The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-13
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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 Tinted States Magazine
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya
zine giving at broad basis TO the work as 10
stamp its national character and its permanently
The number OF pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the same time increased to make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
mented with engraving, executed by the first artists
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 propretos
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO its circuIa
ton should keep for main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
on whatever subject II undertook TO discuss which,
word should make IFS way into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any ecat which the OF
popular contributors, the dissemination Of Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer Norha the American Monthly
had To regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed itself from the first II 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
not by its occasional difference fopnon with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and liberay. 1t has
been enabled to from infancy and dependence upon
exrinsic circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds, laborng successfully in unison has in
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into FORM
until has living principle OF its 1t has be-
something, II is hoped which "the world would
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list Of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, it 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 in every department of periodical is ade
quatey thu rewarded can fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
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