The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-07
wEBsTER's woH4s. sixth Edition.


WEBsTER's worries. sixth Edition.
IN tic r Pspe: Of DANIEL wEssTER ;' ,oth
Notice of his Life and ppo,ks, by EpwARp Ev-
ERErr. In vols Svo. cloth. Price Sl2
TT speaks favorably, think. for the nteli
i gence and sound national feeling of the peopl,
OF this country, that Messrs. Little, Brown s. Co
have been called upon to Issue the s1 edition of Mr.
Webster's Works. We have been struck with the
justice of the opinion expressed by distin guished
clergyman of Philadelphia, in a discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster, that ssths.best thing we
can do for training our young men 10 to place in
their hands the works of this great statesmsu;u
and also Of lis 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 pcrusal of Mr.
Webster's speeches or writings, either from the
importance of the subjects treated, the eoundness
and force of the views expressed from the cha rn
of the style and manner of discussion, we have no
| doubt that these works will attain a much wider
| circulation and a far more general pcrusai thar
| those OF any other American author. The excel
| lent manner in which the work ia published and
the reasonableness 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,
|
| by another and more complete edition. This is
| mistake. This edition compiled and edited
| with great care during the lifetime of Mr.. Web
ser. with all the assistance which be could afford
| tor rendering 1t complete, and no new edition can
| supersede it Should there be further. publica
| ton of correspondence mscellanies, it will be
in the form Of an addition which will in no degree
| impair the value of the present edition, bu would
| tend TO increase its interest.
In contlrma lion Of this fact are authorized to
| publish the following letter from Mr. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors Of the late Mr..
| Webster:
| "MEssRs LITTLE, BRowN & Co. Gentlemen |
! have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made Of you as to the completeness of your edition
| of Mr. Webster's works.
| ''The present volumes, edited by MIR Everett
| and published by you, contain every thing, up to
| March, 1852, which intended to be Included
! in biz entire published works
| ''ltl5 probable that or two volumes of CORE
| spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
| lished in the same style with your SIX volumes
This cannot be considered as defnitively decided
upon; but it is certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete
or in any way diminish its value.
"FLETcHER WEBSTER"
| eve have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial,
also published by Messrs- Little, Brown & Co is
| the most satisfactory and interesting of all the
] books which his death has called from the press
The subjects presented well selected and treated
with excellent taste and feeling and il contains
the most valuable OF the tributes to the memory of
the deceased statesman ''-Boston Daily ddoerfiser
"These volumes are collection of imperishab!c
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in
ternationa law, diplomacy, finance legislation
and hterature-a collection not to be matched by
| THE, and hardly by any other country, in capital
and multform excellence. There is not a pa ge in
| these books which may not give the world assur-
ance of transcendent intellect not a page which
will not make posterity prouder Of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuatcd as
long as the English language endures.''
lNetc York Courier and ENQUIRE
Distinguished men have monuments erected
Tor them by their grateful countrymen, and some
times by the people of another nation or by a re-
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care TO
| build his owr, 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 hls greatness, than the granite column, the
| marble or Drazen bust,
1--WE shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
| at, the deservings of Mr.. Webster still less TO
| compare him with other men. There is q shorter
course, which s to invite the community to weigh
and value them for themselves. There are his
worES, such OF them as have been collected There
| they stand They shall SPEAK for bin They
want only to have readers to create admirers"
Netrark Dolly Advertiser.
sin company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute most ess ,ntial
partof the history of our Republic. No lapse of
time can destroy their value go long as the world
shall feel an interest in knowing how the great
ness OF the American nation was built up and pre-
served, and how the genius and spirit of the peo
pie in toe nineteenth century were embodied and
personifed in one eminent ndiyd uaI J. emphati-
caly the AMERICAS STATEshAs."
Boston Courier.
"By the eide of the excellent edition Of the works
of Edmund Burke, issued some years since by the
same publishers, every student of politics may
well place this edition Of the works OF Daniel Web.
ster. "-l Washington Republic
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
il2 Washington street, Boston.