The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-09

The Spssekes. Fwensie Argxnests, and Diploma
tic Papers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; sDfh a
Notice AZ ais Life sid Wscks, BY EDwAaD Ev-

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tic Pcper. Of DANIEf WEBSTER; seith
Nstiee AZ his Life ssd Nseks. BY EDwAaD Ev-
Easrr. In vols Svo. cloth. Price 8l2.
i eencs and sound national feeling of the people
Of this eooatry, that Messrs. Little, Brown 4 Co.
have been called upon to issue the xk edition of Mr.
Webster's Works: We have been struck with the
clergyman Of Philadelphia, in discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster, that "the best thing we
can do for training our young men IL to place in
their hands the works of this great statesman
recommendation, 81 feel that have rendered every
family a 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 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 a far more general perusaI, than
those of any other American author. The excel
lent manner in which the work 10 published, and
the reasonabeness of the price, recommends it to
q 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 Everett, may be hereafter superseded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 10 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 publca.
ton of correspondence miscellanies, it will be
in the form Of an addition which will in no degree
impair the value of the present edition, but would
tend to increase its interest.
in confirma lion of this fact authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors OF the late Mr..
Webster: LIS .-
"BOsroN January 10, 1858,
"MEssRs. LITTLE, 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.
"The present volumes, edited by MIR. Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1882, which intended to be included
in his entire published works.
alt ia probable that one or two volcmes of CORE
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lished in the same style with your six volumes.
This cannot be considered as defnitively decided
upon; but il 10 certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
"Yours, very respectfully,
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 well 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 Adrertiser.
"These volumes are collection of imperishabe
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 multform 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 posteriy prouder Of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated az
long az the English language endures."
Nesc 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 a re-
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care to
build his own, and in his lifetime. The six ample
volumes of bis works just published by Messrs.
Little Brown, Of Boston, will constitute moro
precious and durable memorial of his existence
and his greatness, than the granite column, the
marble or braxen bust. rr ~.
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 is a shorter
course, which ia to invite the community to weigh
and value them for 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"
[Nesoark Dolly Adcertiser.
"In company with the writings of Warrington
and Franklin, they constitute a most essential
part of the hsstovy of our Republic. No lapse Of
time destroy their value 30 long as the world
shaIl feel an interest in knowing how the great
ness of the American nation was built up and pre-
served, aud how the genius and spirit of the peo-
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied and
personified in one eminent individual-emphati-
cally the AAERIcAS SrATEsMAN." -e..- arf 4
Boston Courier.
"By the side of the 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 Web
ster. % Wasktnsten Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston.
Feb I-2aw4m