The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-02
OPINIONS or INN RRlss.


ably none that ever vi. b Psshskst- - lsss g.
com mrarson to this in thoronghnsss. fliasse ef IL
cidsnt and conscientious fidelity.
This bicgn ply has evidently been labor a. leyes
and the yeass Of patient, sssidsoss toll tA0 Rss
have bssn given with usssadging. snliIias ~
siasm.-lN. Y. Tribune.
Atlenxth the public have . Life Of Thomss Jces,
fsrson that 10 net oniy fascinating, apd tAsrs1orS
sure 70 Be popslar but one that will atand tAs -
sentiAl historical testhAt Of accuracy and truth
fulnea. It's seen that the gfound-wsrk of the.
whole IL authentic c0temporary NATURAL, and Of
the highest order. To gather IL has bseA the work
of years. We would not compare thin volume with
that inimitable and incompatible biography Of
Boswcii and yet faithfuiis the poYtrAisuTe that
Jefferson 10 made to draw Of himself that his me-
ture, his very soul is deiniatcd with distinct-
ness not unlike that In which johnson stands out
in the pages Of Boswell.-f Boston Poat
1mbued with that enthn.iAs tic admiration Of bis
subject, without which biographer ls rarely sue
oessfu, Mr.. Randall nevertheless dosp not seek to
hide whatever faults he may hnd, 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 iife-lia
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 H.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about Jefferson, that he has had aessss 10
sources hitherto xplorcd, and thAt ~ has done
more than was ever done by any ons lbs1sts him 10
W. have r,ad with delight M. RanAals's eAesi-
ating details of Ar. Jsasrsoa's persDnal history,
which he has ssduiously gathered, ard admirably
sosrcss, hitherto unsxplored. Out ol attempting
sickness Of his Materials the able and elear
author has constructed . book, at onss most en-
tertsining and instructive--ons that shouA bo
studied BY every patriot Of the hndp--t Richmond
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion - y the ability
general impartiaiity and indnstYy Which Mr.. Rai1x
dal has brought into combinstien ID the ccnposi-
tion Of This biography. hs aas
Ii will take place among the ohoiesst slassios Of
American literature, and be consulte1 BY every fn-
tnrc historian Of this country Eve.
Dullitin.
We like II because il neither conceAls, palliatas,
exaggerates, distorts. bat approached In svsry
instance, and in every ayticulAr, tho career d the
noble character whose opinions have done - msch
to shape the domestic and foreign policy o1 the na-
tion he contributed gr sssy tocal Int cxstsaes.
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Vow Ready. tis9y Csnss.
pY John Mullaly, the ofhciAl Hiptorian Of tho
ID Memorable Expeditions, THE LAYING OF
THE TELEGRAPHlC CABLE with all its Incl
dents and anecdotes, imprcssivs or divarting; ~
we'll as fresh and reliable biographical sketches ef
Messn. Field and Everett, and Capt. Hudson.
The publishers invite the attsntinn Of the pub
lilo to the following letter, which sufficiently fndi-
Gates the sources and authority from wAich this
careful account Of the grandsst Of human enter
prisos ID derived:
| INV YoRK, Aus. rs, 1858.
Messrs. d. ArrLxfox 4 Co.:
/ GeHfiem<n-I take pleasure in certify ying that
Mr.. John Mullaly was with ~ In the New7ound-
land Telegraph Expedition in the year 1885, and
that he was on board the Niagara during the At
lsntic Telegraph Expedition Of last -68 and that
he WAS present at the trial trip In June last, and
the final expedition which terminated in thA suc-
cessful landing Of the cAble in Tfinity Bay}1te
foundland, on the Sth Of August, 1883.
His indcfatigable sxertions during al this tims
In procuring every fact In connection with The en-
tsrprise Il deserving Of the highest praise.
| have the fullest c0nfdcncc In hEa nara tive With
regard 70 every incident that took place ON hoard
the Niagara during the proces Of laying tho cable
and Will continue TO furnish him with every in
formation In my pewer relating TO the formation
proETess. ard success Of the Atlantic Telegraph
Enterprise. remain, gentlemch,
Very truly ycsr tsasnd,
CYRUS w. FIELD.