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth al the
price OF 50 25 Volume
A limited number of c6pies struck off
large paper, and put up in the same style Of bind
i-g, price 80 volume.
subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
ed by the f-oprietors
LITTLE & BROWN,
aug zs-ata~tf ll2 Washington ST., Boston.