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Tie Sp<erhes. Forensic 4Argsmsnts, AVID Diplsms-
tie Paper. Of DANIEL WEBSTER; vs,A a
Notice af has Life smd Works, By EpwARp Ev-
ERErr. In vols. 6vo. cloth. Price S1a. 4
TT speaks favo~aby, we think, for the intelli-
l. Rence and sound national feeling of the people
OF this country, that Messrs. Little. Brown Co.
Wehster's Works. We have been struck with the
Justice Of the opinion expressed BY dstin ruished
clergyman of philadelphia, in a 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"
and aleo OF his remark upon the influence Of that
recommendation, 81 feel that have rendered every
family useful service, which may have been in
duced through my recommendation, to give il a
place amon1 their household books" From a
general conviction of the truth here expressed, in
addition to the interest which every intelligent
reader vi o once enters upon the perusal Of MIR.
webster,s speeches or 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, re have no
doubt that these works will attain . much wider
circulation and far more general Psrusal, than
those of any other American author. The excel
lent manner in which the work 10 Published, and
the reasonableness of the price, recommends it to
We learn that an idea has been entertained, TO
some extent, that the edition above referred 10,
edited by Mr. Everett, may be hereafter superseded
by another and moro complete edition. This 10
mistake. This edition was compiled and edited
with great care curing the lifetime of Mr. Web
ster. with all the assistance which be could afford
for rendering it complete, and no new edition
supersede it. Should there be further publica.
ton of correspondence or miscellanies, it will be
in the form Of an addition which will i'm no degree
impair the value of the present edition, Blu would
tend to increase its interest.
In conf irma ton of this fact we authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr..
Webster: 5t
"BosroN, January 10, 1883.
a. o. 7
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made Of you az to the completeness of your edition
Of Mr. Webster's works.
s'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. le D.
"ltis probable that one or two volumes of corre-
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
lished in the same style with your volumes.
This cannot be considered a. dehnitively decided
upon; but it is certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
"Yours, very respectfully,
'sFLETCHER WEBSTER"
"We 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 are 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. "-Bosfun Daily Adcertiser
"These volumes are collection of imperishabe
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in
ternational law, diplomacy, finance, legislation,
and lterature-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 postery prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
long as the English language endures."
[Neso York Courier and Enquirer.
"Disting uished 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 OWE, 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 emorial of his existence
and his greatness, than the granite column, the
marble or braxen bust.
1--WE shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
at. the deservings of Mr. Webster, stil less to
course, which is 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 she'll speak for him. They
want only to have readers to create admirers"
[Nesoork Daily AdUertiser.
SIN company with the writings ct Washington
and Franklin, they constitute a 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 eminent individ ual-emphati-
cally the AMERIcAS STATESMAN"
Boston Courier.
sBy 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.''-IVasAtnst tom Republic
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston.
Feb l-2aw4m