Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-12-02

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it shares in the good fortune Of those
most remote, while sympathising with
the troubles Of those which are near.
1t is owing to this general circulation
that we are enabled in times like these
not merely to sustain the wonted style of
our publication, but to present new
claims upon that patriotic regard which
has never been withheld from our untir-
ing exertions to make the New York
Mirror the first publication of the kind
in the ,oorld. Nor do we fear to be
thought presuming in aiming at so high q
mark. Let those who would carp at
the expression, but look at the com
mencement of our undertaking: to the
first of the fourteen volumes, which, year
after year have been produced with an
increase oftoi and expense that has ev-
er keptin advance ofthe support we have
received, liberal, undoubtedly, as that
support has been. Let them then weigh
the improvements upon its predecessor
in each successive volume, and we fear
less y assert that they cannot withhold
their approval from our past labors, nor
deny The rich promise with which our
publication is still rife.
THE LITERARY ARRANGEMENTS for
the coming year must secure a great inn
provement in this department ofthe Mir
ror: for while our journal will continue
to be mainly supported by Morris, Will
lis, and Fay, new engagements have
been made with Captain MarryaA, and
several other writers of established
reputation, on both sides of the At
lantic, to give us the aid of their talents;
and enroll themselves with those who,
like DR.. Cox, have become almost iden-
tilted with our columns. These increa-,
sed resources must necessarily give a
diversity to the paper; while, in order,to
promote that unity of purpose which is
so desirable in such a journal, and which
can only be secured by its having one ac-
ting head, the Mirror hasnow been placed
under the immediate editorial charge of
a single person.: and the proprietor is hap
py to announce that he has made a per-
manent arrangement with Mr.. G. r.
Hofmau, who has for months had charge
of this department.
The STEEL ENGRAvINGs now in the
course of preparation for the coming
year are such as we shall be proud to
lay before our countrymen. They COM
memorate the romantic scenery and the
ilustrious characters of our land. The
Landing at jamestown. painted by Chap
man, will appear among the histori-
cal landscapes; and our series of Por-
traits which began with Halleck, will
be followed by those of Bryant, Sprague,
Cooper, Irving and Verplank: making,
when finished, most valuable portrait
gallery Of Americans oflterary celebri-
ty, while they illustrate the genius of
Stewart, Inman, Weir, and other native
artists of whom our country is Justly
proud.
THE WooD ENGRAvINGs to which
we have ever paid our attention, as the
branch of the art to which they belong
is one which our countrymen are rapid
'y carrying to high degree of perfec-
ton, will assume new importance in
this new volume, as all will acknowl-
edge who behold the superb specimen
of Chapman's genius and Adams skill in
an early number.
The MUSICAL DEPARTMENT for the
coming year, will be enriched by many
original contributions by Horn and Rus
sell, alternated with choice morceaux
from rare European collections, and oc-
casional selections from new andpopular
compositions, imported expressly for
the Mirror, and newly arranged in this
country. The pieces thus given with
every number Of the Mirror, although
they do not occupy one sixteenth OF the
work, could not-be purchased in any
other shape, except at cost far great
er than that of our whole annual SUBJ
scription gf
We have thus, as is our usual wont,
glanced at the plan of the Mirror--a
plan which embraces so many SUBJ
jects within the range of the Bellies
LETTRBs and the FINE ARTS, that it
would be tedious to enumerate them
here; and we would rather appeal to
the testimonials ofapproval which our
Journal has received from the discrimi-
mating and the tasteful on both sides of
the Atlantic, than add any thing here in
furtherance of the claim which the New
York Mirror has upon the support of
the AMERICAN Pubic.
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