The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-21


The SPEECHES, Forensic Arguments, and Diploma
tic Popers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; ,rih a
Notice Of his Life and Works, By EDWARD Ev-
ERErr. In vols. svo. cloth. Price Sl2
TT speaks favoraby, we think, for the intelli.
Il gencc and sound national feeling of the people
OF this country, that Messrs Little, Brown & Co.
have been called upon to ssue the srh edition Of Mr.
Webster's Works. We have been struck with the
Justice of the opinion expressed by distinguished
clergyman of Philadelphia, in a discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster, that 1.-the best thing we
can do for training our young men is to place in
their hands the works of this great atatesman;"
and also OF his remark upon the influence of that
recommendation, al feel that have rendered everv
family a useful service, which may have been in
duced, through my recommendation, to give it q
place among their household books" From
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 chs rn
of the style and manner of discussion, we have no
doubt that these works will attain much wider
circulation and far more general perusaI 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
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 Everett, may be hereafter superseded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
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 misceilanes, 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 conhrma lion of this fact are authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr..
Webster:
s'BosToN, January 10, 1853
"MgssRs. LITTLE, BRowN & 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 Mr. Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1882, which was intended to be included
in his entire published works.
"itis probable that one or two volumes of CORE.
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub-
lished in the same style with your SIX volumes
This cannot be considered deinitvely decided
upon; but 1t is certain that no publication will be
made which will render your edition incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
"fours, very respectfully,
"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 the
books which his death has called from the press
The presen ted 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 Advertiser
"These volumes are collection of imperisbable
models in constitutional law, Jurisprudence, in
ternational law, diplomacy, finance, egisls ton,
and iterature-a collection not to be matched by
this, and hardly by any other country, in capital
and multiform excellence There is not page in
these books which may not give the world assur-
ance of a transcendent 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 endures."
Ne,c York Courier and En9tire
"Distinguished men have monuments erected
for them by their grateful countrymen, and some
tlmes by the people of another nation, or by re-
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has ken care to
build his own, and in his lifetime. The six ample
volumes of his works just published by Messrs
Little Brown. of Boston, will constitute a more
precious and durable me mortal of his existence
and his greatness, than the granite column, the
marble OF brazen bust.
1--WE shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
at, the deservlngs OF Mr.. Webster, still lees TO
compare him with other men. There is a shorter
course, which lie 10 invite the community TO weigh
and 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 admrers."
Ne1ark Dciiy advertiser
sin company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute most ess ',ta
part Of the history of Republic. No lapse of
time 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 PEG
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied and
personihed in eminent individual emphati.
cally the AMERICAS STATEsMAN."
Boston Courier.
"By the side Of the excellent edition Of the worRs
of Edmund Burke, issued come years since by the
same publishers, every student of politics may
well place this edition of the works OF Daniel Web
ster. Washington Republic
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
ll2 Washington street, Boston.
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