The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-21
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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 its permanently
The number OF pages which have each month exceeded
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number of the work throughout the year has been
mented with engraving executed by the hrsi 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 propnetos
has been from the FIRST TO establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to ensure its crcua
tom 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 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 Nor has the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed
the course prescribed to itself from the first 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone Of
Of its papers but by the enlightened who have
Judged OF the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
II has been sustained with spirit and beraliiy II Ia.
been enabled 10 from infancy and dependence upon
extrpsic circumstances; and the quckenng power OF
minds, laborng successfully or In unlson has IN
fused vitality the creation while shaping into form,
until has living principle Of lis own 1t has be-
something, it 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, yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan OF literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every wrl
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department Of periodical is ade
auaiely thu. rewarded, fully sustain merit the
character which an occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
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