The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-09
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ON the first OF January was the first number Of
~ the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
This will commence the second year OF the New Senes
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 once broad basis 10 the work
stamp It's national character and its permanently
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred at the time increased 10 make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been ona
mented with engraving, executed by the first 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 popre,o
has been from the first TO establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to ensure its crcun
on should ever 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 lis way into public favor and establish
its claims 10 consideration, rather by what should be
found IN its pages than by any ecat which the of
popular contributors the dissemination of landaory
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any to regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed TO itself from the first IL has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone
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
it has been sustained with spirit and lberay. 1t l..
been enabled TO merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsic circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds, laborng successfully in unison has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into form,
until il has living principle of its own. has be-
come something, it is hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die" a. .''-
But though the subscription list ofthe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, il vet sufficiently full 10 Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
conpensatng both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes a casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor every department OF periodical ade
quaeIy thu rewarded can fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
lfthese views be just there is impetinence in APP
pcang here to the public 10 assist in nrtherng them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
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