The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-24

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PROPOSALS BY LITTLE IL BROWN
PUBLISHING 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 50 soon as an ade-
quate subscription shall have been obtained II 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 voluminous 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 as well of John Adams Of his
father the late John Quincy Adams and is intended
as the first of 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 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 are found many of curious and singularly
interesting character. Probably the most remark
able, least in the eyes of the world viii prove to
| be Diary, commenced by him early 1855,
and carried for thirty years including the largest
portion OF his public career This Diary will be
found ~ 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, l775 and l776 at Philadelphia, in
| which the writer 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-
4 teri cd Inv he Mr. Adams IN "A
memoir of his father This, although not entirely
executed, commenced. most interesting
| fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefxed TO the present publication The unexe-
cuted portion will be carried 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 out of correspondence
carried for half century, well as out of I'M
published reatises of various kinds rather to bring
| them all within reasonable limits for purchasers
than short of what will interest the students
of the national history.
is proposed TO issue the work in ten octave vol
| umes. These will include the Essay 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 MIR. 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-
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
strpasses in historical and political value the vol
| urnes now offered TO the patronage OF the Ameri-
| can people. And they strongly hope that they
| I'm hen lint
enterprise IA TO Dc 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 them, and in the foowin order
|. Works upon Government.
| ,. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations Of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
.. Private Letters on Public Subjects, l774to 1901
6. Private Letters from 1855 10 1926
I. 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
unes, in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 10 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price Of 81 % 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 s 3 volume
Subscriptions and orders respectfully solicit
ed by the propretors LITTLE BROWN,
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