The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-07
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ON the first Of January was published the first number Of
" the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magaznt
Thus Will commence the second year OF the New Scfcs
Of the American Monthly One year has passed since
by the union Of the New England Magazine with tins
well established periodical the Of publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine
We're all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya
zine giving at SO broad basis TO the work tp
stamp It's national character and ensure its permancnc
The number Of pages, which have each month exceedtd
one hundred was at the same time increased to make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been
mentcd with engraving, executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary contents Of the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvement,
the public the best judges The aim OF the propreto
has been from the first 10 establish periodical whcA
should have tone and character of It's own and Which
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO It's crcu
ton should keep for its main object the promotion
good taste, and sound, vigorous and fearless thinking u
whatever subject 1t undertook TO discuss which IN
word, should make It's way into public favor, and esta
its claims TO consideration rather by what should be-
found in It's pages than by any ecat which the
popular contributors, the dissemination OF Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
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the prescribed itself from the first 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the
some of its papers but by the ghtened no ay
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mot by its occasional difference ofopnion with hes, Ives
il has been sustained with spirit and llberaily II has
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsic circumstances and the quickcning power u
many minds, laboring successfully or IN unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into fu
until now it has living principle Of its 1t has he
come something it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let de- .aa
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has enlarged with the publications of every number dunn
the last year, is yet sufficiently full TO justify
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 Id!
literary labor in every department Of periodical is ado,
quaely thu rewarded, can it fully sustain or merit '
character which occasional article from well pai
popular pen may give. =. .%.. .'
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