WEBSTER'S WORKS. SIXTH EDITION. THE SPEECHES, FORENSIC ARGUMENTS AND DIPLOMATIC PAPERS of DANIEL WEBSTER; with a Notice of his Life and Works, by EDWARD EVERETT. In 6 vos. 8vo. Cloth., $13. [FROM THE BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER.] "It speaks favorably, we think, for the intelligence and sound national teeling of the people of this country, that Messrs. Little, Brown & Company have been called upon to issue the sixth edition of Mr. Webster's works. We have been struck with the justice of the opinion expressed by a distinguished clergyman of Philadelphia, in a discourse on the character of Mr. Webster, that 'The pest thing we can do for training our young men, is to place in their hands the works of this great statesman; and also of his remark upon the influence of that recommendation, 'I feel that I have rendered every family a useful service, which may have been induced through my recommendation, to give it a place among their household books. From a general conviction of the truth nere expressed, in addition to the interest which every intelligent reader who once enters upon the perusal of any of Mr. Webster's speeches or writings, either from the importance of the subjects treated, the soundness and force of the views expressed, or from the charm of the style and manner of discussion, we have no doubt that these works will attain a much wider circulation and a far more general perusal than those of any other American author. The excel ient manner in which the work is published, and the reasonableness of the price, recommends it to general circulation. We learn that an idea has been entertained to some extent that the edition above referred to, edited by Mr. Everett, may be hereafter superseded by another and more complete edition. This is a mistake. This edition was compiled and edited with great care, during the lifetime of Mr. Webster, with all the assistance which he could afford for rendering it complete, and no new edition can supersede it. Should there be a further publication of correspondence or miscellanies, it will be in the form of an addition which will in no degree impair the value of the present edition, but would tend to increase its interest. In confirmation of this fact, we are authorized to publish the following letter from Mr. Fletcher Webster, one of the executors of the late Mr. Webster. Messrs. LITTLE, BROWN & CO. Boston, January 10, 1853. Gentlemen,-I have been informed that frequent inquiries are made of you as to the completeness of your edition of Mr. Webster's works. The present volumes, edited by Mr. Everett and published by you, contain every thing up to March, 1852, which was intended to be included in his entire published works. It is probable that one or two volumes of correspondence may hereafter be collected and published in the same style with your six volumes. This cannot be considered as definitely decided upon; but it is certain that no publication will be made which will render your edition incomplete, or in any way di minish its value. Yours very respectfully, FLETCHER WEBSTER" "Happily for Mr. Webster's fame and for his country, a new edition of his works, edited by a distinguished personal friend, (now his successor in the Cabinet,) was published under his own eye, but a few months before his death. With the exception of his diplomatic papers, the matter contained in these six volumes has all been spoken, and yet it savors as little of the character of mere speech-making, as any collection of orations or addresses in the language."— Dr. Boardman's Discourse, (Philaďa.) PUBLISHED BY LITTLE, BROWN & CO., BOSTON. WILBUR M. HAYWARD, General Agent, Burns' Block, Rochester, N. Y. |