The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-26
TENTH VOLUME OF THE w..
KNICKERBOCK MAGAZINE.

an the first of july 1897 commenced the tenth volume
~ Of the Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Maya
zine The publishers mindful of the favor with which
their efforts have been received AT the hands OF the pubc
would embrace the recurrence oil new starting point as
fit occasion look backward and forward at the past
and prospective character and course of their periodical
Within the brief space of little more than two years and
half the number of copies issued OF the knckerbocker
has been increased from less than fire hundred to more
than four thousand without other aids than the acknow-
lodged merits OF the workackno1c lodged, rot more expi
city by this unprecedented success than by upward o
three thousand highly favorable notices OF the Magazine,
which, different times, have appeared in the various
journals OF the United States, embracing those OF the first
and most discriminating class in every section OF the
Union. OF many hundreds who desired specimen num-
bers and to whom they have been for examination,
previous to subscribing not one but has found the work
worthy of immediate subscription. correct inference
regard the interest quality of the matter furnished
by the publishers may be gathered from the foregoing
facts In relation to the quantity given, 1t need only be
said that has always exceeded the maximum promised,
and the numbers for the last year by than four
hundred pages Of the cearness and beauty of the typo
graphical execution and material Of the knckerbocker,
and the character Of its although
expected by its readers, promised by its propre
tors have nevertheless been gvent is not deemed
ceSsary to speak They will challenge comparison is
believed with any similar periodical at home abroad
1t has been Observed that the constant aim of the ed
the management OF the knickerbockor has been
TO make the work entertaining and agreeable, well as
solid and useful Il is perhaps owing 10 the predominance
of these first named characteristics that ii has become
widely known TO the public, In addition TO several well
known and popular series Of numhers-such as the odds
and Ends oil Penny Liner, 'Capodlana, the raj
myra Letters" An Actors Alloquy, Leaves from the
Blank Book Of Country Schoolmaster," Wilson Con-
WORTH" Life in Florida" i" Loafcrana," The Eclec-
tic" " Passages from the Commonplace Book of Sep
tuaeenarian" Notes from Journals Of Travels in Ame-
ca and in various Foreign Countries, "rhe Fdget Pa
pers," &cberal space has been devoted TO interesting
Tales, illustrating American society manners the times,
&C. embracing, besides OF the and OF pathos
and humo upon great variety OF SUBJECTS together with
biographies legends and essays, upon numerous and
ed themes, nerspersed with frequent articles OF poetry,
Of such description TO for the Magazine, in
this department gratifying preemncnce and celebrity.
But neither the scientific the learned, the solid nor
the useful has been omitted, lightly regarded Org
nal articles from distinguished writers, (Which have at
racted much attention in this country, and several OF
which have been copied and Landed abroad have appear
ed in the recent numbers of the work. upon the following
subjects:
Past and Present State Of American Literature South
Revealed Religion Insanity ard Mono,nnna Liberty
Literature and the Fine Arts; Early History Of
the Country; Connexion Of the Physical Sciences At
mospherc Electricity, New Theory Of Magnetism, ana
Molecular Attraction; American Female Character;
Pulmonary Consumption Pulpit Eloquence; The Pros
poets and Duties of the Age Health of Europe and
America, Literary Protection and International Copy
Right Poetry of the Inspired Writings; Chinese Ma
ons and Languages Chemistry Laboratory of Nature)
The Past, the Present and the Future Our Country,
with Comments its Parties Laws Public Schools,
and Sketches Of American Society, Men, Education,
Manners and Scenery Philosophy Of the Rosicucians
Intellectual Philosophy, Pathology, Astronomy, Animal
and Vegetable Physiology, Astrology Botany Mnerao-
gy, and Phrenoogy Progress Of the Age and OF Modern
Liberty; Christianity in France American Organic