The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-09
wEBsrER's woRKs.-s,.th Edit,on.

The Speeches Forensic arguments, a~d DIPLOMA
tic Pepers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; sciN q
Notice Of his Life and Works. by EDWARD Ev-
sarrr In s vols. svo. cloth. Price GA
TT speaks favorsbly, think. for the intelli
Il Rence and sound national feeling of the people
Of this country, that Messrs Little, Brown Co.
have been called pom issue the firth edition of Mr.
Wehster's Works. We have been struck with the
Justice of the opinion pressed by distinguished
Clergyman Of Philadelphia. in discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster, that "the best thing we
can do for training our young men 10 to place in
their hands the wor ks of this great statesma M
and also OF his remark upon he influences Of tina
recommendation, 81 feel that have rendered every
family a useful service, which may have been in
duced, through my recon- me ndation, to give il q
place among their household books" From
general conviction of the truth here expressed, in
addition to the interest which every intelii gent
reader who once enters upon the perusal of Mr..
Webster's speeches writings, either from the
importance OF the subjects treated, the soundness
and force OF the We've expressed or from the charm
of the style and manner Of Discussion, We have no
doubt that these works will attain q much wider
circulation and far more general perusal than
those of any other American author. The excel
lent manner in which the work 10 published and
the rensouableness Of the price, recommends il to
a general circulation
We learn that an idea has been entertained, to
some extent, that the edition above referred 10,
edited by Mr. Everett, may be hereafter supersede ed
by another and more complete edition This 10 a
mistake. This edition com piled and edited
with great care during the lifetime Of Mr.. Web
ser with all the assistance which be could afford
for rendering il complete, and no new edition can
supersede IL Should there be further publics-
ton of correspondence miscela nies, II will be
In the form of addition which will in gree
impair the value Of the present edition, bu would
tend to increase it's interest.
In confirmation of this fact are authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors Of the late Mr..
Webster: ..-r
'BosroS, January 10, 1888.
"MEssss. LITTLE, BRowN Il Co.-Genflemsn |
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made of you to the completeness of your edition
Of MIR Webster's works.
ssThe present volumes, edited by Mr.. Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which was intended to be included
in bis entire published works.
s'ltis probable that one or two volumes of CORE
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lished in the same style with your volumes.
This cannot be considered de6nitively decided
upon; but il is certain that publication will be
made which viii render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
''fours, very respectfully,
''FLETCHER WEBSTER"
awe 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 staesma n. - Boston Daily Adoerf,ser
ssThese volumes are q collection of Improbable
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in
ternatonal law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and literature-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 w hich may not give the world assur
ance of a transcendent intellect; not page which
will not make posterity prouder OF the land of their
fathers These productions will be perpetuated as
long as the English language endures-"
New York Courier and Enquirer.
"Distnguished 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 bis OWE, and in his lifetime, The ak 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
rble or brazen bust.
awe shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
At, the deservings of Mr. Webster, still less to
mpare him with Other men. There is shorter
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"
Nstcark Dolly -ddcertissr.
'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 destroy their value 30 long as the world
shall feel 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 the nineteenth century were embodied and
personhed in emne Mt individual-emphati-
cally the AMERICAS STATESMAN"
Boston Courier.
By the side of the exc client edition of the work
of Edmund Burke, issued some years since by the
same publishers, every student of politics ma
well place this edition of the works Of Daniel Web
ster. - IVashington Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN CO.,
ll2 w ashin gton street, Boston.
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