The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-11
OPINIONS OF rHE PRESS.

No other Life OF Jefferson ever publish heA--prob
ably none that ever Stn b. p1bllsAed-ean bsaf any
to this to oagAnsss, fallsess II In
cident and 60 conscientious adelity.
Ttis bisess ply hes svidestly been labor Of ieve,
and the ysss Of patisat. sssdsous toll II hes sss
have been given with ungrudgins, untiring snthu-
siasn.-tH. Y. Tribune.
Atlsses.h the Pah,ic have Lifs Of Thsnas Jsf-
fsrson that not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be popular, bst enc that will stand the
sentiel historical tsstthst Of accuracy and trath-
fuiness. III seen that the groundwork Of the
whole 10 authsntie cotsnpoSaSy material, and Of
tho higbsst order. To gather Il has been the work
Of ysan. We would not compare this volume with
that inimitable and insonparsbls blerraphy OF
bos we'll, and yst faithful 10 the portraiture that
Jefferson 10 mads to draw of himself, that his ns-
ture, his very soul, 10 deliniated with disti net
not unlike that il which johnson stands out
In the pAsss Of BcsweA.--[ Boston Post.
Imbued with that snthusi a. tic admiration Of his
subject, without which biogrApher IL rarely suc-
cessfai. Mr.. Readalf nevertheless does NO, seek to
hide Shatsym fsale ~ nAy Asd, other from him
self or from The reader. He paints the picture ~
Cromwell tnsistsd his should be painted, "warts
and Al. = The picture gAins BY this in hfs-liks
coloring, without losing any Of Its majestic pro-
povttons.-l Albany Rve. Jour.
No one who runs, however casually. ever this
work, will fail to BE- satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely TO the worlds stook Of infcr-
nation about jefferson, that be hes haA ssssss 10
sources hthsrto unexplored, and that be has done
AsoS sue1 y - ever Ovue W uny Ono 0oxO9S MIN 20
ilrstzsse the personality ef that great statsnAa.
We have psad with delight Mr. RAadAll's sapti-
vating details Of Ar. Js6anoa,s psseAal history,
which hs has ssdulously SAthsred, and aAnInhiy
grouped tOkSthsr, frvn great variety Of sutAentic
sources, hitherto unsxPloSsa Ous Of ~ ZEN sting
richness OF his mAteriAls the able and clear -sehtsd
author has constructed book, ct once most On.
ter tanning and insuuctive--ons that shouh be
studied BY every patriot Of the hnd.-( Riehnond
Enquirer. 1
There can b. only ono opinion ~ to tho sAility,
general impartiality and industry which Mr.. RAM
tion Of this biography. He has
worthiy executed . much wanted book.-Tphils-
dslphia Press.
twill take plaos auong the choicest classics sf
American literature, and be consulted BY every fu-
tare historian Of Ms country Philadelphia Eve.
Bulhtin.
We like 1t because II neither conceals, paliat>s,
exsxgsrates, NOR dlstorts. bat Approaehes In every
instance, Andin every articular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 20 much
to shape he domestic and foreign policy OF the ns
tion DC contributed % greatly tocal ints xistsnoe.
IN. 0. True Dela.
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