The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-01
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the first Of January was 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 broad basis TO the work to
stamp its national character and ensure its pennanency
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the time increased, TO make
room for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been oma
mented with an engraving executed by the first artists 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 proPetors
should have tone and character or its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO its circua
tom should ever keep for its main 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
It's claims to consideration rather by what should be
found in its pages than by ecla which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination of laudatory
paragraphs could confer. Nor has the American Monthly
had any to reget having adopted and followed
the prescribed TO itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the of
some 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 ofopnon with themselves
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been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances; and the quickening power Of
many minds laboring successfully or unison, has in.
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until now il has living principle Of its 1t has be-
come something IS hoped, which The world would not
willingly let die"
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has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. is not yet sufficiently full 10 justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every wr
that furnishes casual paper for the week. Nor till
literary labor every department OF periodical is ade
quaiely thu. rewarded, fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
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