The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-09-22
PROSPECTUS
H.~" To THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
TUX IuCI'
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.

FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.
ON thefrst of January pubshedths first number Of
~ the ninth volume OF the American Monthly Magazine
This will 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 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 at broad basis TO the work TO
stamp its national character and its permanently
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the same time increased to make
room for additional supply of original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been
mented with engraving, executed by the first artists 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 propretors
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its crcua
on 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,
word, should make its way public favor, and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any eclat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of audatoy
paragraphs, could confer Norh the American Monthly
had any to regret having adopted and followed out
the course prescribed to itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone 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 fopnion with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and lberaity 1t h.
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinslc circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds aborng successfully or in unison has in
fused vitality into the creation while shaping fonn
until it has living principle of its own 1t has be-
something, it is hoped which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list 1.-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 wr
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
auately thu. rewarded can it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give ..
If these views be just, there is mpetinence in APP
peang here the public to assist in furherng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of c. F.
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq will continue to be
published simultaneously the first of every month, in
New York, by George Dearborn 81 Co., in Boston by Otis
Broaders q Co., communications received at the Office
No 49, Gold Street, New York.