The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-08-11
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FOX 1907
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.

FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.
ON the first Of January published the first number Of
" the ninth volume OF the American Monthly Magazine
This will commence the second year the New Series
Of the American Monthly" One year has passed since
by the union OF the New England Magazine with tins
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
stamp It's national character and ensure It's permanently
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred at the time increased, to maze
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 propreo
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing circua
ton should ever keep for its main object the promotion Of
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject il undertook TO discuss which,
word should make It's way into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any ecat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of audaioy
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
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 Of the work in the aggregate and
by its occasional difference fopnion with themselves
has been sustained with spirit and berality. II h.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
exfrinsc circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds aborng successfully or in unison, has
fused vitality the creation while shaping it into form,
until now il has living principle Of It's II has be-
something, it is hoped which the world would
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list Of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications OF every number during
the last year, is yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers carrying into effect their plan OF literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor ill
literary labor in every department Of periodical is ade
quately thus rewarded, il fully the
character which occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give.
If these views be just, there is impernence ap.
pealing here the public to assist in uherng them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
zine. ....
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