The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-13
PROPOSALS BY LIrrLE & BROWN

FOR PUBLISHING ny 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 Pubica-
Il ton Of the works OF JOHN ADAMS, 80 long de-
layed, will now be commenced 30 soon as an ACE
quate subscription shall have been obtained IL 10
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 vouminous mass Of manuscripts which nave
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 ms
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 l76l, in which the revoutlon
airy struggle first began ,tdown TO the year 1913,
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,
scrupulousy preserved his papers, and among
them 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 l765,
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 1774, ITS, and l776, at Philadelphia In
which the writer was conspicuous actor. Inere
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-
tcrtained by the younger Mr., Adams TO write
memoir of Ills father This, although not entirely
executed, commenced. A most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefixed 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 out of correspondence
carried on for half century, as well out of I'M
published treatises 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 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 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, as may be considered most
| likely to promote better acquaintance with the
| times in which Mr.. Adams lived and acted than il
yet possessed, after all the valuable contrbu
| tons which have already been furnished from
| other quarters. On the whole, the publishers con
fiaenty believe that there is no work relating tc
the revolutionary history of the United States anc
| indeed of the times in which MIR. Adams lived, tina
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 we'll sustained In this grea
enterprise as to be encouraged TO go and pcrfec
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 a reasonable period, consistently
| with proper attention to the high character de
signed be given to them, and in the following
| /. Works upon Government.
2. Political papers, including Controversial Pub
LEGATIONS OF the Revolution.
3. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
s. Private Letters on Public Subjects, TIA to 1901
6. Private Letters from l756 to 1926.
7. 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 o
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 tn
price of So % volume.
A limited number Of copies will be struck off Oh
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. 29-3tawtf liz Washington st., Boston