The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-30
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KyICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.

an the frs, Of July 1887 commenced the tenth volume
~ Of the Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly MAga.
zine The publishers mindful Of the favor with which
their efforts have been received Al the hands Of the pubic
would embrace the Of starting point
81 occasion TO look and for~ard a the pass
and prospective character and course Of their periodical
Within the brief space Of e than years and
half the nuher Of copies issued OF the knlckeTbcker
has been increased from less than fs hanGred 70
than four loasasa without other aids than the scknow
lodged merits Of the workacknoNle1ged, not sIpl-
city by this unprecedented than BY upward Of
three thousand highly favorable Of the Magazine
WHICH different times, have appeared in The
journals OF the United States embracing those o the FIRST
and most discriminating clLss m every section Of the
Union. OF many hundreds who desired specimen
bers and TO whom they hare been sent or examination
previous subscribing but has found the wofk
worthy Of immediate subscription A correct inference
in regard 10 the asf cEay al the matter furnished
by the publishers may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation 10 the quantity given. u need only be
SAID that II has always exceeded the maximum promised.
and in the numbers for the last ysEr, Nv than four
adrei pages OF the cacarness and eauiy Of the iyy
graphical execution and material Of the knickeFhockef,
and the character or It's ern5eshnen,swhicA Rl&hOugh
expected by iis readers pFussed hy propfie
tors have nevertheless been gtvenii mot deemed
cessary speak, They viii challenge eompars0a IL 10
believed, with any similar periodical ~ bone abroad
II has been Observed. that the constant aa % the ei
tors, the management; Of the EuekerSockeT has hen
70 make the work entertaining and sresae, web AZ
solid and useful II perhaps owing 70 the prcdaanaaee
widely Known 70 the pabl,e IN addition 10 scveral well
known and popular II nHTsterssueA the "U3s
and Ends Of Penny lslner, Oiiapud4ana. the . Pal
myra Letters :. An actors Ac7ay -. Leaves from the
Blank Book 81 Country ScAoomzsser" Wils0n Cen.
worth. Life in Florida, LoaeFiana - The r. &c.
TIC Passages from the ComnsOuplaee Book ~ Sep.
tuagenarzn Notes from Journals IL TrsFes IN Asr,
ca and in various Foreign Corntries" The FS1ses ~.
per &c!berA space has beca dcYStcG 70 In;eres1las
Tales illustrating American society, the times
DC. emhraeng besides stories ~ The sea and q pahps
and humor, upon great variety u sshjcts Together wfh
biographies, Legends. and upon and
red themes niersfrsed With feqar1 Articles peiry
OF such description 20 secure Coz the Maeaxne IN
this department. gratifying pre- enence ard ceetElfy
But neither the scientific the learned ths solid nor
the useful. has been omitted hrhily regand Ytrl.
nal articles, from distinguished winters, thieh have a..
sracied much attention IN this country and several ~
which have been copied and landed abroad bare speas.
cd IN the recent numbers u the Hok, upon tolo4ns
subjects
Past and Present State Of American Lisera.urc snnh
American Antiquities Inland NaYis.iior 6,sa1aOxy and
Revealed Religion Insanity ard MonomAna; Lisscrty
Literature and the Fire Ars EaYlv History n
the Country Connexion or tho Physicl SCIENCES Az.
mospheric ElecricIty, New Theory % MaEnessn asa
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character.
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloqsence The prss-
poets and Duties Of the Age; Health Of Europs and
America Literary Protection and international Cory
RICH; Poetry Of the Inspired Wri,inEs: Chfp~sr Va
tons and Languages Chemistry Laboratory ~ NAiGrel
The Past, the Present, and the Fuiare: fir Cnan,gy
with Comments on its Parties, Laws Public Sci5al.
and Sketches Of American Sot,Fiy, Men, EAucsiion
Manners and Scenery ;sPhpsoby o. the Rosirraeians
lntellectssf Philosophy, Phiaoloxy, Asronomy Asirai
and Vegetable Physiology. k<frolos Botany. Minerao-
gy and Phrsnoogy PmgreaSpf the Age. and Of Modern
Liberty Christianity IN E1ncsi AmeTiean orgGnis