The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-16
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

No other Life Of Jefferson ever publiahsd-prob
ably none that evsr rcu b. puhliahed-csa bsas suy
comparison TO this In thorough ess fallnsss of In
cdent and conscientious fidelity.
This hogr, ply has evidently been labor u lsvs,
and the years Of patient, assduoas toll y has cost,
have lscn given with ungrudging, untiring enthn-
siasmA> IN. Y. Tribune.
Atlcogth the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson that y rot only fascinating, and therefore
to be poynlAx. but one that will stand the cs-
scntiA historical tcst-that Of accuracy Andtruth-
fulness. it's seen that the groundwork of the
whole Is authentic eotemporary material, and OF
the hgbcst order. To gather it has been the work
Of years. We would not compare this volume with
that inimitable and incompatible biography Of
Bos we'll and yet faithful s the Portraiture that
Jefferson Is made to draw Of himself, that his ns-
ture, his very toul, is deiBiated with distinct
not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages of Boswell Boston Post.
Imbued with that enthusiastic admiration of his
subject, without which biographer is rarely sue
cessfui Mr.. Randall nevertheless does no' seek TO
hide whatever faults he may find, either from him
self or from the reader. He paints the picture as
Cromw well insisted his should be painted, warts
and ALL The picture gains by this In life Ike
coloring, without losing any OF its majestic pro-
portions.-f Albany Eve. 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 be has had Acoesa 70
sources hitherto uncxploredi and that he has done
more than Was ever done by any one hsfcrs Mn =
illustrate the personality of that great statssnsa.
IN. y. Eve. Post
We have read with delight Mr.. RandAni eepei-
al ing details Of MIR. Jefersons personal hiafory,
which he has ssdulously gathered, and Adntrabiy
grouped together, from great variety 81 authsntic
sosress hitherto une xploSeo. Uut Of th6tcnpting
richness his materials the able and eTear sighted
author has constructed hook, 1T ones most en-
teriaining and instructiye---onc that should be
studied by every patriot Of the land.-[ Richmond
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion ~ to the ability,
general impartiaiity and industry whieh Mr Ram
dal has brought ineo combinatic In ths compost
ton Of this biography He has
worthily executed q much wanted book.-IPhils-
dclphia Press.
Twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American Literature, and be consulted by every fu-
Bulhiin.
We like IL because II neither conccais, psliiates,
cxagrora,es, distorts. hut approaches in every
apee, and in every articular the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
to shape he domestic and foreign policy Of tbe ns-
tion he contributed greatly tocaii int xistence
IN. 0.Truc Delta.
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