The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-04

The Speeches, Forensic arguments, aud Diploma
tc Popers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; 10Th
Notice Of ms Life aud FORKS, by EDWARD Ev-
ERErr. In 8 vols. Svo. cloth. Price 3l2.
TT speaks favorably, we think, for the intelli-
Il gence and sound national feeling Of the people
oil this country. that Messrs. Little, Brown & Co.
have been called upon to issue the srh edition of Mr.
Webster's Works. We have been struck with the
Justice Of the opinion expressed by disting uished
clergyman OF Philadelphia, in a discourse on the
character Of Mr. Webster, that ''the best thing we
can do for training our young men is to place in
their hands the works OF this great salesman
and also of bis remark upon the influence of that
recommendation, al 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
general conviction of the truth here expressed in
addition to the interest which every intelligent
reader who once enters upon the perusal of MIR.
Wcbster's speeches writings, either from the
Importance oil the subjects treated the soundness
and iorce OF The views expressed from the charm
of the style and manner of discussion, we have no
doubt that these works will attain a much wider
circulation and far more general perusaI, than
tbose OF any other American author. The excel
lent manner in which the work is published and
the reasonabeness of the price, recommends il to
. general circulation
We learn that idea has been entertained IN
some extent, that the edition above referred to-
edited by Mr. Everett, may be hereafter superseded
by another and moro complete edition. This is
mistake. This edition was compiled and edited
with great care during the lifetime of MIR. Web
ster, with all the assistance which he could afford
for rendering it complete, and no new edition can
supersede It, Should there be a further publica
ton OF correspondence miscellanies, il will be
in the form of an addition whch will in no degree
impair the value OF the present edition, Blu would
tend to increase its interest
In confirmation of this fact we authorized to
publish the following letter from MIR. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr.
Webster:
"Bosros, January 10, 1853.
"MEssRs LITTLE, BRows & Co.-Genfi.nen
have been informed that frequent INQUIRIES are
made of you to the completeness of YOUR edition
OF MIR Webster's works
1.-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 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 definitively decided
upon; but II is certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition Incomplete
or IN any way diminish its value.
'fours, very respectfully,
''FLETCHER WEBSTER"
owe have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial
also published by Nessrs. 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 nd treated
with excellent taste and feeling, and it contains
the most valuable OF the tributes to the memory of
Il
These volumes are collection of impershable
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 mutiIorm excellence. There ia not n page i'm
these books which may not give the world assur-
ance oil transcendent intellect; not page which
VIII not make posterty prouder Of the la nd of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
long as the English language endures."
Neic York Courier and Enquirer
"Distinguished men have monuments erected
Tor 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 emorial 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 deservipgs of MIR. Webster, still less to
compare him with other men. There is shorter
course, which ID 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
Neoark Dolly Adoerfiser.
''ln company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute a most essential
part OF the history of our Republic. No lapse of
time can destroy their value 30 long as the world
shall ieel an interest in knowing how the great
ness OF the American nation was built ND and pre-
served, and how the genius and spirit of the peo-
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied and
personlhed IN one eminent individual mphati-
cally the AMERICAN STATESMAN"
Boston Courier.
"By the side of the exec llent 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 eb-
ster."- Washington Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN h CO.,
III Washington street, Boston.
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