The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-10-10
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HN the first of January published the first 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 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 Maya
zine giving at broad basis TO the work as to
stamp its national character and ensure its permanently
The number of pages which have each month exceeded
one hundred was at the same time increased to make
room 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 of the Maya
zine have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public the best judges The aim OF the propreors
has been from the first to establish periodical which
should have tone and character of its and which,
while rendered sufficiently amusing to its circua
on should keep for its main object the promotion of
good taste, and sound vigorous and fearless thinking up
whatever subject 1t undertook to discuss which,
word should make way public favor and establish
its claims TO consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by ecat which the names of
paragraphs, could confer Norhas the American Monthly
had any to regret having adopted and followed out
the prescribed to itself from the first. 1t has
deed lost both contributors and subscribers by the Of
OF its papers but by the enlightened who have
judged Of the tendency of the work the aggregate and
not by its occasional difference oopinon with themselves,
it has been sustained with spirit and liberaity h.
been enabled merge from infancy and upon
exrinsic circumstances; and the quickenmg power OF
many mlndS, suCCesslNeiy VI
fused vitality the creation while shaping into form,
until it has living principle Of its own II has be-
something, it is hoped which the world would not
willingly let die"
But though the subscription list ofthe American Monthly
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the last year, is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan Of literally
compromising both the regular contributors and every
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quately thu. rewarded can fully sustain merit the
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popular pen may give.
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