The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-14
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FoR 1887.
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.

FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR
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 tins
well established periodical the resources 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 nj broad basis the work as 10
stamp It's national character and its peanency
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, ut the time increased to make
room for additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been ona
mented with an engraving executed by the first
the country. How far the literary OF the Maya.
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best Judges The Of the propre,ors
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character of own and which
while rendered sufficiently amusing to It's crcula
ton, should ever keep for its main object the promotion
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject II undertook to discuss which, in a
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 OF
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 enlightened no have
judged Of the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with hemse
it has been sustained with spirit and beralty II has
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsc circumstances; and the quickenng power Of,
many minds aborlng successfully in unison. has in.
fused vitality the creation while shaping inm
until has living principle of its own 1t has
something it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let die" .......
But though the subscription list ofhe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. is not yet sufficiently full to justify 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 TIL
literary labor every department of periodical is ade
quately thu rewarded, it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
If these views be just there is imperinence in APP
peang here to the public to assist in furtherng them y
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine. ."5
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