The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-21
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
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4 KnlckeTDOCker
zine. The publishers, mindful OF the favor with which
their efforts have beenreceved AT the hands OF the public,
would embrace the recurrence OF new starting point as
Ct occasion "look backward and forward" al the past
and prospective character and Of their periodical
Within the brief space OF little more than two years and
half the number OF copies issued OF the knckeibocker
has increased from less than fUe hundred TO more
than thousand, without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits of the work acknowledged, notInore expl.
city by this unprecedented success than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices OF the Magazine,
which, different times have appeared In The various
journals OF the United States embracing those OF the hst
and most discriminating clgss in every section OF the
Union. or many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bers and whom they have been sent for examination,
previous 10 subscribing NOT one but has found the WORK
worthy Of immediate subscription correct inference
in regard the interest quality Of the matter furnished
by the publishers may DO gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation TO the quantity gwen need only oe
said that IL has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year. by more than four
hundred pages or the cearness and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material Of the knckerbocker,
and the character of its embeshmentswhlch although
expected by its readers promised by its propne-
tors, have nevertheless been gvenit is not deemed ne
cessary TO speak. They will challenge comparison Is
believed, with any similar periodical at home abroad
Ii has been observed, that the aim Of the edi-
tors, the management Of the Knickebocker has been
make the work entertaining and agreeable well
solid and useful It is perhaps owing to the predomnance
Of these first named characteristics that has become so
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known and popular series Of numhessucha as the Odds
and Ends OF Penny Liner" Olapodana," the Pal
myra Letters" An Actors Alloquy,"" Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster" i" Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Flordan Loaferana," The Eclec-
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ca, and IN various Foreign Countries The fidset "a
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and humor upon great variety OF SUBJECTS together with
biographies legends and essays upon anu va
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this department gratifying pre- emnence and celebrity
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American Antiquities Inland Navigation Geology and
1 Revealed Religion; Insanity ard Monomania; Liberty
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mospherc ELECTRICITY, New Theory of Magnetism, and
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
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America Literary Protection and International Copy
Right Poetry Of the Inspired Writings; Chinese Ma
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The Past, the Present, and the Future Our Country,
and Sketches of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy Of the Roslcrucans
Intellectual Philosophy, Philology Astronomy Animal
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tnctions of the Union Peace Societies Periodlcy OF
Diseases; Essays Music, Fine Writing, &C.; toge-
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would exceed the limits of this advertisement to enume
rate in detail.
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" add, that period the work passed into their
hands, have its literary capabilities and prospects so
ample and suspicious at present. and that not only
will the exertons he continued which have secured
their subscription list unexamped increase but their
claims upon the public favor will be enhanced by every
i enQeayOfS,
and the most liberal expenditure can command.
Back numbers have been reprinted TO supply Volume
| Nine and FIVE thousand copies of Volume Ten VIII be
printed, to meet the demands OF new subscribers
few brief notices Of the Knckerbocker, from well
known journals are sutgoined
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is conducted with decided ability, is copous and varied
in its contents, and is printed in superorstye At this
have little for literary and cannot,
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our assurance that they are OF high York
American.
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ANY Of - in IN ,hc
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of this country, well valuable aid from distinguished
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