The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-01
wEBsrER,s woRKs.4s,xth EDITION.

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TIC Papers of DANIEL WEBSTER; ;piM q
Notice " his Life and Works, by EDwARD Ev-
Eh erT.s In yols. syos cloth. Price $I2.8ea
speaks favorably, we think. for the inteIi-
= gence and sound national feeling of the people
OF thls country, that Messrs. Little, Brown & Co
nave been called upon to Issue the siz edition of Mr.
Webster's Works We have been struck with the
justice OF the opinion expressed by distinguished
Clergyman of Phiadelphia, in a DISCOURSE on the
character Of Mr.. Webster that ssthe best thing we
can 90 Tor training our young men is to place in
their hands the works of this great statesma n:
and also OF his remark upon the influence of that
recommendation, 81 feel that have rendered every
family useful service, which may have been in.
duced, through my recommendation, to give it a
place among their household books" From a
general conviction of the truth here expressed in
addition to the interest which every intelligent
reader who once enters upon the perusal of Mr..
w ebster's speeches or writings, either from the
Importance Of the subjects treated, the soundness
and force OF the views expressed from the cha RIM
OF the styae and manner of discussion, we have no
doubt that these works will attain much wider
circulation and far more general perusal, than
those OF any other American author The excel.
lent manner in which the work is published, and
the REASONABLE eness of the price, recommends it to
general circulation
We learn that an idea has been entertained. to
some extent, that the edition above referred to.
EDITED by Mr.. Everett, may be hereafter superseded
BY another and more complete edition. This is
mistake. This edition was compiled and edited
with great care during the lifetime of Mr. Web
ster with all the assistance which he could afford
Tor rendering it complete, and no new edition can
supersede it. Should there be further publica
ton OF correspondence miscellanies, it will be
in the form Of addition which will in no degree
impair the value of the present edition, bu would
tend to increase its interest.
In confirmation of this fact we are authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr.
Webster:
s.BosToN, January TO- 1853.
tMEssRs. LITTLE, BRowS & Co,-Gentlemen
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made of you to the completeness of YOUR edition
of Mr. Webster's works.
'eThe present volumes, edited by Mr. Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which was intended to be included
in his entire published works
sit is probable that one or two volumes of CORE
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lshed in the same style with your SIX volumes
This cannot be considered as de6nitively decided
upon; but it is certain that publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
"Yours, very respectfully,
FLETCHER WEBSTER"
"We have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial
also published by Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., lie
the most satisfactory and interesting of all the
books which his death has called from the press
The subjects presented are well selected and treated
with excellent taste and feeling, and it contains
the most valuable of the tributes to the memory of
the deceased statesman "--Boston Daily Aduertiser
"Ihese volumes are collection of imperishabe
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in
ternationai law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and Aterature-a collection not to be matched by
this, and hardly by any other country in capital
and muitiform excellence. There is not page in
these books which may not give the world assur.
ance of transcendent intellect; not a page which
will not make posterty prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
a0ee
[Netc York Courier and Enquirer.
distinguished men have monuments erected
for them by their grateful countrymen, and some.
times by the people of another nation, or by
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care to
build his own, and in his lifetime. The six ample
volumes of his works just published by Messrs
Little & Brown. of Boston, will constitute more
precious and durable memorial of his existence
and his greatness, than the granite column the
marble or brazen bust.
"We shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
ut. the deservings of Mr. Webster, still Iess to
compare him with other men. There is shorter
course, which is to invite the community TO weigh
and value them for themselves. There his
works, such of them as have been collected. There
they stand. They shall speak for him. They
want only to have readers to create admirers"
[Netoark Daily Aduertiser.
''In company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute most ess ential
part of the history of Republic. No lapse of
time can destroy their value so long as the world
ness of the American nation was built up and nre.
served, and how the genius and spirit of the peo-
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied and
personi6ed in one eminent acknowledgements.
cally the AMERICAN STArEsMAN'
Boston Courier.
"By the side of the excellent edition of the works
of Edmund Burke, issued come years since by the
same publishers, every student of politics may
we'll place this edition of the works of Daniel Web.
ster."-IVashingto Republic
LITTLE, BROWN CO.,
liz Washington street, Boston.
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