The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-06
wKRsrER's woRKs.-s.1sA Eaisie..
The Speeches, Foversie ArE~newts, s.d Diplomas
Notice qf Ais Lifs and Works. By EDwARD Ev-
r. & ~. 4,o ~l<>th Drt<

rasrr In vols. svo. cloth. Price Si2.
TT speaks favorably, We think, for the inteiii-
l. renee and sound national feeling OF the people
Of tbis country, that Messrs- Little. Brown 4 Co.
have been called upon to issue the siA edition OF Mr.
Webstsr's Works. We have been struck With tho
Justice of the opinion expressed By distinguished
character Of Mr.. Webster, that s'the best thing
can do for training our young men 10 to place in
their hands the works of this great statesman;'
and also OF his remark upon the influence Of that
mendation. 81 feel that have rendered every
family q useful service, which may have been in
duced through my recommendation, to give it 4
place among their household books" From
general conviction OF the truth here expressed. in
reader who once enters upon the perusal OF Mr..
Webster's speeches or vritingss either from the
importance of the subjects treated, the soundness
and force OF the views expressed or from the cha rm
doubt that these works will attain . much wider
circulation and far more general psrusal, the a
those of any other American author. The excel
lent manner in which the work 10 published. and
the reasonableness of the price, recommends 1t to
4 general circulation
We learn that idea has been entertained, to
some extent. that the edition above referred 10,
edited by Mr.. Everett, be hereafter superseded
by another and more complete edition. This ID .
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 il complete, and no new edition ca n
supSrseCe IL SnOulu tucr0 DC IuFtuef puOilC4-
ton of correspondence miscellanies, 1t 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 confirmation of this fact we authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, of the executors of the late Mr..
w ebster:
"BosroS, January 10, 1883.
"MEssRs. LITTLE, BRowN 4 Co.-Geniismen
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made of you to the completeness Of your edition
Of Mr. Webster's works.
1.-THE present volumes, edited by Mr. Everett
and published BY you. contain every thing, up to
March, 1882, which was intended to be Included
in bis entire published works
SIT ia probable that one or two vormes OF CORE
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lished in the same style with your AK volumes
This cannot be considered as dehntively decided
upon; but it il certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
0o''' very 'e' RpTLETSSHER WEBSTER"
"We have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial,
also published by Messrs. Little, Brown Co., 10
the most satisfactory and interesting Of all the
books which hs death has called from the press.
The subjects ted well selected and treated
with excellent taste and feeling, and it contains
the most valuable of the tributes to the memory OF
the dec eased statesman. "Boston Daily AdoerfsseT
"These volumes are a collection of imperisha Bile
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in
ational law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and literature-a collection not to be matched BY
this, and hardly BY any other country, in capital
and mutiform excellence. There 10 not page in
these books which may not give the world assur-
ance Of a transcendent intellect; not page which
will not make poserity prouder OF the land OF their
fathers. These productions will be perpstuated ~
long tine English anguage endures."
[Neso York Courier a~l Enquirer.
"Distingushed men have monuments erected
for nv their teful cOuntrymeD. and aorne-
times by the people of another nation, or by q
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care to
build hls own, and in bis lifetime The six ample
volumes Of his works just published by Messrs.
precious and durable memorial Of his existence
and his greatness, than the granite column, the
marble or bragen 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 IL q shorter
course, which 10 TO invite the community to weigh
and value them for themselves. There his
works, such of them have been collected. There
they stand. They shall speak for him. They
want only to have readers to create admirers"
Nescork Daily Adcertisey.
SIN company With the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute q most ess initial
part of the htstory of our Republic. No lapse Of
time can destroy their value 30 long rs 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-
cauy the AMIRIcAS SrArHsMAN."
boston Courier.
"By the side 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 w b
ster p Wilmington Republic.
| LITTLE, BROWN 4 CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston.
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