The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-23
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FOR Ic5I.

TIVE poLLAhb FEN iEAh.
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 Tinted States Magazine
were all concentrated In the American Monthly Maya
zine giving at broad basis TO the work as 10
stamp its national character and its permanently
The number Of which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the same time increased, 10 make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been
mened with engraving executed by the first 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 popetors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character OF its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing 10 its crcua
tion should keep for its 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 than by any ecat which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of Mandatory
paragraphs could confer. Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed
the course prescribed to itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
Of its papers but by the enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference oopinon with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and beraly. has
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances and the. quickening power OF
many minds, laboring successfully or in unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until il has living principle Of its own !, has he
something it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofthe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number durn,
the last year. is not yet sufficiently full TO Jus, the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan OF literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is adc
quatey thu. rewarded, it fully sustain the
character which occasional article from we'll pad
| popular pen may give. ~.
II these views be just there is impernence in ap
pealng here the public TO assist in furherng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine. s. = t.#.
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of C. F
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq. will continue 10 be
published simultaneously the first Of every month, in
New York by George Dearborn & Co, in Boston by Oils
Broaders d Co, communications received at the Office
No 80, Gold Street, New York.