The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-11-28
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FOR 1887.
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.

FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.
ON the first Of January was published the first number Of
~ the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
This will commence the second year OF the New Series
or the American Monthly" One year has passed since
by the union Of the New England Magazine with this
well established periodical the Of rubcatoa
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 broad basis to the work as 10
stamp its national character and ensure Its permanency
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the same lime increased TO make
for additional supply Of original matter 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
zine have kept pace with these secondary Improvements
the public the best judges The aim Of the proprcors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circula
on should keep for its main object the promotion
good taste, and sound, vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject il 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
popular contributors the dissemination of laudatoy
paragraphs could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any to regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed to itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the
Of its papers but by the more enlightened who have
Judged Of the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and beraity. 1t has
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsc circumstances; and the quckening power Of
minds laboring successfully unison has In
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into FORM
until has living principle OF its own. 1t has be-
something it is hoped, which the world would no,
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list OF The American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. is not yet sufficiently full justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of Literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical ade
quatey thus rewarded, il fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from we'll pad
popular pen may give.
II these views be just there is impertinence in ap
pealng here to the public to assist in uherng them by
zine.
The work which is under the editorial chagre of G. F.
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq will continue TO be
published simultaneously the first of every month in
New York. by George Dearborn e. Co., in Boston by Otis
Bfoaders Co., communications received the Office
No. 80, Gold Street, New York.