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ON the first Of January published the rs, number of
~ the ninth volume OF the American Monthly Magazine
This will 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 M :
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 Masa.
zine giving al broad basis the work as 10
stamp It's national character and ensure Its pcmanencv
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 and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been
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 are the best Judges The aim OF the popeto
has been from the first TO establish periodical whlcA
should have tone and character of its own and WHICH
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its crcu
ton should keep for its main object the promoonof
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject ii undertook to discuss; which, in
word, should make its way into public favor, and establish
its claims To consideration, rather by what should be
found its pages than by any eclat which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination of Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer. Norhas the American Monthly
had any 10 regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed 10 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
by its occasional difference oopmion with themselves,
IL has been sustained with spirit and berality 1t IT,
been enabled 10 merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances and the quickening power OF
many minds laboring successfully in unison, has in
fused vitality into the while shaping into form,
until il has living principle Of It's own II has be.
come something it IS hoped which the world would not
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 ne
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 every department of periodical is ado"
qua,ey thu rewarded, il fully sustain merit ii"
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give. .@.
II these views be just there is impertinence in ar.
pealing here the public to assist in furtherng them y
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Mag
zine. ...
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HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq will continue 10 tie
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