The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-23
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE

1--WE poLLARs PEE YEAR.


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 Tins
well established PERIODICAL the resources 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 Maya.
zine giving at broad basis to the work 10
stamp its national character and ensure lis permanently
The number Of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the time increased, make
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
the country How far the literary contents OF the Maya
have kept pace with these secondary Improvements,
the public are the best judges The aim OF the Propneto
has been from the first 10 establish periodical whch
should have and character Of its own; and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to ensure Its crcua
on should ever keep for its main object the promotion Of
whatever subject undertook 10 discuss which, in
word should make lis way into public favor and establish
its claims TO consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by ecat which the names OF
popular contributors, the dissemination OF audatoy
paragraphs, could confer Norha the American Monthly
had any To regret having adopted and followed out
the course prescribed itself from the first IL has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone of
Of its papers but by the more enlightened who have
Judged the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by occasional difference ofopnon with themsevcs
il has been sustained with spirit and liberay. 1t has
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsic circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds, laborng successfully in unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping it into form,
until has living principle Of its II has be-
something, it is hoped which the world would
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. is yet sufficiently full TO justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of Literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
that Furnished casual paper for the week. Nor I'LL
literary labor every department of periodical is adc
quaely thu. rewarded can it fully sustain merit tile
character which an occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give.
ifthese views be just, there is mpertinence in ap
peang here the public to assist in funherng them ~
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Masa
zine
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of G +
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq. will continue TO he
published simultaneously the first of every month.
New York, by George Dearborn a. Co.. in Boston by 0s,
Broaders a. Co. communications received at the Office,
No. 80, Gold Street. New York.