The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-10
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ON the first OF January published the frs, number Of
" the ninth volume Of the American Monthly Magazine
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 ,hI,
well established periodical the resources Of a pub!ca
which had previously absorbed those Of the American
Monthly Review and Of the United States Magazine,
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Mac
zine giving at broad basis to the work as to
stamp It's national character and its peranency
The number Of pages which have each month exceeded
hundred, at the same time increased to mai
room for additional supply OF original matter and each
number Of the work throughout the year Inns been oma
mented with engraving executed by the first artists IN
the country How far the literary Of the Maya.
zine have kept pace with these secondary Improvements
the public are the best judges The aim of the propneto
has been from the first 10 establish periodical which
should have tone and character Of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing ensure its crcua
on should keep for its main object the promotion of
good taste, and sound vigorous and fearless thinking III
on whatever subject 1t undertook TO discuss which, in
word should make its way public favor and establish
It's claims to consideration rather by what should be
found IN It's pages than by ecat which the Of
popular contributors, the dissemination of audatory
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any regret having adopted and followed out
the course prescribed 10 itself from the first 1t has in
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the of
some Of ITS papers but by the enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency Of the work in the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference ofopnion with themselves
II has been sustained with spirit and li5eraty. Il L.
been enabled merge from infancy and dependence upon
extnnsc circumstances; and the qulckenlng power q
many minds aboring successfully in unison has in
fused vitality into the creation while shaping into or
until it has living principle Of II has be-
come something II is hoped which the world would
willingly let die" ,~
But though the subscription list ofihe American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications Of every number during
the last year, II IS not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every VII
ter that furnishes casual paper for the week Nor till
literary labor in every department of periodical is ado
qua,ey thu rewarded can fully sustain or merit the
character which occasional article from well paid
popular pen may give '..
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pealing here the public in furhorng them BY
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Maya
zine.
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