The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-16
PROSPECTUS
To THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,

.,ss& FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.
nN 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 resources 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
zine giving at broad basis to the work as to
stamp its national character and ensure its permanency.
The number Of pages. which have each month exceeded
one hundred, the time increased, to make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been ona
mented with an engraving executed by the first artists in
the country. How far the literary contents OF the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements,
the public the best judges The aim OF the propnetos
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have and character Of its own; and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing 10 ensure its crcula
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject il undertook 70 discuss which in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
its claims consideration, rather by what should be
found its pages than by any eclat which the names OF
popular contributors, the dissemination Of Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed out
the course prescribed to itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone Of
Of its papers but by the more enlightened who have
Judged Of the tendency of the work in the aggregate and
by its occasional difference ofopinon with themselves
il has been sustained with spin, and lberality II has
been enabled TO from infancy and upon
exrinsic circumstances; and the quickening power Of
many minds laborng successfully or IN unison, has IN
fused vitality the creation while shaping II into FORM
until now il has living principle Of its 1t has be-
come something il is hoped, which "the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list of,he American Monthly
has enlarged with publications Of every number during
the last year. yet sufficiently full to Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every wr
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
ouaey thus rewarded, can Il fully merit the
Character which an occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give. E
fthese views be just, there is impernencs in APP
peang here to the public 70 assist in iurthenng them by
zine & r..
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