The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-31
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

an the first Of july 1897 commenced the tenth volume
| ~ of the Knckerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers, mindful of the favor with which
their efforts have been received al the hands OF the public
would embrace the OF starting point rs
fit occasion to look backward and forwards at Inc past
and prospective character and of their periodical
Within the brief space of little than two years and
half the number of copies issued OF the knckefbocher
has been increased from less than fire hundred to
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits Of the wiedged not more exp
city by this unprecedented success, than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices of the Magazine
which, different times, have appeared in the various
journals of the United States embracing those OF the FIRST
and discriminating clIss IN every section OF the
! Union OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bers and whom they have been sent for examinations
previous subscribing, not but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription. correct inference
in regard TO the interest quality Of the furnished
by the publishers may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity given need only be
said that has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year. by than four
hundred pages OF the clearness and beauty OF the typo
graphical execution and material of the knckerhocker,
and the character OF its although
expected by its readers promised by its propre
tors, have nevertheless been elven Is not deemed ne
cessay TO speak They will challenge COMPARISON it is
believed, with any similar periodical, at home abroad
1t has been observed that the constant aim OF the edi
tors in the management of the knckerbockcr has been
make the work entertaining and agreeable well
solid and useful II is perhaps owing the predomlnance
of these first named characteristics that has become so
widely known the public In addition 10 several well
known and popular series Of numbers as the Odds
and Ends OF Penny.a Liner" "Ollapodiana" the Pal
myra Leors"' An Actors Alloquy"" Leaves from the
Blank Book of Country Schoomaser,' Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Florida" Loaierlana The Eclec-
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
tuagenaran" Notes from Journals Of Travels in Amer
ca and in various Foreign Countries" 1.-The Fdgct Pa
pers" &clihera space has been devoted to interesting
Tales illustrating American society, manners, the times,
&C. embracing besides, stories Of the and Of paihos
and hunor upon great variety OF subjects together with
biographies, legends and essays upon numerous and
ricd themes nterspersed with frequent articles of poetry
OF such description to secure for the Magazine,
this department, gratifying precmnence and celebrity.
But neither the scientific the learned the solid nor
the useful has been omitted or lightly regarded Ogi
nal articles from distinguished writer's, (Which have at
trac,cd much attention in this country and several Of
which have been copied and aucd aroadl have appear
ed in the receu, numbers OF the work, upon the following
subjects .....
Past and Present State Of American Literature; South
American Antiquities; Inland Navigation; Geology and
l. Revealed Religion Insanity ard Monomana; Liberty
versus Literature and the Fine Arts Early History Of
the Country Connection of the Physical Sciences At
mospheric Electricity, New Theory OF Magnetism, and
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eoducnce The Pros
poets and Dutios OF the Age Health Of Europe and
America Literary Protection and International Copy
Right; Poetry Of the Inspired Writings; Chinese Ma
tions and Languages; Chemistry Laboratory of Nature)
The Past the Present, and the Future Our Country,
with Comments its Parties, Laws. Public Schools,
and Sketches of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy OF the RoSicncians
Intellectual Philosophy, Pathology Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology Astroogy, Botany, Minerao-
gy and Phrenology Progress of the Age and Of Modern
Liberty Christianity in France; American orgnne