The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-01-29

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THE LIFE AND WORKS OF. JOHN ADAMS,
Second President Of the United States
EDITED by HIS GRANDSON, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
TIME public will be glad TO learn that the pubca-
/ i ton Of the works Of JOHN ADAMS, 50 long de-
llayed, will now be commenced SO soon as an ade-
lbuate subscription shall have been obtained II Is
Iintendcd 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 voiuminous mass OF manuscripts which have
The collection is To be made and edited by the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, the depositary Of all
the manuscripts well of John Adams az of his
father the late John Quincy Adams, and y intended
the first Of two great publications. calculating
the history Of the rise and progress of these United
States, from the year 1851 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, at least in the eyes of the world will prove 10
be Diary, commenced by him as early as 1855,
portion Of his public career. This Diary will be
found TO contain great amount of valuable matter
connected with the carly movements Of the Revolu
ton in Massachusetts, and to throw good deal of
grcsses Of ma l775 and l776 at Philadelphia, in
which the writer q 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.
II is well known that an intention was long en-
tertained by the younger Mr.. Adams to write
memoir of his father. This, although not entirely
executed, was commenced. most interesting
fragment remains in perfect state, and will be
prefxed 70 the present publication. The unexe-
cued portion will be carried by the editor aided
by the discovery of an photographed fragment
Of John Adams himself, which will be woven into
IL M Of he Sxo
The great difficulty will be in the abundance of
the materials to be gathered out of correspondence
carried on for half century, as well as out of
published treatiscs 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.
1t is proposed TO issue the work in ten octave vol
umcs. 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 Mr.. Adams, or sup
piled by the editor from other sources, will Sc
added.
Such selections win be made from the Diary, and
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 con-
fScntly believe that there is no work relating to
the revolutionary history Of the United States, and
indeed ofthe times in which Mr.. Adams lived, that
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 well sustained in this great
enterprise to be encouraged to go and perfect
the other and hitter 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 l649, and COM
pietcd within reasonable period, consistently
with proper attention to the high character de
signed obcgiven them, and in the following
l. Works upon Government.
3 Political papers, including Controversial Pub
locations OF the Revolution.
g. Messages and Public Papers.
4. Diary.
g. Private Letters on Public Subjects l774 TO 1901
s. Private Letters from l756 to 1926.
Z. Life, by John Quincy Adams, continued by
the editor.
8. 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
umcs, in the octave form, each volume containing
from 500 to 600 pages, and put up in cloth, at the
price of 50 % volume.
limited number of copies will be struck of on
large paper, and put up in the same style of bind
ing, price 50 a volume.
Subscriptions and orders are respectfully solicit
ed by the proprietors. LITTLE & BROWN,