The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-06
PROSPECTUS ....
To THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FOR 1887
FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR.

FIVE DOLLARS PER YEAR. ......
nN the first Of January published the first number Of
This will commence the second year of "the New Ser,
Of the American Monthly" One year has passed since
by the union Of the New England Magazine with TINS
well established periodical, the Of PublcaoD
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States magazine,
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya.
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stamp its national character and its permanency
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the same time increased to maze
room for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been
mened with engraving, executed by the first
the country How far the literary contents OF the Maya
have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best judges The aim of the propreos
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character of It's own and which
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circua
on should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking Mp
whatever subject it undertook to discuss which,
word should make its way into public favor, and estah
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any ecat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination of laudaon
paragraphs could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had reason to regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed itself from the first 1t has
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 occasional difference oopinon with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and lberality 1t h.
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsic circumstances and the quickenng power q
many minds laborlng successfully or in unison, has IN
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into FORM
until has living principle of its 1t has he
something it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let de- .....
But though the subscription list Of The American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. is not yet sufficiently full to Justify tie
publishers in carrying into effect their plan of liberay
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor ,.
literary labor in every department OF periodical IS adr
quaely thu. rewarded, it fully sustain or merit The
character which occasional article from a well pad
popular pen may give. Mill
II these views be just there is impertnence in az
peang here to the public assist in urtherng them
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
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