The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-11
TENTH VOLUME OF THE
KNICISERBOCKE MAGAZINE.

4 " OF tho Kuickerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers mindful OF the favor with which
their efforts have been received the hands Of the public
would the OF new starting point as
iii occasion 10 ook backward and forward al the past
and prospective character and Of their periodical
Within The brief space of little than two years and
hale the number OF copies issued Of the KnckeIbocAer
has been increased from less than vs Annd,ea % more
than fur lousand without other aids than the acknow-
eged merits OF the acknowledged notmor expi-
citIy by this unprecedented than by upward OF
three thousand highly favorable notices Of The magazine
journals the United States embracing those OF the rst
and discriminating ellss 10 every section Of the
Union or many hundreds who desired specimen num-
hers and 70 whom have been sent Tor examination,
previous subscribing NOT but has found the work
worthy Of immediate subscription correct inference inference
by the publishers, may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation the quantity given u need only be
said that il has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and in the numbers for the last year. by than four
hundred pages OF the ceaness and beauty OF the typo
graphical execution and material OF the knfckerbocker,
and the character OF its embelshnentswhlch, although
not expected by its readers, promised by us popne-
tors have nevertheless been gyent Is not deemed ne
cessay speak. They will challenge comparison i -
believed with any similar periodical at home or abroad
IL has been Observed that the aim Of the edi-
tors in the management Of the Knickebocker has been
make the work entertaining and agreeable as well as
solid and useful II Is perhaps owing TO the predomnance
OF these first named characteristics that II has become so
widely known 10 the public. In addition 10 several well
known and popular series o. pas
myra Letters An Actors Aloquy," Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster" Wilson Con-
WORTH Life in Florida -" Loaferiana, The Eclee-
tic Passages from the Common-p place Book Of Sep
tuagenarsn" " Notes from Journals of Travels IN Amen-
ca and in Foreign Countries, "Ihe Fldget Pa
pers" &c-lhera space has been devoted TO interesting
Tales illustrating American society, manners the times,
&c. embracing besides, stories OF the sea- and Of pahos
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biographies legends and upon numerous and va
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Of such description to secure for the Magazine IN
this department, gratifying preemnence and celebrity
But neither the scieptfc the learned the solid
the useful has been omitted, lightly regarded Orgl-
nal articles from distinguished writer's (which have at
raced much attention this country and several OF
which have been copied and landed abroadl have appear
ed the numbers OF the work upon the following
subjects:
Past and Present State Of American Lteraure South
American Antiquities; Inland Navigation; Geology and
Revealed Religion; Insanity ard Monomnnia; Liberty
Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History OF
| the Country; Conncxion Of the Physical Sciences At
nospherc Electricity, New Theory Of Magnetism ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Shara p
poets and Duties Of The Age Health Of Europe and
America. Literary Protection and International Copy
tons and Languages; Chemistry Laboratory of Naiure)
The Past, the Present, and the Future Our Country,
with Comments ?, is Parties Laws Public sch9o
Manners and Scenery Philosophy Of the Roscruclans
intellectual Philosophy, Pathology, Astronomy. Animal
~ und Phrenology Progress Of the Age and Of Modern
| Liberty: Christianity in France American Organic
Remains Historical Recoilectons the Nature Of 60
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tncons OF the Union Peare Societies. Periodici,y Of
Diseases; Essays Music, Fine Writing, &C.; toge-
Their with many articles Of kindred description, which
would exceed the limits OF this advertisements TO enume
| rate in detail
To the foregoing particulars the publishers would on
add that at period the work passed into their
hands, have literary capabilities and prospects been SO
ample and suspicious as at present and fhat not only
viii the exeons he continued, which have secured
70 their subscription list IN increase but their
claims upon the public favor will be enhanced by every
means which increasing endeayors enlarged facilities
and the most liberal expenditure, can command
sa se aa,sns y viii be
| printed, TO meet the demands Of new subscribers ,
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known journals are subjoned:
"The progress of the Knckerbocker is still onward, l.
is conducted with decided ability is copous and varied
IN its contents, and printed IN superior style Al TINS
season have little literary extracts and cannot
the enable ssss 81 Ct rs ssnsss sas
assurance they of high order"-Ne0 York
American.
1--WE have found in the Knckerbocker so much to adj
mre and so little to condemn that hardly trust
ourselves speak Of from first Impressions, could
do without being suspected of extravagant praise
1t is surpassed by any of its contemporaries at home
abroad" g 1t susnins high ground in all the requisites
of Magazine, and pleased 10 that its merits
appreciated abroad ms well rs at home.-Aby Argus
This monthly periodical is now so well known that i
hardly needs commentator having established for itself
character among the abest and entertaining publ
cations in the land,"-N. Y. Journal Of Com.
"The Knckerbocker increase in atractionsa
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literature Of our county, Wash Globe.
1--WE have read several numbers Of this talented pc
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ats contents are Of real excellence and variety No
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