Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-02-05


Fl the tenth volume q the KuickeIboeteF,
81 New York ll0nIlIly Magazine. The pub
iiel,e mindful of the favor with winch tleir
teNT1ors have been received at the hands Of the
nIihlicg world enhbmce the recurrence Of a
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faelyvpart and forward at the past and pros
Duefi;te.eharacter and course Of their peFiOdt
car Within the brief space OF a little more
than two years and half the number of cop
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creased from Isssth five hundred 20 more1
than four thousand; without other aids than the |
acknowledged merits Of the work-acknowl- |
edged not more explicitly b this uhpreceden- |
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highly favorable notices Of the Magazine, |
which, atdiferent times, have appeared in the
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and to whom they have been sent fOrexamina-
ton, previous TO subscribing, not one but has
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publishers, may be gathered from the forego-
ing facts. In relation to the quantity given, it
need only be said, that It has always exceeded
the maximum promised, and, in the numbers
of the last year, by more than four hundred
pages. OF the clearness and beauty of the
typographical execution and material Of the
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1t has been observed that the constant aim
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useful. It is perhaps owing to the predomin-
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In addition to the several well known and popu-
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Ends of Penny-a-Einer," "Olapodiana,''
the "PalmYra Letters" " An Actors AIlo-
guy" Leaves from the Blank Book of
Country Schoolmaster," s. Wilson Conworth.''
'sLife IN Florida" 8 Loaferiana,' "The Ec-
lectic," Passages from the COMMONPLACE
! Book of a Septuagenarian,' "Notes from
| Journals of Travels in America, and in various.
| Foreign Countries" @The Fidget Papers,
EEc.--fiberal space has beeen devoted to inter.
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stories Of the sea, and of pathos and hurnor.
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raj of which have been copied and lauded
already have appeared in recent numbers of
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Past and Present State Of American Litera-
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Navigation; Geology and Revealed Religion
Insanity and Monomania; Liberty rerSuS Lit
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~ Of Magnetism, and Molecular Attraction:
American Female haracter; Pulmonary
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Historical Recolleetions, the Nature of Co
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Sectional DISTINCTIONS of the Union; Peace
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on Music, Fine Writing, &c; together
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would only add that at no period since the
work passed into their hands, have IFS literary
capabilities and prospects been SO ample and
suspicious as at present; and that not only
win the same eSertions be continued, which
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exampled increase, but their claims upon the
public favor be enhanced by every means
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Back numbers have been reprinted to lsdG1ppl99
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une ten win Be printed, to meet the. demands
of new subscribers.
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+. 8 The progress of the Knickerbccker s
still onward. It is conducted with decided
ability, IS copfous and varied IN its contents
and IS printed In superior style AT fbis 80
son we have little space for literary extracts
ana cannot, therefore, enable those Of our res
ders who may not see this Magazine. "a ii,5go
Of It's MERITS. otherwise than upon on assS,
rance that they areof high order. ~. y /,
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without beng suspected Of extravaganza praise,
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lnd We pleased to see that is merits are
appreciated abroad as wen As st home, AZ :
any Argus.
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lavlng established for itself : /
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