The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-06-28
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nN the first Of January was pubshe the first number of
" the ninth volume Of tie American Monthly Magazine.
This will commence the second year of thc 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 Of publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
were all concentrated 10 the American Monthly Maya.
zine giving 10 broad basis the work as to
stamp its national character and ensure its permanently
The number of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, at the time increased to 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 in
the country How far the literary contents Of the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary Improvements,
the public the best judges The Of the proprietor,
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing TO its crcula
ton should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject II undertook to discuss which, in
word should make its way into public favor and establish
its claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in Its pages than by any eeat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination of Mandatory
paragraphs could confer Nor has the American Monthly
had any 10 regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed itself from the first Ii has IN
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
of its papers but by the enlightened who have
ndged Of the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnon with themselves
il has been sustained with spirit and liberaty 1t h.
been enabled TO merge from infancy and dependence upon
exrinsic circumstances; and the quckening power Of
fused vitality the creation while shaping into FORM
until il has living principle of its has be-
come something, II is hoped which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year. is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan of literally
compensatng both the regular contributors and every
that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ade
qnaiely thu. rewarded, it fully sustain merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
II these views be just there is impetnence in APP
pealing here the public furtherng them by
promoting the prosperity Of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of c.
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq will continue TO be
published simultaneously the first of month, in
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