The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-19

I nc1c, however,
suppose OF what is 70 be expected. Noperiodeal in
this country can boast the number variety and cha
racier Of contributors thai this our fayorile maya
zine possesses. Take the volume, for instance,
which will close with the June number We find in
II, besides great variety Of communications, from
writer's OF established reputation Of entertaining or
amusing light reading, well as Of solid and use
inl character, articles from the pens Of Cooper the
American novelist, DR.. Dick Of Edinburgh Inc dis
tinguished author Of The "Chris,ian- Philosopher,
&c, Prof Longtellow, OF Cambridge author Of
Outer MeI," Thomas Campbell England Nieho-
las Biddie Esq The popular author Of The Palmyra
Letters, Mr.. Buckingham, the Oriental Traveller,
Willis Gaylord Clark, Esq or " Oiiapod" Hon
Chief Justice Mellen, OF Maine, L L. Bulwer, the
novelist, Col. Stone OF New York, Gait author of
Laurie Todd" Rev. Mr., Colon of the Navy, au-
/" The Brothers," and Mrs Sigourney with many
others of scarcely less merit and reputation These
writers, il should be remembered are included in
only me iast hye successive numbers, while in those
OF previous ones given in the advertisement OF the
tenth volume, are the names Of more than hundred
writer's known to fame in the United States, as well
As in Europe, including most of our popular native
and many eminent foreign authors. Among these
almost al random.
Miss Sedgwick, Percival, President Dner, and
Prof Anthem, OF Columbia College, Paulding Rbt
Souihey, Rev Orviile Dewey, Hawthorne author
of Twice Told Tales" Sinms, the American
novelist, Whittier, Captain Marryat Timothy Flint,
DR.. Rush, Philadelphia, Mrs. Fanny Kenble Butler
Judge Hall, Ohio Mrs. Gilman, South Carolina
Prof Hitchcock, OF Amherst, Miss Landon, Rev
Calvin Cotton, Neal. author Of Charcoal Sketch
es,H Theodore S. Fay, Rev. Mr.. Ganneu- Miss H.
F. Gould, Power the Irish actor, SC. &c.
We can call TO mind several writers who are not
even mentioned in the list 10 which we have refer
red large and distinguished il IS who have estab
lished wide and deserved celebrity, contributors
TO the knickerbockersuch as the author Of the adj
mirable Odds and Ends" 0ilapodiana, the stir
ring and graphic sca-skeiches Of Jack Garnet Sc
&c. With so many WRITER'S including those OF al
most every class, dvpes, Legislators eminent Judi
cial officers, poeis noveliss, men of science and
humorisis-n could not be otherwise than that there
should have been continually preserved in the maya
zine that rarety OF matter and style, which is the
charm Of well conducted periodical. ATTRACTIVE
light reading, not too light but calculated while il
valuable moral has been properly diversified with
substantial articles, which, without making the
reader feel too sensibly the tceigh Of the matter in
hsary style, bring down knowledge To the level of
ordinary understandings serving as n medium of
communication between profound mind on the one
hand and The practical man of business and the in
dustrious mechanic artZan on the other removing
prejudice, and increasing the aggregate OF general
intelligence, on which national happiness and i'm
provement depend.
The engravings of the Knickerbocker, although
scarcely alluded TO by the proprieiors having never
been promised but gratuitously given, are worthy of
particular mention Some Of these-ihe Scene on
the Hudson" for example, by that gifted artist, Smil-
he-has never been surpassed in this country We
remember also three four well engraved portraits
and Beautiful ornamental title page with fine Wig
nette, as among the embellishments Of the past yo-
Tunes; besides which, excellent wood engravings
have occasionally been given such as the illustra-
lions TO the very interesting series of articles on
American Antiquities, &c. We should not omit 10
mention the critical department which is altogether
in keeping with the high character of the work and
The Editors . own peculiar" corner where as at
side table, great variety Of dishes ornamental and
plain, are tastefuly served up. The excellence Of
material and the neatness and beauty Of the typogra-
phical execution of the Knckerbocker are TOO well
known 10 require mention Without derogatng,
therefore from the high claims Of many of its coem-
poraries, We give deliberate opinion that the
hnickerbocker is one OF the best periodicals. in Anne
RIGA, and deserves the wide circulation which it has
acquired, not only in This city, where il is more gene
rally ditfnsed than any Of its contemporaries, but
doubtless throughout the United States-since the
strongest Communications of the work, from The most
discriminating sources, have for long time reached
us not only from every quarter of the Union but the
British provinces and in several instances from dis
tDguished journals abroad
We have noticed the Knickerbocker al much
length in the present instance beeause volume
is soon commence, and because we have hitherto
been compelled TO pass the numbers BY as they have
successfully appeared with few brief words which
could not do full justice TO their uniform excellence
and 10 the arduous and tuccessu abors Of the pro-
prieors and editors, 10 raise the standard Of Ameri-
can Periodical Literature. AZ.