The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-03-08
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.


No other Life OF efferson ever puhlished-prob
ably none that ever viii b. published--can bear any
comparison 10 this in thoroughnes fullness of In
cident and conscientious fidelity
This biogrs ply has evidently been labor OF love,
and the years of patient, assiuous soi ii has cost
have been given with ungrudging, Gntiring enthu-
siasm.-tN. Y. Tribune.
Atlength the public have Life of Thomas JEFF
ferson that is not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be popular, but enc that will stand the
sential historical testthat of accuracy ndtruth-
fulness. It seen that the groundwork of the
WAn1c - autAsntic cotenporAfy material, and OF
the highest order. To gather it has been the work
Of years. Wewould not compare this volume with
that inimitable and incompatible biography OF
Boswell and yet so faithfols the portraiture that
Jsfa1oa il made to draw Of himself, that his ne
turc, his very soul j. dsliniated with distinct
in the pages Of Boswell.--E Boston Post.
Imbaed with that enthu.ias tic admiration of his
subject, without which biogTaphef is rarely sue
cessful, Mr.. Randall nevertheless does not seek to
hide whatever faults he may End either from him
self or from this reader. He paints the picture as
Cromwell insisted his should be painted, "warta
and all" The picture gains by this in life-Ike
coioring, without losing any OF its majestic pro-
portions.--l Albany Eve. Jour.
- Ne enc 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 Emerson, that he has had access to
sources hitherto unexplored, and that he has done
illustrate the personality Of that great statesman.
IN. I. Eve. Post.
We have read with delight Mr.. Randall's capti-
ating details of Mr.. Jefferson = personal history,
which he has ssdulously gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety of authentic
sources hitherto plored. Out of the tempting
richness Of his materials the able and clear
author has constructed hook, at once most en-
tertaining and lnstructye--one that should be
studied by every patriot of tho land.-[Richmon
Enquirer.
There can be only one opinion as to the ability,
general impartiaiity and industry which Mr. Ran
dali has brought into combination in the compost
tion Of this biography. He has
worthiIy executed much wanted book.--lphila-
delphia Press
twill take place among the choicest classics Of
American literature, and be consulted by every flu
ture historian Of this country II phiadelphia Eve.
Bulli,in.
We like it because it neither conceals, palliates,
exaggcrases, nor distorts but approaches in every
instauce, and In every articuiar the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done so much
to shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the ma
ton he contributed so greatly tocal intee tence
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