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ON the first Of January published the first number Of
the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
his viii commence the second year of the New Series
Of the American Monthly" One year has passed since
by the union OF the New England Magazine with III,
well established periodical the Of publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Maga
zine giving ut broad basis To the work as 10
stamp its national character and its permanency
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the same time increased TO make
room for additional supply Of original and each
number of the work throughout the year has been oa
mented with engraving, executed by the first artists in
the country How far the literary contents of the Maya
have kept pace with these secondary Improvements
the public the best Judges The aim Of the proprelo
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while rendered sufficiently amusing to its ccua
ton should keep for its main object the promotion
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject IL undertook to discuss which, in
word, should make its way into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration rather by what should BE-
found IN its pages than by any eclat which the
popular contributors the dissemination Of laudaov
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any having adopted and followed out
the prescribed itself from the first Ii has IN
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judged the tendency of the work in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference opinion with themselves
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fused vitality into the creation while shaping FORM
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something, il is hoped, which the world would not
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has enlarged with the publications of every number during
the last year, is not yet sufficiently full TO Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every WI
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week. Noru
literary labor in every department Of periodical is ade.
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