The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-29
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ON the first of January published first number Of
" the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
This will commence the second year OF the New Series
of the American Monthly" One year has passed snce
by the union OF the New England Magazine with nix
well established periodical the Of publication
which had previously absorbed those of the American
Monthly Review and of the United States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya.
zine giving al broad basis to the WORK as TO
stamp It's national character and ensure It's pennaneHcy
The number OF pages which have each month exceeded
hundred, at the time increased, to make
for additional supply Of original and
number Of the work throughout the year has been
mened with engraving executed by the first artists in
the country. How far the literary OF the Maya
have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public are the best Judges The aim OF the propeors
has been from the first TO establish q periodical which
should have tone and character OF its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing its circuIa
lion, should keep for object the promotion of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject 1t undertook discuss which, in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
its claims consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by ecat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination of laudatory
paragraphs could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had aay to regret having adopted and follow ed
the prescribed itself from the first has in
deed os both contributors and subscribers by the Of
some OF s papers but by the more enlightened who have
judged OF tie tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference OF opinion with themselves
IT has been sustained with spirit and llberaly 1t H.
been enabled 10 from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances; and the quickenlng power Of
many minds atoring successfully in unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until has living principle Of its II has or.
something it 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 durns
the last year. yet sufficiently full Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan OF literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor Till
literary labor every department of periodical AIDE.
quately thu. rewarded, il fully sustain
character which occasional article from well pad
| popular pen may give. s.*
fthese views be just there is no impertinence ii ~.
peaing here to the public TO assist in furtherng them
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Mag.
| zine.
The work which is under the editorial chagre of F
| HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq will continue To
published simultaneously the first Of every month.
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