The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-30
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

an the first Of July, 1897 commenced the tenth volume
zine The publishers mindful of the favor with which
their ets have been received at the hands OF the public,
would embrace the recurrence Of starting point as
fit occasion look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and Of their periodical
Within tho brief space Of little than two years and
half the number OF copies issued Of the knlckebocker
has been increased from less than fire hundred TO
than o, thousand without other aids than the acknow
lodged merits OF the work acknowledged not cxp
city by this unprecedented than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices Of the Magazine
which, different times have appeared IN the various
journals Of tho United States embracing those of the first
and most discriminating clss u every section o. The
bers and 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 furnished
by the publishers nay be gathered from the foregoing
facts. In relation TO the quantity given 1t need only be
said that has always exceeded the maximum promlsed
and in the numbers for the last year. by more than four
hundred pages OF the clearness and beauty of the typo
graphical execution and material of the knickerbocker,
and the character of its embeshments-which, although
not expected by its readers promised by its propre
tors have nevertheless been giyent is not deemed
cessary to speak. They will challenge comparison II IS
believed with any similar periodical, at home or abroad.
II has been observed, that the constant aim OF the edi-
tors in the management Of the knckerbocker has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable as well as
solid and useful IL perhaps owing tothe prcdomnance
widely known to the public In addition 70 severa well
and d Ends Of ollapolana' the Pal
myra Letters" An Actors AHoquyr Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoomaster" 2 Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Florida, Loae1jana fhe Eelec-
tic "Passngcs from the Commonrlace Book of Sep
tuagenarann Notes from Journals or Travels in Amcri-
ca and in various Foreign Countries" Fidgct Pa
pcrs" &cberal space has been dcyo,cd to interesting
Tales illustrating American society, manners, thetimes,
&C. embracing, besides stories OF the and oil pahos
and humor upon great variety OF SUBJECTS together with
biographies legends and upon numerous and va
red themes ntersperscd with frequent artcics OF poetry,
of such description secure for the Magazine in
this department, gratifying pre-emincncc and celebrity.
But neither the scientific the learned the solid nor
the useful has been omitted or lightly xegaIecd Orisi-
racicd much attention in this county. and several Of
which have been copied and Landed abroad nve sppcnr
ed in the recent Numbers Of the work. upon me following
subjects: -ss l'a@
Past and Present State Of American iernure South
American Antiquities Inland Navigation; Geology and
Revealed Religion; Insanity ard Monomania Liberty
versus Literature and the Fine Arts; Fairly History Of
the Country Connection Of the Physical Sciences; At
mospherc Electricity New Theory OF Magnetism and
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloqucnce; The Pros.
poets and Duties Of che Age; Health of Europe and
America Literary Pfoection aud Internal ionasCopy
Right, Poetry Of the Inspired Wrtings; CHINESE Ma
tons and Languages Chemistry Laboratory OF Naure)
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 Roscrncians
Intellectual Philosophy, Philology, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology Astroogy, Botany, MIneralo-
gy and Phrenolops Progress Of the Age, and OF Modem
Liberty; Christianity in France !; American Organic