The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-31
No 299..
wEBsrEa,s woRKs.-s.1sh Edition.

The Speeches, Forensic Arguments, and Diploma
tic Papers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; iDith a
Notice Of his Life and Works, by EnwARD Ev-
ERETr. In vols. 8vo. cloth. Price $12 ii
+ speaks favorably, we think, for the intelii.
l. gence and sound national feeling of the people
Of this country, that Messrs. Little, Brown & Co.
have been called upon to issue the sir edition of Mr.
Webster's Works We have been struck with the
justice OF the opinion expressed by disting ushed
clergyman of Philadelphia, in discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster that 'sthe best thing we
can 90 for training our young men is to place in
their hands the works of this great statesman
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
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.
Webster'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 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 reasonaoieness OF the price, recommends it to
general circulation 8
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 Everett may be hereafter superseded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 a
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
for rendering it complete, and no new edition can
supersede it. Should there be a. further pubca.
ton of correspondence miscelanies, 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. a
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:
"BosToN, January 10, 1853.
"MEssRs. LITTLE, BRowN & Co.-Gentlemen
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made of you to the completeness of YOUR edition
of MIR 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 bis entire published works.
"ltls probable that one or two volumes of corre-
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lished in the same style with your SIX volumes.
This cannot be considered deinitively decided
upon; but it is certain that 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 we'll 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 Adoertiser
'These volumes 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 posterity prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
lon he I'm oIie lam
Ne,c 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
| at, the deservings of MIR. Webster, still less to
compare him with other men. There is shorter
course, which is to invite the community to weigh
and value them Tor 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
| LNe,oark Daily Adrertiser.
''In company with the writings of Washington
| and Franklin, they constitute most essential
| part of the history of Republic. No lapse Of
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, and how the genius and spirit of the peo-
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied and
| personi6ed in one eminent individual-emphati-
| caliy the AMERICAN SrATEsMAN.''
Boston Courier.
s'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. ''-Ipashington Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston.
| Feb 1-2aw4m