The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-11-08
oPINIONs or THE pRTss.

4 Va bu0 h0p0uiIcs ~ Oout0luh SeucruUn 1&Itbu>
fors unpaSiishsd family earrsspondsncs, selections
from his anest pablishsd letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS on THE PRESS.
| No othsS Life OF JsGerson ever puhlishsd--psob
ably none that ever will b publirhedcan bear any
comparison 10 this in thoroughnsss fulinsss Of In.
cdent and console entious fidelity.
This bogu ply hes evidently been labor Of love,
and the years Of patient assduoss toll II has cost,
have essn given With sngradsipg, untiriss satha-
Al length the pablic have Life Of Thomas ~.
fsrson that's net only fascinating, and therefore
sure 70 be popular but one that will stand the ~.
sentisl historical tsstthat Of accursey andtruths
fainsss. Itis sssn ths. the ground-wssh oi sAs
whole 10 authentio cotemporary material, and Of
the highest order. To gather II has bssn the work
| Of years. Wswoald not compare this volume With
,, and E ss s9s.pny
Jefferson 10 made TO draw Of himself, that his No
ture, his very soul II deiiniatsd With distiAet-
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands cut
| In the pages Of Boswen.-f Boston Post.
lmbaed with that enthusi ~ tic adntration Of his
subject, without which biographer 10 rarely suo-
cossful, Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek TO
hide whatever faults he may ind, either from him.
self or from the reader. lie paints tho picture ~
Cromwell insisted bis should be painted, "vaSts
| and ALL The picture gains by this in ifs-hks
| colarng without losing any ot its mAjestic pro.
portions.--[ Albany Eve. Jour.
| No one who runa, howsvsr casuaiiy. over this
work will fail to b. sAtisfsd that Mr. Randall has
added very largely TO the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jsdssson, thsa be has had accsss 70
sources hitherto unexpiored, and that he has done
more than wss ever done BY any one before him to
illsssrsss the personality Of that great ssssss.Aa.
IN. Eve. Post.
We have read With delight Mr. Randalrs ssptl.
ating details of Mr.. Jefferson psrsonal history,
which be has ssdulously gathered, and admiralty
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sosrcss, hitherto unsxplorsd. Out Of the tempting
richnsss Of his materials, the abs and
author has construoted hook, - once most sa-
tertaining and instructive--one thAt should b
studied BY every patriot Of the land.-l Riohmosp
Enquirer.
There can BE- only one opinion - TO the ability,
general impsrtiality and industry which Mr.. RAM
dail hes brought into combustion In the sonpesi-
worshiiy sreoutsd ! much wanted book.-Ipiiia-
delphiA Press-
Ii viii take plsoe among the choicest classics Of
American literature and be consulted by every To-
ture historian Of thiscoantry Philadslphia Eve.
BulAtin.
We like IL because II nsither concsals palliates,
exaggerates nor dstorts. hut approaches, In every
instance and In every rarticulsr, the ol the
70 shape the domestic and foreign policy of tho
tion be contributed greatly tocAl int xistencs.
IN. 0. True Delta.
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[RY John MuliAy, the Uthcial Historian Of the
- Memorable Expeditions, THE LAYING or
THE TELEakAPHlC CABLE With al its Incl
dents and anecdotes, impressive or diyertins; =
we'll fresh and reliable biographical sketches q
Mssars. Risld and Everett, and Capt. Hsdsea.
Tho publishers invite the attention Of the puh-
| cates the sources and authority from whish this
| careful account of the grandsst ct human sntas-
prises 10 derived;
NEW Yoak, Aus. IL, IsSs.
Msssr. D. APPLETON Co.:
Gensiemes--i take pleasure In certifying that
Mr. John MuilAly was with ~ in the Nsw1ound-
land Telegraph Expedition in the year 1885, end
| that hc wss on board the Niagara during ths At-
lantic Telegraph Expedition Or 1857 - and thai
he was present at the trial trip In June last, and
the hnal expedition which terminated In the spo-
cessful landing Of the cable In Trinity Ray New
foundland, on tho 18th Of August, 1855.
His indsfstigable sxcrtions during all thiatanU
In procuring every fact In connection With tbs a.
terprsse u dsssrvfne of the hiehsst prajss
IhAvs the fsilost confidence in Nc nara Tive VIII
regard to every incident tkAt took place on heasd
the Niagara during tbs process Of laying The csAia
and will continue to furnish him with every IL
fofmstion In my pcwsr relating to the fosnatiuu.
progress and success Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Enterprise. remain, gentlemen,
Very truly ys.. friend.