The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-22
PROSPECTUS
TO THE
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,


nN the first Of January was published the first number Of
~ the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine.
This will commence the second year of the New Scenes
Of the American Monthly" One year has passed since,
by the union Of the New England Magazine with this
well established periodical, the resources Of publication
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
all concentrated in the American Monthly Masa.
zine giving at broad basis TO the work to
stamp It's national character and ensure lis permanently
The number OF pages which have each month exceeded
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
the country How far the literary contents OF the Maya
zinc have kept pace with these secondary improvements,
the public the best Judges The aim Of the propreos
has been from the first establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its own and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circula
on should keep for its main object the promotion OF
good taste, and sound, vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject it 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 ecat which the names OF
popular contributors, the dissemination of iaudatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed
the prescribed itself from the first IL has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the tone Of
OF its papers but by the more enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency of the work the aggregate and
by its occasional difference ofoppion with themselves
it has been sustained with spirit and llberaity 1t has
been enabled TO from infancy and dependence upon
extrnsc circumstances; and the quckening power Of
many minds laboTing successfully unison has
fused vitality the creation while shaping into form,
until now il has living principle of its Ii has he.
something it 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 dunng
the last year, it is not yet sufficiently full 10 justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week orru
literary labor in every department of periodical Is ae.
quately thu. rewarded, il fully sustain the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give.
lfthese views be just there is impertinence in ay.
peang here to the public to assist in furhering them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Mag.
| zine s
The work which is under the editorial chagre Of c
! HOFFMAN and Park Benjamin, Esq. will continue 10 he
published simultaneously the first of every month N
New York, by George Dearborn 4 Co, in Boston ty o
Breeders q CO., communications received at the Office
! No. 80, Gold Street, New York.