The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-01
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

an 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 oil new starting point, as
fit occasion look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and of their periodical
Within the brief space of little than years and
half the number of copies issued of the knickerbocker
has been increased from less than pe hundred to more
than thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits Of the work-acknowlcdged, 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 to whom they have been sent for examination,
previous 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 given, it need only be
sad that 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 knickerbocke
and the character Of its cmbelshmentswhch although
expected by its readers promised by its proprie-
tors have nevertheless been gvent is not deemed ne
cessary to speak They will challenge comparison, 1t Is
believed with any similar periodical at home or abroad
1t has been observed, that the constant aim of the cd
tors the management Of the Knickebockcr has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable, well as
solid and useful 1t perhaps owing to the predomnance
widely known TO the public In addition TO several well
known and popular series of nnmberssucha the odds
and Ends of Penny Liner Ollapodana," the Pal
myra Letters An Actors Aoquy," Leaves from the
Blank Book of Country Schoolmaster" Wilson Com
worth, Life in Forida,"" Loaieriana," The Ecec-
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
tuagenaran," Notes from Journals Of Travels in Amer
ca and in various Foreign Countries, The Fldge Pa
pers," &clberal space has been devoted to interesting
Tales, illustrating American society, manners the times
&c. embracing besides of the sea- and Of paihos
and hmor upon great variety OF SUBJECTS together with
biographies, legends, and essays upon numerous and va
ed themes nterspersed with frequent articles OF poetry
Of such description to secure for the Magazine, IN
this department, gratifying pre-emlnence and celebrity
But neither the scientific nor the learned the solid
the useful has been omitted or lightly regarded Orig-
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 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; Connexon Of the Physical Sciences At
mospherc Electricity, New Theory OF Magnetism and
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character
Pulmonary Consumption; Pulpit Eloquence; The Pros
poets and Duties Of tho 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 Roscrucians
Intellectual Philosophy, Philology, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astroogy, Botany, Mlnealo
~, and Phenology Progress Of the Age, and OF Modern
Liberty; Christianity IN France American Organic