The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-04-05
-" TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICKERBOCK MAGAZINE.

ON the first Of July 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ of the Knickerbocker, or Ne" York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers mindful OF the favor with which
their efforts have been received the hands OF the public,
would embrace the recurrence OF new starting point as
fit occasion look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and OF their periodical
Within the brief space of little than two years and
half the number of copies issued OF the knckerbocker
has been increased from less than fire hundred to more
than fot thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits of the workacknowledged, not more expli-
city by this unprecedented success than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices OF The Magazine
which, at different times, have appeared in the various
journals OF the United States, embracing those OF the first
and most discriminating class in every section of the
Union OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
hers and to whom they have been sent for examination,
previous TO subscribing, one but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription correct inference
in regard the interest quality OF the matter furnished
by the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity gwen, 1t need only be
said that has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year. by more than Jour
hundred yagr or the cearness and beauty Of the typo
graphical execution and material OF the kn,ckerbocker,
and the character Of its embelshmentswhc although
expected by its readers promised by MS propre-
tors have nevertheless been gvent is not deemed
cessary to speak They will challenge comparison, is
believed with any similar periodical AT home or abroad
1t has been observed, that the constant aim OF the edi
tors the management of the knlckerbocker has been
make the work entertaining and agreeable, well
solid and useful II IS perhaps owing TO the performance
Of these first named characteristics that has become
widely known TO the public. In addition TO several well
known and popular series Of numherssuch the Odds
and Ends OF Penny Liner "pllanodana, the raj
myra Letters" An Actors Aoquy,"" Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmnster," " " lson Con
WORTH" Life in Florida" Loafcriana,"" The Eccc
tic" Passages from the Commonplace Book OF Sep
tuaccnaran,"" Notes from Journals Of Travels in Amcr
ca, and in various Foreign Countries" THE Fdge Pa
pers." &clberal space has been devoted to interesting
Tales. illustrating American society. manners, the times
&C. embracing, besides stories OF the and 81 pathos
and humor upon grca, variety Of subjects together with
biographies legends, and upon numerous and
RED themes nefspcrse with frequent articles OF poetry
of such description to secure for the Magazine, in
this department. gratifying pre- emincnce and celebrity
hut neither the scientific the learned tho solid nor
the useful has been omitted. or lightly regarded. Org.
nal articles. from distinguished writer's (Which have al
traccd much attention in this country, and several Of
which have been copied and laudcd abroad have appca
ed in the numbers of the work. upon the following
subjects
Past and Present State Of American Literature South
American Antiquities; Inland Navigation; Geology aud
Revealed Religion Insanity ard Monoman,a; Liberty
rcrsus Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History &c
the Country. Connexion Of the Physical Sciences: At
mospherc Electricity New Theory OF Magnetism, and
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pupit Eloqucnco! The Pros
poets and Duties Of The Age; Health OF Europe and
America, Literary Protection and International Copy
Right Poetry Of the Inspired Writings Chinese Ma
tions and Languages Chemistry Laboratory Of Na'utc)
The Past, the Present, and the Future Our Country
with Comments lis Parties, Laws, Public Schools
and Sketches Of American Society, Men, Education
Manners and Scenery Philosophy of the Roscmciaus
intellectual Philosophy Pathology, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Asiroogy, Botany, Mincralo
gy, and Phcnoogy Progress Of the Age, aud Of Modern
Liberty; Christianity in France American Organic