The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-10
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ON the first Of January published the first 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 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 10
stamp its national character and ensure its pemanency.
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the same time increased 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 are the best judges The aim OF the propnetos
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO its crcua
ton should ever keep for its main object the promotion Of
good TASTE and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject undertook 10 discuss which, IN
word should make its way into public favor and establish
It's claims TO consideration, rather by what should be
found IN its pages than by ecat which the of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of laudaory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed 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 the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnon with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and lberay. 1t has
been enabled to from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsic circumstances; and the quckening power of
many minds, laborng successfully unison has in
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into form,
until it has living principle Of its 1t has be-
come something, II is hoped, which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofihe 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 w
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor NIL
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
quaely thu. rewarded it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
peang here TO the public assist in fnherng them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
zine
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