The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-19
PROSPECTUS
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
foh 1891
Five DOLLARS PER YEAR.

FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.
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 resources OF publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya
zine giving broad a basis to the work TO
stamp its national character and ensure It's permanency
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the time increased, 10 make
room for additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been
mented with an engraving executed by the first 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 proprietors
has been from the first 10 establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to ensure its circua
on should 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 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 laudaoy
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Moathy
had any To regret having adopted and followed out
the prescribed to itself from the first Ii has in
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 in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopinon with themselves,
il has been sustained with spirit and hberality IL H.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
exrnsic circumstances; and the quickenlng power OF
many minds, laboring successfully in unison, has in
fused vitality the creation while shaping into form,
until it has living principle Of It's own II has be-
come something hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list Of the 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 wr
that furnishes casual paper for the week. Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
quately thu. rewarded, it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
peang here the public assist in furtherng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
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