The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-03

FOR PUBLISHING SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President qf the United States.
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
vT>HE public will be glad 10 learn that the publica-
4 ton Of the works of JoHN ADAMS, so long de-
layed, will now be commenced SO soon an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained. Ii is
intended 10 embrace in the proposed collection the
works OF Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out Of print, and selection from
most voluminous mass OF manuscripts which have
never seen the light.
The collection il to be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depositary Of all
the manuscripts we'll of John Adams as of his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and is intended
az the first ot two great publications, calculating
the history of the rise and progress of these United
States, from the year l76l, in which the revolution
airy struggle first began, down TO the year 1913,
when the younger Adams died ,,..,-.,ro
much more ample tnan has generally been sup
poseu. Jonn Adams, during nearly all his life,
scrupulously preserved his papers, and among
them are found many of a curious and singuarly
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able at least in the eyes OF the world viii prove to
be Diary, commenced by him carly as 1885,
and carried on 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 I74 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, i'll the dearth Of all knowledge of
them will be highly valuable TO posterity
Ii Is well known that an intention was long en-
tertalned by the younger Mr. Adams to write a
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, was commenced. A most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
pretxed TO the present publication. The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried on by the editor aided
by the discovery of an 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 of correspondence
published treatses OF various kinds, rather to bring
them all within reasonable limits for purchasers,
than TO come short of what will interest the students
OF the national history.
Ii Is proposed 10 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; 10 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, after all the valuable contrbu
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers
hdently 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 offered 10 the patronage of the Ameri- J
can people And they strongly hope that they
shall ind themselves well sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged 70 go and perfect
the other and latter part Of IT, the Life and Works
of the no less distinguished son, John Quincy
The works will be brought out from time 10 time,
commencing during the autumn Of 1919, and com
pleted within a reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention 20 the high character de
signed TO be given 10 them, and in the following
order:
j. Works upon Government.
2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations Of the Revolution
B. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
5. Private Letters on Public Subjects. l774 to
1901.
g. Private Letters from 1856 70 1926
T. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
; Original unpublished Letters Of Franklin I
Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry /
Dana, lizard, and other eminent patriots of
the Revolution.
The work will b. beautifully printed, ia ten vol
umes, IN the octave form, each volume containing
from 90 % 600 pages, and put up in cloth, al the
price Of s 25 volume.
Limited number Of copies will b. 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 propretors
LITTLE BROWN,
Aug 9-3tawtf 10 Washington ST., Boston.
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