The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-08-01
THE
JONATHAN..
EDITED BY z:z.;j. -. e
N. P. WILLIS g. HASTINGS WELD.
The Largest and Cheapest Newspaper in the World,
and certainly among the best. 4 . IS - ~ &
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WILSON g. COMPANY, & &
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Z IPON entering the second of volume
u of this pioneer in the introduction
of papers of its class, the publishers may
be excused for congratulating themselves !:
upon the continued prosperity and adj
vancement of their periodical, from the
issue Of its first number, to the present
time. Aware that competition is The life
Of business, they expected, and have met
with riyals-but those rivals have, so far, !;
been essential aids to the publicity, and
circulation of the Jonathan. New readers
have been made, where, Comparatively,
few existed before, and the taste created
for the elegant literature of. the two hemis-
pheres, carried into all parts Of the coun-.
try, and made accessible. to all, has. pro-
duced demand for the Brother Jonathan,
which it is gratifying to statesis constantly
on the increase.
With such addition to their resources
and emoluments, the publishers have aim;
ed to give 8 .connmensure increase to the
value and interest of their. sheet. In adj
dition to, the labors of the gentlemen
whose names are. announced as editors,
the publishers avail themselves constantly
of the aid of such occasional contributors
as they can find space for. s So: !:
For the foreign correspondence. Of the.
Jonathan, the services Of ISAAC C.. Pay.
j., have been engaged; and his fine lite.
rary tase will also be exercised in The se-
lection of things rare, new, and worthy
in the European literary mart. Selections
from the cream of the foreign magazines
will of course be continued.
MUSIC.-In the progress Of, improve
ment, new feature has been added 10 tho
Brother Jonathan-the publication ofsncw
and popular music. Every paper will con-
tain something in this way, new and plea.
SAINT reference being had in The selection,
rather to such pieces as all can sing and
play, than to recherche compositions,
suited only to the scienti6c.-A new font
of music type has been purchased, and a
gentleman engaged to superintend this de-
partmcnt, Of excellent experience and
knowledge Of music This will enable
US to give music a publicity which it ne:
yer enjoyed before: to carry The: same,
themes for carol to the sylvan maid in the
farthest back woods, which delight the
party in the city dlawing-room. A stimuli
tancous popularity will thus be enjoyed
all over the country by such compositions
as are adapted to the public taste, and
worthy of the public favor. :
Whatever other Improvements may sug-
gest themselves, will be adopted, and no
pains spared to make the Jonathan vel.
come risiter to Gil sorts: of people, whose
tastes are worthy Of gratifcation. Olher'
periodicals may be addressed to particu..
lar opinions-or TO particular classes.
Jonathan will wander free, ..from the grave
10 the gay, from lively to severe, '''and strive,
with all the aid he has enlisted, 10 compose.
the whole circle: to give, in word,
CYcLoPED1A, of whatever may be desira-a
BILE in literary magazine, and weekly
newspaper. He appeals to the past for
vouchers of what he can do--and what he
can, he aril. =.
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