The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-08
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ON the first OF January published the first number Of
~ the ninth volume OF the American Monthly Magazine
This will 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 so broad basis to the work as TO
stamp its national character and ensure its permanently
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the time increased, TO make
for additional supply OF original matter and each
number of the work throughout the year has been orna
mened with engraving executed by the first artists in
the country How far the literary of the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements,
the public the best judges The aim OF the propetos
has been from the first 10 establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO its circua
on should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject il 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 ecla which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination of laudaory
paragraphs could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed to itself from the first II has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the of
OF its papers but by the enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency othe work in the aggregate and
il has been sustained with spirit and libcrality It l..
been enabled from infancy and upon
extrinsic circumsances and the quickening power of
many minds laboring successfully or in unison, has in.
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until now il has living principle of its own II has be-
come something is hoped, which the world would no,
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list Of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. it is yet sufficiently full 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
qua,ely thu. rewarded, fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
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