The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-17

FOR PUBLISHING by SUBSCRIPTION
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF JOHN ADAMS,
Second President qf the United States.
EDITED ms GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TIME public will be glad 10 learn that the publicar
i 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 IL ID
intended TO embrace in the proposed collection the
works of MIR. 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 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
the first Of 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 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,
scrupulousy preserved his papers, and among
them are found many OF a curious and singulariy
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, 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-
tertained by the younger Mr. 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
! prefixed 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 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.
II is proposed to issue the work in ten octave vol
uInes. 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
Davia; 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 is
yet possessed after all the valuable contribu-
| tons which have already been furnished from
other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con-
| fiaently believe that there is work relating to
the OF UHltcQ Stdtc5, 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 60 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 1919, and com
| pleted within a reasonable period consistently
| with proper attention to the high character de
signed to be given to them, and in the ollowngorder
| /. Works upon Government.
2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub.
locations Of the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
8. Private Letters on Public Subjects l774 to 1901
| 6. Private Letters from 1856 to 1926.
| Z. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
| the editor.
| s. 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 So 25 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 are respectfully solicit
| ed by the proprietors LITTLE & BROWN,
Aug. 29-3tawh 1l2 Washington ST., Boston