The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-19
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

NN 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 of a starting point
fit occasion to look backward and forward" at the past
and prospective character and Of their periodical
Within the brief space OF little more than two years and
half the number OF copies issued OF the knlckefbocker
has been increased from less than fire hundred to more
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits of the not more expi-
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 cllss in every section OF the
Union. OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
beers, and whom they have been for examination,
previous to subscribing not but has found the work
worthy OF immediate subscription correct inference
in regard to the interest quality of the matter furnished
by the publishers may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation TO the quantity gwen it need only be
said that il has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year, by more than four
hundred pages OF the cleaness and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material of the knickerbocker,
and the character Of its embeshments-wh although
expected by its readers promised by its propre
tors have nevertheless been givent not deemed
cessary to speak. They will challenge comparison, is
believed, with any similar periodical at home or abroad
1t has been observed, that the constant aim OF the edi
tors the management Of the knickerbockcr has been
TO make the work entertaining and agreeable, as well as
solid and useful 1t perhaps owing the predomnance
Of these first named characteristics that has become
widely known TO the public In addition TO several well
known and popular series of as the odds
myra Letters" An Actors Aoquy," Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoomaster," Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Forida,"" Loaferiana," The Eclcc
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
tuagenaran," Notes from Journals Of Travels in Ameri
and in various Foreign Countries, 1.-THE Fdget Pa
pers, &c-beral space has been devoted TO interesting
Tales, illustrating American society, manners the times,
&c. embracing, BESIDES stories OF the and OF pathos
and humor upon great variety of SUBJECTS together with
biographies legends, and upon numerous and
ed themes nerspersed with frequent articles Of poetry,
OF such description for the Magazine, in
this department, gratifying preeminence and celebrity
But neither the scientific the learned the solid
the useful has been omitted lightly regarded. Origl-
nal articles, from distinguished WRITER'S (Which have at
traced much attention in this country, and several Of
which have been copied and Landed abroad have appear
ed 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, and
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloqucncei 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 Roscrucans
Intellectual Philosophy, Philology, Astronomy Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astroogy, Botany, Mneralo-
gy and Phrenolosy Progress Of the Age, and Of Modern
Liberty; Christianity in France ; American Organic