The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-07
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ON the first of January was published the first number f
~ the ninth volume of the American Monthly Magazine
This wi 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 tbs
well established periodical, the of publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the AmercaD
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine
were all concentrated IN the An,srcan Monthly Maya
zine giving at once broad basis the work as 10
stamp lis national character and its permanency
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the time increased make
room for additional supply Of original natter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been ona
mented with engraving, executed by the first artists In
the country. How far the literary contents of the Maga.
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best judges The 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 to its ccua
ton, should keep for its object the promotion Of
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
on whatever subject II 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
popular contributors, the dissemination of laudaory
paragraphs could confer Norhas the American Monthly
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the course prescribed to itself from the first 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the
Of its papers but by the 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 liberaty. Ii has
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extrinsc circumstances; and the quckening power of
many minds aboring successfully in unison has In
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into FORM
until has living principle Of its 1t has be-
something il is hoped which " the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list oihe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications of every number during
the last year. it is yet sufficiently full justify the
publishers carrying into effect their plan OF Literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every WI
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical ade
Quatey thus rewarded, fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give.
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