The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-06
wEBsTER's wORKs.-st1th Edition.
The Speeches, Forensic arguments, and Diploma
hc Papers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; uDih a

The Speeches, Forensic arguments, and Diploma
tic Papers of DANIEL WEBSTER; l,ih q
Notice Of has Life and Works, by EDWARD Ev-
ERETT. In vols. Svo. cloth. Price Sl2
IT speaks favoraby, think, for the intelli
Il 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 distin guished
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 statesman
and also of his 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 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 writings, either from the
importance of the subjects treated the soundness
and force of the views expressed or from the cha RIM
of the style and manner of discussion, we have no
doubt that these works will attain a much wider
circulation and far more general perusal than
those of any other American author. The excel
lent manner in which the work s published and
the reasonableness of the price, recommends it to
a 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 Everett, may be hereafter superseded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 a
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 publica
ton OF correspondence or miscellanies, it will be
in the form of addition which will in no degree
impair the value of the present edition. bu would
tend to increase it's interest.
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.-Gentlepren |
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 MIR Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which intended TO be Included
in bis entire published works
"itls probable that one or two vol" mes of CORE
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
hshed in the same style with your SIX volumes
This cannot be considered as definitively decided
upon; but 1t is certain that publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish it's value.
"Yours, very respectfully,
"FLETCHER WEBSTER"
owe 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 valuable of the tributes 10 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 hterature-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 a transcendent intellect; not q page which
will not make poserity prouder Of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated Bs
long the English language enduresp
Netc York Courier and E,quue,
Distinguished men have monuments erected
for them by their grateful countrymen, and some
tlmes by the people of another nation, or by re-
mote posterity. Daniel w ebster has taken care to
build his own, and in bis lifetime The six ample
volumes of his works Just published by Messrs
Little Brown, of Boston, will constitute a 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 deseryings of Mr. Webster still less to
compare him with other men, There is shorter
course, which 10 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"
lNetcark Daily advertiser.
; SIN company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute most essential
part OF the history OF our Republic. No lapse OF
time can destroy their value 30 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
personihed in one eminent individual-e mphati-
cally the AMERICAS STATESMAN
Boston Courier.
"By the side of the exc client edition OF the works
OF Edmund Burke, issued some years since by the
same publishers, every student of politics may
well place this edition of the works of Daniel eb-
ster."-tpashingto ton Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston.
Feb l-2aw4m