The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-08

every great public question which arose, from his
advent 10 pabs life TO his dsath-s period Of about
80 ysars, and embracing the whole 1ona!sa period
Of the Republic. It contains Js1sRson'a harsto-
fore unpublished family sosrsspoudsase; selections
from his finest Published letters, stats rspsrs, etc.
OPINIONS or THE PHxss.
No other Lite Of sGsron ever pshli1As1-prob
comparison to this in ushnsss, fslnsss - y.
cident and considerations AdeiitY.
This biogrs ply hes evidently bSsA labor Of lsvs,
and the ysars Of patient assiaso~a toll i Aas ses,
have oeen given with ungrsdgias, sasiring satAs-
At tleneth tho public have = Life Of Thonas JEFF
ferson that 10 not esly fascinating and therefore
sure TO be popular but one that will stand the es-
sentiAl historicxl testthat Of accuracy andtrutA.
fulness. Its seen that the groundwork of The
whole IL authentic ootcmporsry material. and OF
the highest order. To gather II has been ths work
Of years. We would not compare thts volume With
that inimitabic and ineomPaEabie biography Of
Boswell, and yet faithfulis the portrAitars that
Jefferson ID made to draw Of himself, that his ma
ture, his yery aoui, is deiiniatcd with distinct
| ness not unlike that In which johnson stands out
in the pages ef Boswell.-lB Bosien Post.
Imbued with that enthusiasti tic admiration OF his
subject, without which bogrspher is rarely sue
cessful, Mr. Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever fauits he may md, either from him
self or from the reader. He paints the picture ~
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, warts
and ALL" The picture gains BY this In lifshke
coloring, without losing any Of its majestic pro-
portions.-[ 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-
m mation about Jefer SON. that he has had access TO
sources hitherto unex piored and that he has done
more than Was done by any one before him to
illustrate the personality Of that great ssatssman.
We have read with delight Mr.. RAndalls eapti-
Ating details Of MIR. Jefcrson's personal history,
which he has ssdulously gathered, and Admiralty
grouped together, from great variety Of suthensic
sources. hitherto unexplorea. Out of the tempting
richness Of his materials the able and
author has constructed hook, at ones most en-
tertaining and insuuctive--one that shouh Be
studied BY every patriot Of the iand.--l Richmond
Enquirer.
There ear be only one opinion - 70 the ability,
general impartiAIity and industry which Mr.. RAM
dali has brought into combination tn the compost
iion Of this biography ne nas
worthily executed much wanted books--l Phila-
delphia Press.
Twin take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted By every f.
ture historian Of this country phiadslphiAE Eve.
Bulltin.
We like ii because it neither conceals palliates,
exaggerases, distorts but approaches, in every
instance, and in every srtcuar, the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have dens % msch
tion he contributed greatly tocal int xistsnce
IN. o. True Delta.
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pY John Mulaly, the onhciAl Historian of the
ID Memorable Expeditions, THE LAYING OF
THE TELEGRApHlC CABLE with al il Incl
denls and anecdotes, impressive or divsrting; a
well ~ fresh and reliable biographical sketches Of
Messn. Field and Everett, and Capt. Hudson.
/ The publishers invite tho attention Of the pub.
lilo to the following letter, which sufficiently indi-
Gates the sources and authority from which thi
careful account Of the grsndsst Of human enter.
prises Is derived:
New YoaK, Aux. Is, 1883.
Messrs. D. ArpLgrox Co.:
Gsnfiemen--l take pleasure In certifying thai
Mr.. John MullaIy was with ~ in the Nswfound
land Telegraph Expedition In the year 1885, And
that he WAS on board the Nisgars during ths Al.
lantic Telegraph Expedition Of 1857 s. and tha
he was pressnt ~ the trial trip In june last, an,
the Anal expedition which terminatsd In the sue
ccssful landing Of the cable In Trinity Bay. Nev
foundland, on the Sth Of August, 1858.
His indefAtigAhie sxcrtions during All this tim
10 procuring every fact In connection with thu an
tsrpriss u deserving of the highsss praise.
4 have the fullost confidence In his mar. tiv. ,a
regard to every incident that took place on mar,
the Niagara durisg the proesss Of laying the cable
and viii continue to furnish him with every IN
II formation In my power relating to the formation
progress. and succeas Of the Atlantic Telerrnnl
Enterprise. remain, gentlemen,
/ Very truly your friend,
| CYRUS W. FIELD.