The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-28
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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 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 to the work TO
stamp It's national character and ensure its permanently
The number of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the time increased, to mako
room for additional supply OF original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been
mented 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
the public are the best Judges The aim Of the propneio
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and winch,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circua
o should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste, and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject undertook to discuss which, in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
It's claims to consideration, rather by what should he
found In Its than by any ecat which the names OF
popular contributors, the dissemination OF laudaory
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any reason to regret having adopted and followed out
The prescribed 10 itself from the first. II has in.
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone of
Of its papers; but by the ghened who have
judged OF the tendency OF the work in the aggregate and
by occasional difference ofopinion with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and hcrality II h.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances; and the quickening power OF
many minds aboring successfully in unison has in
ased vitality info the creation while shaping into form,
t il has living principle Of its own. il has be-
Conc something hoped, which "the world would not
Willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofthe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications of every number during
the last year. il is not yet sufficiently full TO justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department Of periodical is ade
quately thu. rewarded can fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give.
II these views be just there is mpertinence in ap
peaing here the public assist in fuherng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of c. F.
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin. Esq will continue 10 be
published simultaneously the first Of every month, in
New York, by George Dearborn d. Co., in Boston by OTIS
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