The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-03
PROSPECTUS
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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 yea, has passed since,
by the union of the New England Magazine with this
well established perodical the Of publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
al concentrated in The American Monthly Maya
zine giving broad basis To the work TO
stamp its national character aud ensure its permanently
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
hundred, at The time increased, TO make
for additional supply Of original natter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been orna
mcnted with engraving executed by The first artists 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 propretors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circula
on should keep for It's main object the promotion Of
good TASTE and sound 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 pages than by any eclat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination of Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any TO regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed itself from the first II has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
some Of papers but by the enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopinon with themselves,
it has been sustained with spirit and berality IL has
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsic circumstances and the qnickening power of
many minds aborIng successycy or in unison, has in
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until il has living principle Of its II has be-
something is hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofthe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. il is not yet sufficiently full Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every wr
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor every department OF periodical is ade
quatcy thu rewarded, it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
these views be just, there is mpennence in ap-
pcang here the public TO assist in fuherng them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
The work which under the editorial chagre Of c. F.
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq. win continue 10 be
published simultaneously on the first of every month in
New York by George Dearborn a. Co, in Boston by OTIS
Broadcrs Il Co, communications received the Office
No 3s Gold Street, New York.