The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-25

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wEBsTER's wORKs.-si1th Edition.
| The Speeches, Forensic arguments, and Diploma
| tic Papers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; ,Difh a
Notice Of his Life and Works, by EDWARD Ev-
| ERErr. In s vols. svo. cloth. Price $l2.
| T speaks favorably, think, for the ineli.
Il gence and sound national feeling of the people
| OF this country, that Messrs Little, Blown Co.
have been called upon to Issue the sirh kion of Mr..
Webster's Works We have been struck with the
justice of the opinion expressed by distinguished
| clergyman of Philadelphia, in discourse on the
character OF Mr.. Webster, that "thc beet thing we
can do for training our young men ia to place in
| their hands the works Of this great salesman
and also 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 ii
| 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 perusa of Mr..
Weoster's speeches or writings, either from the
Importance of the subjects treated the soundness
and force Of the views expressed from the cha rim
OF the style and manner of discussion, we have no
| doubt that these works will attain a much wider
circulation and a far more general perusal, than
| those OF any other American author. The excel
| lent manner in which the work is published and
| the reasonabeness of the price, recommends it to
| a general circulation
We learn that an idea has been entertained, to
some extent, that the edition above referee, ~
edited by Mr. Everett, may be heress,r spnsrssds
| oy another ana more Complete edition. This ia a
uiAAe' lis edition was compiled and edited
, E.tu great care during the lifetime of Mr.. Web
5ter With all the assistance which be could afford
| tor rendering 1t complete, and no new edition can
! supersede it Should there be further publica .
| ton OF correspondence miscellanies il 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 lite 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 MIR
! Webster;
'BosTos, January 10, 1853
! "MEssss. LITTLE, BRowN & Co.. Gentlemen, |
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made of you as to the completeness of your edition
of MIR Webster's works.
"Fhe present volumes, edited by Mr. Everett
ana published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which intended to be Included
in his entire published works
| "itis probable that one two volumes of CORE
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
Llshed In the same style with your SIX volumes
| This cannot be considered as de6nitivey decided
/ upon; but 1t is certain that publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
| or IN any way diminish its value
| "fours, very respectfully,
''FLETCHER WEBSTER"
| 1--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 tbe
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 ''-Bostor DaiIy Advertiser
! "These volumes are a collection of imperishable
| models in constitutional law, jurisprudence in.
! ternational law, diplomacy, finance, Legislation,
| and hterature-a collection not to be matched by
/ this and hardly by any other country in capital
/ and multiorm excellence. There is not a pa ore in
| these books which may give the world assur-
| anGe oil Tanscendent intellect; not page which
Will not make posterity prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated as
! long as the English language enduresb
Netc York Courier and Enquirer
/ distinguished men have monuments erected
/ Tor them by their grateful countrvmen and some
| tunes by the people of another nation or by n re-
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care to
build his OWE, and in his lifetime The six annie
/ 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.
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 is to invite the community to weigh
/ snd value them for themselves. There are his
works, such of them have been collected There
/ they stand They shall speak for him They
want only TO have readers to create admirers
Ne,cark Dolly .4dcertiser
'In company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute 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
personlhed in one eminent ndvdual-emphati-
caly the AMERICA STATESMAN
Boston Courier.
'By the eide of the exc client edition of the works
OF Edmund Burke, issued some years since by the
same publishers, every student of politics NAV
well place this edition of the works of Daniel Web.
ster. - IPosh;ng.on Republic
LITTLE, BROWN * CO.,
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