The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-13
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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 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 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 Maga
zine giving at broad basis the work 10
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The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, al the time increased TO make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been
menied with engraving, executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary contents OF the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary Improvements
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popular contributors the dissemination Of laudulory
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of its papers but by the enlightened who have
judged the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
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it has been sustained with spirit and lberaty. 1t has
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many minds, laborng successfully in unison has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping FORM
until it has living principle Of its 1t has be.
come something, II is hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die"
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the last year, it yet sufficiently full Justify the
publishers carrying into effect their plan of literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
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literary labor every department of periodical is ado
quaely thu rewarded can fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
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