The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-02-11
wEBsTER,s woRKs.-si1th Edlt,on.

me Speeches, Forensic arguments, and DIPLOMA
nc Papers Of DANIEL. WEBSTER ,eith
Notice Of his Life and Works, By EDwARp Ey-
ERErT In vols. 6vo. cloth Price $I2
T speaks favoraby, we think for the intelli
T. gence and sound national feeling of the people
OF this country, that Messrs. Little Brown & Go.
have been called upon to issue the sih edition of Mr.
W eosters w orks We have been struck with the
J9stlce OF the opinion expressed by distinguished
clergyman of Philadelphia, in discourse on the
character OF Mr.. Webster, that ssthe best thing we
can 90 Tor training our young men is to place in
and also of his remark upon the influence of thai
recommendation, 81 feel that have rendered eyery
family useful service, which may have been in.
duced, through my recommendation to give it
place among their household books.o From a
general conviction of the truth here expressed in
addition to the interest which every intelligent
reader who once enters upon the perusa of Mr.
w eoster's speeches or writings, either from the
Importance OF the subjects treated the soundness
and force OF the views expressed or from the charm
OF the style and manner of discussion, we have no
doubt that these works will attain a much wider
circulation and tar more general perusals than
those OF any other American author The excel
lent manner in which the work is published, and
the reasonableness of the price, recommends il to
general circulation
We learn that an idea has been entertained 10
some extent, that the edition above referred TO
edited by Mr. Everett, may be hereafter superseded
oy 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 1t. Should there be further publica-
| ton of correspondence or mscellanies 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 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, 1883
"MEssRs. LITTLE, BRowN & Co. Gentlemen: !
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
mace OF you as to the completeness of your edition
of Mr. Webster's works
"The present volumes, edited by Mr. Everett
ana published BY you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which was intended to be Included
in his entire published works.
at Is probable that one or two volumes of corre-
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
laned In the same style with your six volumes.
This cannot be considered as deinitvely decided
upon; but it ia certain that publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
aFLET5ciHER WEBSTER,
awe have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial,
also published by Messrs Little, Brown s. Co. lie
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 Aduertiser
"These volumes are collection of imperishable
models in constitutional law, jurisprudence, in
terna tional law, diplomacy, finance legislation
and Eterature-a collection not to be matched by
this, and hardly by any other country, in capital
and multiform excellence. There is not a page in
these books which may not give the world assur-
ance of transcendent intellect: not pa gre which
will not make poserty prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
| long as the English language endures."
TNetc 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 own, and in his lifetime. The six ample
volumes OF bis 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.
'We shall not attempt 10 mention, nor even hint
at, the deservings of Mr. Webster, still less to
compare him with other men. There ia a shorter
course, which s 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
INeicark Daily Aduetiser.
sin company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute a most essential
part OF the history of our Republic. No lapse of
time can destroy their value SO 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
personifed in eminent individual mphati-
cally the AMERIcAN STATESMAN"
Boston Courier.
ssBy 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 ED.
ster."- Washington Republic. -sf "a r
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