The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-19
No. $50.
wEBsTER.s woRKs.-sixth Edition.

The Speeches, Forensic arguments, and Diploma
TIC Papers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; WITH a
ERErT. In 6 vols. 8vo. CLOTH Price $12
T speaks favorably, we think, for the intelli
l. gence and sound national feeling of the people
OF this country. that Messrs. Little, Brown & Co.
nave been called upon to issue the sixth edition Of Mr.
Webster's Works. We have been struck with the
justice OF the opinion expressed by distinguished
clergyman of Philadelphia, in discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster, that sthe best thing we
their hands the works of this great statesman
and also of bis remark upon the influence of that
recommendation, 81 feel that have rendered every
family useful service, which may have been in
place among their household books'' From
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 charm
OF the style and manner of discussion, we have
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 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,
edited by Mr. Everett, may be hereafter superseded
by another and more complete edition. This is
mistake. This edition compiled and edited
with great care during the lifetime of Mr.. Web
ster. with all the assistance which he could afford
for rendering it complete, and no new edition can
| supersede it. Should there be further pubIca.
ton OF correspondence miscellanies it will be
In the form Of an addition which will in no degree
impair the value of the present edition, blu would
| tend to increase it's interest
In conhrmatiO of this fact we are authorized to
| publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr.
Webster:
| 'sBosToN, January 10, 1853
| "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 Mr. Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which was intended to be included
in his entire published works.
''ltis probable that one 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 definitively 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,
| "We have already expressed, very decidedly
! the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial,
also published by Messrs. Little, Brown & Co., is
books which his death has called from the press.
The subjects presented well selected and treated
with excellent taste and feeling, and it contains
the most valuable of the tributes to the memory of
"These volumes are a collection of imperishable
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in.
| ternational law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and literature-a collection not to be matched by
| this, and hardly by any other country, in capital
| and multiform excellence. There is not page in
| these books which may not give the world assur-
ance of transcendent intellect; not page which
will not make posterty prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
| long as the English language endures.''
| [New 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 re-
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.
1--WE shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
at, the deservings of Mr.. Webster, still less to
course, which is to invite the community to weigh
and value them for themselves. There are 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
| Ne,cark Daily Adoertiser
"in company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute most essential
part of the history of our Republic. No lapse oil
time can destroy their value so long as the world
shall feel an interest in knowing how the great
ness of the American nation was built up and pre-
served, ana now the genius ana spirit OF the peo-
pie In the nineteenth century were embodied and
personi6ed in one eminent ndividual-emphati-
| cally the AMERICAN STATEsMAN.'
| 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
we'll place this edition Of the works of Daniel Web
ster."-Washingt ton Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN b CO.,
| ll2 Washington street, Boston.
| Feb l-2aW4m