The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-15
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
YoR 1857.


FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.
ON the FIRST Of January was the first nhcr Of
" the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
This Will comnence 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 hls
well established periodical the resources 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.
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stamp It's national character and ensure its permanency
The number OF pages. which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the same time increased 10 make
room for additional supply Of original matter and
number Of the work throughout the year has been ona
mented with engraving, executed by the first artists
the country How Ear the literary contents Of the Maya.
zine have kept pace with these secondary Improvements,
the public the best judges The aim Of the propeos
has been from the first 10 establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO ensure its crcua
tion should keep for object the promotion Of
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it undertook TO discuss which,
word should make It's way into public favor and establish
It's claims 10 consideration rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any ecat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of laudatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed out
the prescribed TO itself from the first 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
of lis papers but by the enlightened who have
Judged Of the tendency ofthe work in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and liberaty II has
been enabled TO from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances; and the quickening power Of
many minds aboring successfully in unison has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until it has living principle of its 1t 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. il is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers carrying effect their plan Of literally
compensang both the regular contributors and every w
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade-
quatey thus rewarded, can il fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
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promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
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