The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-22
PROSPECTUS
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AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
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1--WE DOLLARS PBk YEAR.
ON the first OF January as published the first number Of
~ the ninth volume OF the American Monthly Magazne
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 Of publication
which had previously absorbed those OF the American
Monthly Review and Of the Tinted States Magazine
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Mars
zine giving once so broad basis 10 the Wo as 10
stamp its national character and ensure its pcnanency
The number OF pages. which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was nj the time increased to make
room for additional supply Of original matter and each
number Of the work throa the year has been ora
mented with an engraving executed by the first artists
the country How far the literary Of he Maya
have Kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the besllndges. The aim OF the propeto
has been from the FRS 10 establish periodical when
should have tone and character of own and whic
while rendered sufficiently amusing ensure its ccua
ton should keep for its main object the promotion Of
good taste and sound vigorous and fearless thinking W.
whatever subject undertook discuss which in
word should make its way public favor and establish
It's claims TO consideration, rather by wha. should he
found IN its pages than by any ecat which the OF
popular contributors, the dissemination OF laudatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monhly
had any having adopted and follow ed out
the course prescribed 10 itself from the first Ii has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
Of its papers bat by the enlightened who have
Judged OF the tendency Of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference fopinon with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and hberay. Ii L. 5
been enabled TO merge from infancy and dependence upon
extrinsic circumstances; and the quckenug power Of
many minds, laborng successfully in unison, has
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into ior
until has living principle Of lis 1t has BE-
come something, II is hoped which the world would
willingly let de- .-.
But though the subscription list of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, j. is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
copensatiRg 10th the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week. Nor I'LL
literary labor every Department OF periodical is a3e
quaely thu rewarded can il fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well pad
popular pen may give. ."~~
lfthese views be Just, there is impernence in a-
peang here the public assist in fuhering them
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Mag
zinc. .." #sa. ...n
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of T
HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esp. will continue TO
published simultaneously the first Of every month
New York, by George Dearborn Co, in Boston y C.s
No. 80, Gold Street, New York.