The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-26
PROSPECTUS
THE
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ON the first of January was 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 OF publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine
all concentrated the American Monthly Maya
zine giving at once broad basis 10 the work 10
stamp It's national character and ensure its permanently
The number OF pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the time increased, to make
for additional SUPPLY Of original matter; 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 Of the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best judges The aim OF the propreors
has been from the first establish a periodical which
should have tone and character Of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO It's circula
on should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it undertook discuss which in a
word should make lis way into public favor. and establish
its claims 10 consideration rather by what should be
found IN Its pages than by any eciat which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination of laudaoy
paragraphs, could confer. Norhas the American Monthly
had any to regret having adopted and follow ed
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 in the aggregate and
by IFS occasional difference ofopnion with themselves,
1t has been sustained with spirit and beralfty II h.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances and the quickenlng power Of
many minds laboring successfully or in unison, has
fused vitality the creation while shaping into form,
until it has living principle of its own 1t has be.
something is hoped, which the world would
willingly let de-"
But though the subscription list OF the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number daring
the last year. it 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 till
literary labor in every department of periodical is AIDE
quatey thu rewarded, can it fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from wei! paid
popular pen may give.
II these views be Just, there is impertnence in ap
pealng here the public assist in furtherng them y
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maga.
zine. ... ....s. w. ..... .sss
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HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq, will continue to be
published simultaneously the first of every month
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