The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-18
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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 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 broad a basis 10 the work
stamp its national character and ensure its permanently
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
hundred, at the same time increased, to make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been oa
mented with engraving executed by the first artists in
tho country How far the literary contents OF the Maya
zine have kept with these secondary Improvement
the public are the best Judges The aim Of the propneo
has been from the first 10 establish periodical which
should have and character Of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circula
tom should ever keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
on whatever subject it undertook TO discuss which, in
word, should make It's way into public favor and establish
It's claims to consideration rather by what should be
found IN It's pages than by any ecla which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination Of Mandatory
paragraphs could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any reason TO regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed TO itself from the first Ii has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the of
some of its papers but by the more enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
not by Its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves,
has been sustained with spirit and liberaty. II h.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsic circustances and the quckening power Of
MANY minds laboring successfully or in unison has in
fused vitality the while shaping it into form,
until il has living principle Of its 1t has be-
something, 1t Is hoped, which the world would
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofthe 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
compensang both the regular contributors and every w
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
quately thu. rewarded it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give. 3
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peang here the public assist in futherng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
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