The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-27
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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 pemanency
The number OF pages which have each month exceeded
hundred at the same time increased, 10 make
room for additional supply Of original matter and each
number of the work throughout the year has been
mented with engraving executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary contents Of the Mas.
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best Judges The aim Of the poprelos
has been from the first TO establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing 10 ensure its crcu!a
on should keep for its main object the promotion Of
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subject il undertook to discuss which, in
word should make It's way into public favor and establish
It's claims to consideration, rather by what should be
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popular contributors or the dissemination of laudory
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any 10 regret having adopted and followed
tho prescribed TO itself from the first II has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone
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 ofopnon with themselves
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been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsic circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds, laborng successfully or IN unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into form,
until has living principle of its 1t has be-
come something, it is hoped which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications of every number during
the last year. II is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week. Nor till
literary labor in every department OF periodical is ado
quately thu. rewarded can il fully sustain merit tie
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
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zine.
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