The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-30
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ON the first Of January published 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 this
well established periodical the Of publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya.
zine giving at once SO broad basis to theI as to
stamp its national character and ensure its
The number Of pages, which have each mon
one hundred, was at the same time lncre3
room for additional supply Of original matt Il,
number OF the work throughout the year hA, --.E-tl
mented with engraving, executed by the first arts
the country How far the literary contents Of the Maga
the public the best judges The aim Of the propretors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which
while rendered sufficiently amusing circula
ton should keep for its main object the promotion
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it undertook discuss which in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
its claims consideration rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any eclat which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination OF Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any to regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed TO itself from the first II has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
Of its papers but by the more enlightened who have
Judged of the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by occasional difference ofopinion with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and berality 1t has
been enabled TO merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnslc circumstances; ana the quickenns power Of
many minds, laborng successfully in unison, has in
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into FORM
until now has living principle Of its 1t has be-
come something, it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let Dire"
But though the subscription list Of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications of every number during
the last year, is yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
quately thu. rewarded, it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
fthese views be just, there is impetinence in ap-
pealing here the public assist in furherng them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
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