The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-08-02

The work contains the expressions Of Jefferson on
every great public question which arose, from his
advent to public life to his deAtha period Of about
90 years, and embracing the whole roRnIse period
Of the Republic 1t contains Jsfersons hereto
fore unpublished family correspondence; selections
from his finest published letters state papers, etc.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
No other Life Of eiIerson ever pubiished--prob-
ably none that ever wm b, publ,shcd-csn bear any
rarison to this ia ess fullness Of in
cdcnt and conscientious fidelity. >
This bogr, ply has evidently been labor Of love-
and the years of patient, assidueus toll II has cost
have been given with ungrudging, untiring cnthu.
siasm.--IN. Y. Tribune.
At len 9Th tho public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson that Is not only fascinating. and therefore
TO BIO popular but that will stand the es-
sential historical testhat of accuracy and truth
fumes. is that the ground work Of the
whole is authentic Contemporary material, and of
the highest order. To gather II has been the work
OF years. Wewoutd not compare this volume with
that inimitable and incompatible biography Of
Bos well and vet faithful is the portratnrc that
Jefferson is made to draw Of himself, that his ma
ture, his very soul is dciuiatci with y distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in Inc pages Of Bosweli.--f Boston Post.
lmbued with that enthusiastic admiration Of his
subject, without which bographer Ia rarely sue
eessful, Mr. Randall nevertheless does mo- seek 20
hide whatever faaIts he may find, either from him
self or from the reader. He pants the picture rs
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, warts
and all" The picture gains by this IN life. like
eoloring, without losing any Of its majestic pro-
portions.-l Albany Eve. Jour.
N o one who runs, however casually, over this
work will fail to be satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to tho worlds stock OF pfor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had access TO
sources hitherto unexplored, and that be has done
more than was ever done by any one be fore him to
illustrate the personality Of that great satesman
IN Y. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. RandalFs capt..
yasing details OF Mr.. Jenerson's personal history,
which he has sedulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sosrces, hitherto UNEMPLOYED. Our Of the tempting
richness of his materials the able and clear ght,d
author has constructed hook, at most en-
PERTAINING and instructiye-one that should bs
studied by every patriot Of the and Richmond
Enquirer.
There bs only one opinion TO tho ability,
general impartiaiity and industry which Mr.. Ran
dali has brought into continuation In the compost
tion Of this biography. lie has
worthiiy executed much wanted book.-fPhila.
delphis Press.
twill take plaee among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every fu
ture historian of this country phiIadsiphis Eve
Bullitin.
We like IL because 1t neither eonceals, paiiintes
cxaggcra .es diEtorts. but approaches in every
instance, and in every artculsr the career VI the
noble character whose opinions have done 80 much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Vt the
ton he contributed so greatly toca int xlstenoe
IN. o. True Delta.
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