The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-11-14
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an the first Of January published the first number Of
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This will commence the second year Of the New Series
Of the American Monthly" One year has passed since
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.
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stamp its national character and its pemanenc
The number of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the time increased, TO make
room for additional supply Of original and each
number of the work throughout the year has been
mented with engraving executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary OF the Maya.
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the public the best judges The aim Of the propreors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing its circula
ton, should keep for its main object the promotion of
good taste, and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it undertook TO discuss which, in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any ecat which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of laudatoy
paragraphs could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed out
the prescribed to itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone
of its papers but by the ghtened who have
judged Of the tendency Of the work in the aggregate ard
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and Hberality Ii has
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many minds laboring successfully or in unison has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping FORM
until has living principle Of its own 1t has be-
something it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let die" -.s
But though the subscription list ofihe American Monthly
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the last year, is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
conpensating both the regular contributors and every
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor every department of periodical is ade-
quatey thu. rewarded can il fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from web paid
popular pen may give. ~
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