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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 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 once broad basis TO the work as 10
stamp It's national character and its pernanency
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the time increased, TO make
room for an additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been orna
mented with engraving executed by the first IN
the country How far the literary contents of the Maya
zine have Kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best Judges The aim Of the propre,or
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character OF its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing circula
on should ever keep for its main object the promotion OF
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking Up
on whatever subject il undertook 10 discuss which,
word should make its way into public favor and establish
ITS claims To consideration, rather by what should be
found In It's pages than by any eclat which the Of
popular contributors the dissemination Of Mandatory
paragraphs could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed out
tho 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
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
II has been sustained with spirit and berality II has
been enabled TO merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrlnsic circumstances and the quickenng power Of
many minds, laborng successfully or in unison, has in.
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it form
until it has living principle Of It's 1t has be-
something il is hoped, which the world would not
willingly LEI die"
But though the subscription list fhe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, it is not yet sufficiently full justify the
publishers carrying into effect their plan of literally
compensating both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week. Nor I'LL
literary labor in every department OF periodical is ade-
quately thu rewarded, it fully merit the
character which an occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
lfthese views be just, there is impetnence in APP
peang here TO the public to assist in urthcng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
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