The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-26
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ON the first Of January published the first number OF
~ the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine.
This viii commence 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 resources OF publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Mage.
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stamp national character and ensure It's peTmanehcy
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the same time increased, to make
tnT additional supply OF original matter and each
number OF the work the year has been orna
with engraving executed by the first artists in
tie country. How far the literary contents OF the Maya
zne have kept with these secondary improvements,
the public the best Judges The aim OF the propreors
has beep from the first TO establish periodical which
should have and character OF It's and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circua
tion should 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 its way public favor and establish
its claims TO consideration, rather by what should be
found in lis pages than by ecat which the names OF
popular contributors, the dissemination Of Mandatory
paragraphs could coRcr Nor has the American Monthly
had any 10 regret having adopted and follow
the prescribed TO itself from the first 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the OF
Of its papers but by the enlightened ho have
judged OF the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
notify its occasional difference ofopinon with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and liberay. Ii lis
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence
exrlnslc circumstances; and the quicknning power OF
many minds aboring successfully or IN unison, has in
fused vitality into the creation whie Shaping II INTO FORM,
until il has living principle o! It's own 1t has be-
something, it is hoped which the world would
willingly lei die"
But though the subscription list OF the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications. Of every number during
the last year. it is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan OF literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
quatey thu rewarded can fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give. .... t..
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peang here to the public to assist in urherng them by
promoting the prosperity OF the American Monthly Maya
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