The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-21
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICK MAGAZINE,

ON the first of July 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ of the Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya
zine. The publishers, mindful Of the favor with which
their efforts have been received at the hands Of the public
would embrace the recurrence Of starting point
fl occasion to look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and of their periodical
Within the brief space of little than two years and
half the number Of copies issued Of the knckeibockcr
has been increased from less than five hundred to
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow
lodged merits Of the workacknoUledged, not expl
city by this unprecedented success than by upward Of
three thousand highly favorable notices of the Magazine,
which, at different times have appeared in the various
journals Of the United States embracing those Of the first
and most discriminating class in every section of the
Union. OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bers and whom they have been sent for examination,
previous to subscribing not but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription correct inference
regard TO the interest quality of the matter furnished
by the publishers may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity given, it need only be
said that it has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year, by than four
hundred pages Of the cearness and beauty of the typo
graphical execution and material Of the Knickerbocker,
and the character Of its embellshmentswhc although
not expected by its readers, promised by its proprie
tors have nevertheless been gvenit not deemed
cessary to speak They will challenge comparison, it is
believed with any similar periodical at home or abroad
1t has been observed, that the constant aim OF the ed
tors in the management Of the Knckerbocker has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable, well
solid and useful II perhaps owing the performance
Of these first named characteristics that it has become
widely known TO the public. In addition TO several well
known and popular series Of numberssuch the Odds
,
myra Letters" An Actors Aloquy," Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster," Wilson Con-
worth, Life in Florida" Loalcrana," The Ecec
TIC" Passages from the Commonplace Book of Sep
tuagenarian," Notes from Journals of Travels in Amer
and in various Foreign Countries, The Fidget Pa
pers, &c-bcral space has been devoted to interesting
Tales, illustrating American society Manners the times,
&c. embracing, besides of the and OF paihos
and humo upon variety Of Subjects together with
biographies legends and essays, upon and
red themes nerspersed with frequent articles OF poetry,
OF such description TO for the Magazine, in
this department, gratifying pre-emnencc and celebrity.
But neither the scientific the learned, the solid
the useful has been omitted, lightly regarded Orgi
nal articles from distinguished writer's (Which have at
racted much attention in this country and several Of
which have been copied and lauded abroad> have appear
cd in the recent numbers of the work, upon the following
subjects:
Past and Present State Of American Literature South
American Antiquities Inland Navigation Geology and
Revealed Religion Insanity ard Monomania; Liberty
Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country; Connexion Of the Physical Sciences At
mospherc Electricity, New Theory Of Magnetism, ana
Molecular Attractions American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloqucnce; The Pros
poets and Duties Of the Age Health Of Europe and
America Literary Protection and International Copy
Right Poetry Of the inspired Writings Chinese Ma
tons and Languages Chemistry Laboratory Of Nature)
The Past the Present. and the Future; Our Country,
with Comments on its Parties Laws, Public Schools,
and Sketches of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy Of the Rosicrucans
intellectual Philosophy, Philolory, Astronomy Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astrology, Botany, Mnerao
, and Phrenoogy Progress Of the Age, and Of Modern
Liberty; Christianity in France American Organic