The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-14
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AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
FnR 1877
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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 "lh this
well established periodical, the OF publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and of the Tinted States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Maya.
zine giving at once broad basis the work as to
stamp its national character and ensure its peanency
The number of which have each month exceeded
hundred, was at the time increased, to make
for additional supply Of original matter and each
number OF the work throughout the year has been
mened with engraving, executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary contents OF the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best judges The aim Of the propre,o
has been from the first establish periodical when
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing ccula
ton, should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking w
whatever subject il undertook to discuss which, in
word should make It's into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any eclat 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
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 in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and beraiity IL h. $
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsic circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds, labong successfully in UNISON has in
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 not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list othe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, yet sufficiently full to Justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of Literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every wr
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor department OF periodical Is ade
quately thu. rewarded it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give
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pealng here the public assist furhering them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
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