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The Speeekes, Forensic Ayssements, oed Dip1oms-
: TIC RaReys IF DANIEL " ERSTER; sotth a
Notice ;Qf kis Life a~d Woxks, 3s EDWARD Ev-
ffRpT. In s vols. 8vo. cloth. Price 8l2 asa q
t speatss favorabiy, we think. for the inteili-
= eence and sound national feeling of the peopis
Of THE country that Messfss fitle, Brown & Co.
have been called upon issue Decentralization Of Mr.
Webster Works We have been struck with the
justices Of the opinion expressed by distinguished
clergyman Of Philadephia, ia q discourse on the
char acter Of Mr. webster, that .the best thing we
can do for raining our young men ID to place in
their hands the works Of this great statsSnnan;'
and also OF his remark upon the influence of that
Recommendation 81 feel that have re nderexl everv
family . useful service, which may have besn in
duced, through my recommendation, to give it
I place among their household booAs" 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.
W ebater'e speeches or writings, either from the
Importance of the subjects treated, the soundness
and fofce efthe views expressed, from the charm
of the style and manner of discussion we have no
doubt that these works will attain much wider
c1rouAtion and a far more general perusal, than
those Of any other American author. The excel.
lent manner in which tho work IL pub.ished, and
the rsasenAblaness of the price, recommends it to
general circulation asss sa4 h.
We learn that an idea has been entertained. to
some extent, that the edition above referred to-
edited ny Mr. Everett may be hereafter superseded
by another and more complete edition. This is a
mistake. This! edition was compiled and edited
with greatcare during the lifetime of Mr.. Web-
ster. with all the assistance which he could afford
Ior renaenng Incomplete. and no new edition can
supersede it, Should there be further publica
ton OF correspondence or miscelIanies 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. 4
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.
W ebster: ss4-iff s, "a : - -
"MEssRs. LITTLE, BRowH & Co-Genflemen
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made OF you as to the completeness Of your edition
of Mr. Webster's works. aaael 81 s - ,lz.ll ;5.Il
"fhe 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. 1855 g.9 80 9
sfltis probable that one or two volumes of corre-
epondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lished in the same style with your SIX volumes.
This cannot be considered defnitiveiy decided
upon; but it is certain that publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish it's value.
yours, very respectfully, sac
"We 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 it contains
the deceased Boston Daily 4aceytsser
"Ihese volumes are a collection of imperishable
models in constitutional law, Jurisprudence, in
ternatlanai law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and llterature-a collection not to be matched BY
this. and hardly by any other country in capital
and multiform excellence. There ia Aot page in
these books which may not give the world assur-
ance OF q transcendent intellect; not page which
Will not make poterity prouder of the land of their
fathers. These prodactions will be perpetuated as
long as the English language endures.'
Ne,p Fork Cosvisr and Enquirer
"Dstinguished 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 his own, and in his lifetime The six ample
volumes of his works just published by Measrs
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.
1--WE shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
at, the deservings of Mr. Weaster, still less to
compare nun With ?tAes men. There ia shorter
and value them for themselves. There are bis
works, such of them as have been collected. There
they stand. They fhali speak for him. They
want only to have readers to create ADMIRERS,
[Necnrk Daily Adpertiser.
Sin company with the writings Of Washing ton
and Franklin, they constitute most essential
part OF. the history of our Republic. No lapse of
Tune can destroy their value 50 long as the world
shail 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
personlhed IN one eminent individual-emphati-
cally the AMFaIcAs STArEsMAH', s
Boston Courier.
Tby 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 Web
ster. p Washington Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
liz Washington street, Boston.
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