The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-04-05
wEBsTER,s woRKs.-si1th Ed,tion.

tic Papers Of DANIEL WEBSTER; sDih a
Notice qf his Life and Works, By EDWARD Ev-
ERETr. In 6 vols. 8vo. cloth. Price $sl2.
TT speaks favoraby, think, for the intelli
Il gence and sound national feeling of the people
Of this country, that Messrs. Little. Brown & Co.
have been called upon to issue 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 discourse on the
character of Mr.. Webster that ssthe best thing we
can do for training our young men is to place in
their hands the works of this great statesman;"
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 it
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 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, we have no
doubt that these works will attain 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 reasonableness of the price, recommends it to
a general circulation es4A
We learn that an idea has been entertained, to
some extent that the edition above referred to,
edited by MIR. Everett may be hereafter superseded
by another and more complete edition. This is a
mistake. This edition was compiled and edited
with great care during the lifetime of Mr.. Web
RESISTANCE WHICH
for rendering it complete, and no new edition can
supersede it. Should there be further publica-
ton of correspondence miscellanies, it will be
in the form Of an addition which will in degree
impair the value of the present edition. but would
tend to increase it's interest.
In confirmation of this fact we authorized to
publish the following letter from Mr.. Fletcher
Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr..
WebsteE
s'BosroN, January 10, 1858.
tsMEssRs LITTLE, BRowN & o.-Gentlemen /
have been informed that frequent inquiries are
made Of you as to the completeness of your edition
"The present volumes, edited by MIR. Everett
and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which was intended to be Included
in his entire published works.
s'itis probable that one or two volumes of corre-
spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
liehed in the same style with your. six volumes.
This cannot be considered as defnitively decided
upon; but it is certain that publication will be
made which will render your edition Incomplete,
or in any way diminish its value.
"Yours, 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 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
t'These volumes collection of impershable
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-
will not make posteriy prouder of the land of their
fathers. These productions will be perpetuated
long as the English language endures:" $40
NeD York Courier and Enquirer.
hDl9tln0uleheQ ted
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 h 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. t't
ave shall not attempt to mention, nor even hint
at the deservings of Mr. Webster, still less to
compare him with other men, There is shorter /
course, which is to 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 admirers"
IS isia [Neioark Daily Advertiser.
'sln 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 30 long as the world
shall feel an interest in knowing how the great
ness of the American nation built up and pre-
served and how the genius and spirit of the peo-
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied and |
personifed in one eminent individual-emphati- |
cally the AMERICAN STATEsMAN." aeE rS |
s Boston Courier.
eBy the side of the excellent edition of the works
of Edmund Burke, issued come years since by the |
same publishers, every student of politics nay
we'll place this edition of the works of Daniel Web
ster. "-Washington Republic.
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
liz Washington street, Boston.
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