The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-19
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCK MAGAZINE.

ON the first Of July, 1887 commenced the tenth volume
~ Of the Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya.
zine The publishers mindful Of the favor with which
their efforts have been received at the hands of the public
would embrace the recurrence Of starting point,
fit occasion to look backward and forward at the 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 knicketbocker
has been increased from less than fire hundred to more
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow
lodged merits Of the acknowledged, not more expl
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 most discriminating class In every section OF the
Union. or many hundreds who desired specimen
bers and to whom they have been sent for examination,
previous subscribing not but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription: correct inference
in regard to the interest quality OF the matter furnished
by the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity given, 1t need only be
said that has ALWAYS exceeded the maximum promised
and in the numbers for the last year, by than four
hundred pages or the cearness and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material of the knickerbocker
and the character Of its embelshments-which although
expected by its readers promised by its proprie
tors have nevertheless been gvenit is not deemed
cessary 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 ed
tors in the management Of the Knckerbocker has been
to make the work entertaining and agreeable well
solid and useful Ii perhaps owing the predomnance
of these first named characteristics that has become so
widely known TO the public. In addition TO several well
known and popular series Of numbers-such as the Odds
myra Letters" An Actors Aoquy," Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoomaster" "Wilson Con-
worth" Life in Florida, :" Loaferiana,n The Eclec-
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book Of Sep
tuagenaran," Notes from Journals Of Travels in Ameri-
ca and in various Foreign Countries" 1.-THE Fidge Pa
pers," &cbcral space has been devoted to interesting
Tales, illustrating American society, the times,
&C. embracing, besides stories of the and OF pahos
and humor upon great variety OF subjects together with
biographies legends and upon numerous and
red themes, nersperscd with frequent articles Of poetry,
of such description TO secure for the Magazine, in
this department, gratifying pre-eminencc and celebrity
But neither the scientific the learned, the solid nor
the useful has been omitted lightly regarded Origi-
nal articles, from distinguished WRITER'S (Which have
tacted much attention in this country, and several OF
which have been copied and landed abroad have appear
ed in the numbers OF the work. upon the following
subjects:
Past and Present State Of American Literature South
American Antiquities Inland Navigation Geology and
Revealed Religion; Insanity and Monomania: Liberty
the Country; Connection Of the Physical Sciences At
mospherc Electricity, New Theory OF Magnetism ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character:
Pulmonary Consumption; Pulpit Eoquence: The Pros.
poets and Duties Of tho Age; Health Of Europe and
America, Literary Protection and International Copy
Right; Poetry Of the inspired Writings; Chinese Ma
tons and Languages Chemistry Laboratory OF Naure)
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 Rosicrucians
Intellectual Philosophy, Philology Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology Astroogy, Botany, Mineralo-
gy, and Phrenoloy Progress Of the Age and Of Modern
Liberty Christianity in France American Organic