The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-16
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1--WE boLLAhs fEh YEAR
ON the first Of January was the first number Of
~ the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
This will 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 tins
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 Maya
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stamp its national character and its pemanency
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was ut the time increased TO make
room for an additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been oma
mented with an engraving executed by the first in
the country How far the literary contents Of the Maya
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the public the best judges The aim OF the propre,o
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character OF its and which
while rendered sufficiently amusing to circua
ton, should keep for object the promotion Of
good taste and sound, vigorous and fearless thinking ~
on whatever subject it 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 ecat which the names Of
popular contributors, the dissemination of Mandatory
paragraphs could confer Nor has the American Monthly
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OF its papers but by the enlightened tho have
judged OF the tendency Of the work in the and
by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
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until now it has living principle Of its Ii has be.
something, it is hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die"
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has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, it is not yet sufficiently full Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan of literally
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literary labor in every department Of periodical ade.
quately thu. rewarded, can it fully sustain the
character which occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give. .... 1...
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