The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-05
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ON the first of January was published the first Number of
~ the ninth volume OF the American Monthly Magazine
This VIII commence the second OF the New Series
OF The American Monthly One year has passed since,
by the union OF the New England Magazine with lhs
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 the work as To
stamp It's national character and permanency
The number OF pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was al tie same time increased make
room for additional supply of original matter and eac
number Of the work throughout the year has been oma
mented with engraving executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary contents Of the Maya.
zine have kept pace with the secondary improvements
the public the best judges The aim Of the propncos
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and Which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing ensure its crcus
ton should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it undertook discuss which. in
word, should make way into public favor and establish
It's claims to consideration, rather by what shoud be
found IN us pages than by any eeat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of laudatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had to regret having adopted and follow
the course prescribed TO itself from the first 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the OF
OF its papers but by the enlightened who have
Judged OF the tendency of the work the aggregate ad
not by its occasional difference ofopnon with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and hberay. 1t H.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence uPo
extrinsic circumstances; and the quckening power
many minds, aborng successfully in unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into iorr
until il has living principle Of its own. 1t has be-
something, it is hoped which the world would
willingly let die" -.
But though the subscription list ofthe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications. of every number dang
the last year, il is yet sufficiently full justify
publishers carrying into effect their plan Of Literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week. Nor W
literary labor in every department of periodical is adv
quately thu. rewarded can it fully sustain merit tie
character which occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give
II these views be just, there is mpertinence in aI
pealng here the public assist in fuherlng them y
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine. "
The work which is under the editorial chagre of G, F
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin Esq. will continue 10 be
published simultaneously the first of every month. in
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