The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-09-14
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
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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 broad basis 10 the work as to
stamp its national character and ensure ITS permanently
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
hundred, at the time increased, TO make
room for an additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been
mented with 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 propneors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing To ensure its circua
on should keep for its main object the promotion of
good taste, and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
on whatever subject undertook to discuss which,
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 names OF
popular contributors, the dissemination Of laudaoy
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed
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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
not by occasional difference opinion with themselves,
it has been sustained with spirit and beraity. 1t has
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsic circumstances and the quickenng power Of
many minds, laDOTlng successvely IN
fused vitality the creation while shaping it into form,
until has living principle of its own 1t has be-
something it is hoped which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list Of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, IT is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade-
quaely thu. rewarded 1t fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
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