The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-28

Commissioner of the General Land Office
May 2O-lawl3v
wEBsTER's WORKs.-Sixth Edition.
The Speeches, Forensic Arguments, and Diploma
tic Pepu. Of DANIEL WEBSTER; NTH a
Notice If his Life and Works, by EDwARp Ev-
rRErr. In s vols. Svo. cloth. Price Sl2
IT speaks favorably, we think. for the intelli
Il gence and sound national feeling of the people
of this country, that Messrs Little, Bspwn & Co.
have been called upon to issue the sirti dhion of NJ
Webster's Works We have been struck with the
justice Of the opinion expressed by distinguished
clergyman of Philadelphia, in a discoursr 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 is 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 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 perugai Of MIR.
| Webster's speeches 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, 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 reasonableness of the price, recommends it to
| a general circulation
We learn that 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 Everett, may be hereafter superseded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 a
| mistake. This edition 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 edition can
| supersede it Should there be further publica
| ton of correspondence or miscellanics, it will be
| in the form Of 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:
| "MsssRs. 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.
''The present volumes edited by MIR Everett
| and published by you, contain every thing, up to
March, 1852, which intended to be ncuded
| in bis entire published works.
"'ltis probable THAI two volrmes of CORE
| spondence may hereafter be collected and pub
| llshed In the same style with your SIX volumes.
This cannot be considered defnitivey 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
"Yours, very respectfully,
"FLETCHER WEBSTER"
eve have already expressed, very decidedly
the opinion that the Boston Webster Memorial,
| also published by Messrs. Little, Brown & Co is
the most satsfac tory 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 Dailu Advertiser
"These volumes a collection of imperishablc
models in constitutional law, Jurisprudence, in.
ternatonal law, diplomacy, finance, legislation
and lterature-a collection not to be matched by
this, and hardly by any other country, in capital
multltOrm excellence ia not in
these books which may not give the world assur-
ance OF transcendent intellect not a 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."
Nsto York Courier and Enquirer,
"Distinguished men have monuments erected
for them by their grateful countrvmen, and some
times by the people of another nation, or by re-
mote posterity. Daniel Webster has taken care TO
build his owr, 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 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 deseryings Of MIR. Webster, still less to
compare him with other men. There is q 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 bin They
want only to have readers to create admirers
Ne,oark Dciiy Adoertissr
"In company with the writings of Washington
and Franklin, they constitute most ess ,,ta
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 PEG
pie in the nineteenth century were embodied aud
personihed in eminent individual emphati
cally the AMERICAS STATEsMAN."
Boston Courier
'By the side of the excellent edition of the wore 3
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. - Washington Republic
LITTLE, BROWN & CO.,
1l2 Washington street. Boston.
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