The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-02-28
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

No other Life OF Jefferson ever published--prob
ably none that ever rih b. published-can bear any
comparison 10 this in thoroughnes s fnlness Of in
c,dant and conscientious fidelity.
This biogr ply has evidently been a labor OF love,
and The years Of patient assiduous toll thns cost,
have been given Wit ungrudging, untiring enthu-
AT length the public have Life Of Thomas JEFF
ferson that's not only fascinating, and therefore
sure to be popular, but one that will stand the
sential historical test-that of accuracy and truth
fuiness Its seen that the ground-werk of the
whole Is authentic contemporary material, and of
the highest order. To gather it has been the work
OF years Wewould not compare his volume with
that inimifable and incompatible biography OF
boswell, and yet 90 faithful is the portrature that
Jefferson is made to draw Of himself. that his ma
tnre, his very soul, is delniated with a distinct
ness not unlike that in which johnson stands out
in the pages Of Boswell.-lBost Post.
Imbaed with that enthusi tic admiration of his
subject, without which biographer is rarely sue
cessful, Mr. Randall neverthce does not seek to
hide whatever faults he may find either from him.
sell or from the reader. He paints the picture
Cromwell Insisted bis should be painted, "warts
s.and ALL The picture gains by this in life-likc
colorng, without losing any Of its majestic pro-
portions.-I Albany Eve. Jour.
No one who runs, however Casually, over this
work, viii fail to be satisfied that Mr.. Randall has
added very largely to the worlds stock Of infor-
nation about J Jefferson, that he has Ind access 10
sources hitherto plored, and that he has done
mere than was ever done BY any one before him to
Dt
IN. Y Eve. Post
We have read with deli ght MIR. Randall's capti-
ating details Of Mr.. J efersons personal history,
which he has ssduloasly gathered, and admirably
grouped together, from great variety Of authentic
sources, hitherto unexplored. Out of the tempting
richness OF his materials the able and clear ehttd
author has constructed book, at once most en-
tertaining and instructive--one that should be
studied BY every patriot Of the land. Richmon
Enquirer.
There can BIZ only enc opinion an to the ability.
gsnerAiampartislity and industry which MIR. Ian
dali has brought into combination In the com posi-
tion of this biography. - - He has
worthlly executed much wanted book Phila-
deiphiA Press.
twill take place among the choicest classics of
Americas Literature, and be nlted by every flu
ture historian OF this country Philadelphia Eve.
Bullitin.
We like it because It neither conccaIs pallistes
exaggera:es, nor distorts but approaches in every
instance, and IN every artcuar the career Of the
noble character whose opinions have done SO much
70 shape the domestic and foreign policy Of the na-
tion he contributed greatly tocali inie
IN. o. True Delta.
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