The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-05
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

oAAAsASSG NE Az - ThEDC.
No other Life Of Jefferson ever publishsd--pfeh
ably none that will b. published--can bear aay
omrarison 10 this In thoroughn ess fuilnsss Of ia
cident and conscientious fidelity.
This bogrt ply has evidently been labor Of love,
and the years of patient assduous toll IL has cost.
have been given with ungradging, antiring snthu-
siasm.--lN. Y. Tribune.
At length the public have . Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson that Is not only fascinating, and thsfezuro
sure 70 DO popular, but one that will stand the -
sentiAl historical testthsi of accuracy aHdtfutAs
fulnsM. ltis seen that the ground work 81 tho
whole Is authentic cotempoYsry material, snnd o8
the highest order. To gather il has been the vesk
q year,. Wswcuid not compare this volume NTH
that inimitable and incompatible biography ok
Boswell and yet faithful IL the portfaisure tAAt
Jefferson 10 made to draw Of himself, that hi NJ
ture, his very soul 10 deliniated with distjnct-
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands oct
in the pages of Boswell---[ Boston Post.
Imbaed with that en- tic adm iratior Of LII
subject, without which biographer 10 rarely sue
cessfui, Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek q
hide whatever faults he may and, either from hin-
Cromwell inssted his should be painted, warts
and all" The picture gains by this in life like
coloring, without losing any Of its majestic pee
PORTIONS Albany Ese. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually over this
work will fail to be satisfied that Mr. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock OF infor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had access 10
sources hitherto plored, and that he has done
IuUIs tuAH Wa ever OUne Uy Any one OexOre him 70
illustrate the personality of that great statssmaA
IN. Y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randall's eapti-
ating details Of MIR. Jefferson personal histee1.
Which he has ssdulously gathered, and aAnir1oH
gfVDed together, from greatvar Of authent3o
sse13es hitherto unexpiored. OUT of the tenptiaa
richness of his materials the able and clear
author has constructed book At once most enc
tertaining and instructive--one that should b
studied by every patriot Of the land.--T Richmonn
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion n to the abilitys'
general impartiaiity aud industry which Mr. Ran-
dali has brought into combination in the oomposi-
tion Of this biography. He has
wor.hiIy executed much wanted k.--lphila-
delphia Press.
Iswillta place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every 70
ture historian of this country.[ PhiladelpAia I've.
Bullilin.
We like II because II neither conceals. palliates.
exaggersses nor distorts. but approaches In every
instance, and in every artcular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 90 much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the No
ion he contributed SO greatly tocai inte xistenos.
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DERBY JACKSON, Publishers.
jyS1dAw No. 1lg Nassau-st., New YoYk. .
Now Rrndy.---PTicc lfsy Genvs.
DY John Mullaly, the Official Historian Of ths
- Memorable Expeditions, THE LAYING or
THE TELEGRAPHlC CABLE with ali It's irci-
dents and anecdotes, impressive or divertins; =
we'll fresh and reliable biographi sal skctc6es q
Messrs. Field and Everett. and Capt. Hudson.
The publishers invite the attention Of tho puh.
lie To the following letter. which suficisntly fpdI-
| cates the sources and authority from which thia
careful account of the grandsst OF human enter
| lrlses is derived:
| NEW YORK, Aug. Is, 1883.
Messrs. ID. APPLETON a Co.:
| Genflemen--l take pleasure in certifying thaA
Mr.. John Mullaly was with us in the New1ound.
land Telegraph Expedition in the yoar 1855, ana
| that he WAS on board the Niagara during the A.
| lantic Telegraph Expedition Of is67-66 nd thae
he was present NJ the trial trip in June last ana
the ANAL expedition which terminated in the suo-
cesstul landing Of tho cable in Trinity Bay, New.
| foundland, on the 9th Of August, 1858.
/ His indefatigable exertions during al this tina
in procuring every fact in connection with ths en-
terprise is deserving of the highest praise.
have the fullest confidence iu his nara tive vith
regard TO every incident that took place on hnar1
the Niagara during the process of aying the cabe
and will continue to furnish him with evssy IN
formation In my power relating to the formation.
/ progress. and success Of the Atlantic Telswrnpk
Enterprise. remain, gentlemen,
| Very truly your friend,
| CYRUS w. FIELD.