The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-12-07
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

NN the first Of July 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ of the Knickerbocker or New York Monthly Maya
zine. The publishers, mindful Of the favor with which
their efforts have been received the hands OF the pnbc
would embrace the OF starting point,
fit occasion TO look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and Of their periodical
Within the brief space OF little than two years and
half the number Of copies issued of the
has been increased from less than fire hundred to
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow
lodged merits of the Observation-Disclosures not more exp
city by this unprecedented success than by upward of
three thousand highly favorable notices of the Magazine,
which, different times have appeared in the various
journals of the United States embracing those Of the first
and most discriminating Glass in every section Of the
| Union. OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bes and to whom they have been sent for examinations
previous TO subscribing, not but has found the work
worthy OF immediate subscription correct inference
in regard to the interest quality of the matter furnished
by the publishers may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity given need only be
said that it has always exceeded the maximum promised
and in the numbers for the last year. by than four
hundred pages OF the clearness and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material of the Knckerbocker
and the character Of its embellishments although
expected by its readers promised by It's propre
tors, have nevertheless been given-t is deemed
cessary to speak. They will challenge comparisons It is
believed, with similar periodical at home or abroad
1t has been observed that the aim Of the cd
tors, the management of the Knckerbocker, has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable well
solid and useful 1t is perhaps owing to the predomnance
of these first named characteristics that has become
widely known to the public In addition TO several well
known and popular Of nnmberssuchas the odds
ana Ends oil Penny-aDner, 'OllapOdlana the Ial-
myra Letters An Actors Alloquy" Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaser," Wilson Con-
worth " Life in Florida" Loaferiana,n The Eclec
Passages from the Common place Book of Sep
tuagenaran Notes from Journals of Travels Ameri-
ca, and in various Foreign Countries" "Ihe Fdget Pa
pers &c!ibera space has been devoted to interesting
Tales illustrating American society manners the times,
&c embracing besides, stories OF the and Of pathos
and humor upon great variety OF SUBJECTS together with
biographies, legends and essays upon and
red themes ntepersed with frequent articles OF poetry,
OF such description to for the Magazine,
this department, gratifying preemnencc and celebrity.
But neither the scientific the learned, the solid
the useful has been omitted lightly regarded Orgi
nal articles from distinguished writer's (Which have at
tracted much attention in this country and several Of
which have been copied and auded abroad have appear
ed in the recent numbers of the work. upon the following
subjects
Past and Present State Of American Literature South
American Antiquities; Inland Nayigation Geology and
Revealed Religion; Insanity ard Monomania; Liberty
versus Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country; Connexion of the Physical Sciences At
mospherc ELECTRICITY, New Theory Of Magnetism, ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character:
poets and Duties OF the Age Health of Europe and
America Literary Protection and International Copy
Right; Poetry Of the Inspired Writings; Chinese Ma
tons and Languages; Chemistry Laboratory Of Nature)
The Past, the Present and the Future; Our Country,
with Comments on its Parties, Laws, Public Schools,
and Sketches of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery; Philosophy of the Roscrucans
Intellectual Philosophy Philoogy, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astrpogy, Botany, Mneralo
gy, and Phrenoogy Progress Of the Age, and Of Modern
Liberty; Christianity in France American Organic