The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-07
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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 ut broad basis TO the work AS to
stamp national character and ensure its pennanency
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred at the time increased. to make
for addo a supply OF original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year has been oma
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 proPetors
should have and character of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to It's crcula
on should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it undertook discuss which, in
word should make lis way into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should he
found in It's pages than by ecat which the OF
popular contributors, the dissemination of Mandatory
paragraphs, could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any reason 10 regret having adopted and followed out
the prescribed itself from the first II 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 occasional difference ofopinon with themselves,
il has been sustained with spirit and lberality l..
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
MANY minds, aboring successvcly or in unison has in.
fused vitality into the creation while shaping FORM
until now il has living principle OF its II has he.
something it is hoped, which the world would
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofhe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, yet sufficiently full justify the
publishers in carrying effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every wr
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every deparmen, of periodical is ade
quaely thu. rewarded, fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
If these views be just there is impertnence in ap.
peang here the public furthering them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
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