The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-27
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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 year has passed since
by the union Of the New England Magazine with this
well established periodical the OF publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya.
zine giving at broad basis TO the work
stamp its national character and ensure its permanently
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the same time increased to make
room for additional supply of original matter and each
number of the work throughout the year has been
mented with an engraving executed by the first artists in
the country How far the literary contents Of the Maya
zine have kept 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 and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to Its circua
on should ever keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste, and sound, vigorous 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 ecla which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination of Mandatory
paragraphs could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had TO regret having adopted and followed out
the prescribed itself from the first Ii has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone Of
some of its papers but by the enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference opinion with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and hberalty II Il.
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence
extrnsic circumstances and the quickenng power Of
many minds, laboring successfully in unison, has in.
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until it has living principle Of its own II has be-
something it is hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list fhe 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 I'LL
literary labor in every department Of periodical is ade
quatey thu. rewarded, it fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
II these views be just there is impertinence ap.
pealng here the public assist in urherng them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
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