The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-24
wEBsrnR,s woRKs.-sinth Edition.

The Speeches, Forensic Arg1mlnts, and DipLoma-
TIC Popers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; toifh a
Notice Of his Life and Works, BIZ EDWARD Ev-
rRErr. In vols. 8vo. CLOTH Price $12. ss
TT speaks favorably, we think, for the intelli.
4 gence and sound national feeling of the people
OF this country, that Messrs. Little, Brown s. Co.
have been called upon to issue the sir edition of Mr..
w ebster's Works We have, been struck with the
justice ofthe opinion expressed By distinguished
clergyman of Philadelphia, in discourse on the
character Of Mr.. Webster, that athe best thing we
Gao 40 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 q useful service, which may have been in
dnced, 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 or writings, either from the
importance Of the subjects treated. the soundnees
and force OF the views expressed, from the charm
OF the style and manper 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 Teasonabie9ess 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 Everett, may be hereafter superseded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 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 further publica.
ton of correspondence or 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.
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:
baed .ssit ssBosroN January TO- 1888
seMEssRs LlErLE, BRowN Co.-Gentlemen /
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made of you as to the completeness of your edition
of Mr. Webster's works. za2J ! ssb.st skaters
"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 his entire published works. AefiF q ;ssAs1 .
p"Itls 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 defnitively decided
upon; butt is certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value. 2 5srzlk ga
-, FLETCHER WEBSTER"
eve have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial,
also published by Messrs. Little, Brown Co., ia
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 deceased statesman. "-Boston Daily Advertiser
a..sThese volumes are acoection of imperishable
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in.
transitional law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and Iterature-a collection not to be matched by
this, and hardly by any other country, in capital
and multform excellence. There is not page in
these books which may not give the world assur-
anee Of transcendent intellect; not page which
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
long as the English language endures."
i [Ne.o 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 re-
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care to
build his ewE, 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.
r eve shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
at, the deservings of Mr.. Webster, still less to
compare him with other men, There ia a 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 :,
l. 80 HToP0n 4 Nesoark Daitl 1ddpertiser. .,
GIN company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute a most essential
part of the history of our Republic. Mo- lapse of
time can destroy their value so long 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-
,personifed in one eminent individual emphati-
cally the AMERICAS STArEsmAN.''
7@sf-3 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
well place this edition of the works of Daniel Web
ster. Washington Republic. $50
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston,.
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