The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-18

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ORLANDO BROWN,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
| Oct l-3awtlNov.
PROPOSALS BY LITTLE II BROWN
PUBLISHING BY SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of The United States.
EDITED BY HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TINE public will be glad to learn that the publica
! 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 to embrace in the proposed collection the
works of Mr.. Adams on Government, already pub
lished, but now out of print and selection from
most voumnous mass of manuscripts which have
| never the light
| The collection is TO be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depositary OF all
the manuscripts as well of John Adams as of his
father the late Iohn Quincy Adams, and Is intended
the first of two great publications. elucldating
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 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 LIE,
scrupuously preserved his papers, and among
them are found many of curious and sngularly
| 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 ITS, and l776, at Philadelphia in
which the writer was 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 intention was long
tertained by the younger MIR. Adams to write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
| eyPcntpd commenced A interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
| prehxed TO the present publication. The unexe-
cuted 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 half century well out of
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 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 Dscourses 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, as may be considered most
! likely to promote better acquaintance with the
times in which MIR. Adams lived and acted than is
yet possessed, after all the valuable contribu-
tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
idently 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 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 lees 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 following
order:
| L. Works upon Government.
? Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations OF the Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers.
| T. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774 to
o. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
7. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor
5 Original unpublished Letters of Franklin
Jay, Jefferson, the Lees, Laurens, Gerry,
Dana, lzard 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 81 25 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 a volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
ed by the propnetors.
LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug 29-3tawd ll2 Washington ST., Boston.
sTATEsMAN's MANUAL,
Comprising the Lives, Addresses, and Mes
| ssges of the Presidents Of the United
/ states.
! From Washington 10 Tdyor's Inaugural Message.
March ls49; oih History Of their Administra-
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Edited by Edwin Williams, Esq.
illustrated with Portraits Of our twelve Presi
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From D,s President Of De United States.
ITO. Mr.. F. WALKER.-Desr sir: have found
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Yours, JAMES X. POLK.
From he Hon. Henry Clay.
"MY DEAR Sra: Your Statesman's Manual is a
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STATE OF New YoRK. Secretary's Office, !
Dept Of Com. Schools, ALBANY, Sep. 10, 1876.
! have examined the "Ststesmans Manual, )" in
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