, 1842-11-05
PROSPECTUS
TO THE NEW VOLUME OF
THE u. STATES MAGAZINE
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.

pages, and by an alteration il its ty-
biographical arrangements, the GUAM
iity ofmatter heretofore furnished TO
the readers of the Democratic Re-
view, will be increased in lis future
numbers about seventy-tivc per cent,
The Editor expects valuable aid to
his own efforts, during the course Of
the coming year, from q number OF
the most able pens Of the great Dem
ocralic Partv-togethcr with that OF
others, in its purely literary depart.
nent, to which the same political de-
signation is not TO be applied. Among
them may be particularly uamed:-
Bancroft, J. F. Cooper, Amos Ken
dali. Whittier, Sedgwick. Glpjn, But,
Ter. Parke Goodwin, Hawthorne, Da-
vezac. PauIding, A. II. Everett.
Brownson. Caanoreleng, ]. L. Ste
phens, TiIden, Tasistro, Eames, Bry-
AMI, CasS. c. J. lnCersoll.
The Monthly Financial aud Com.
metcial articles, which haze frequent
ly been pronounced by the most in
tel!igent criticisms during the past
year in themselves alone worth the
subscription TO the work. will be con-
tinued from the same able hand.
An arrangement has been made by
which the Boston Quarterly Eerie5C.
edited by Mr.. Brownson, will be
merged in the Democratic Review.
the latter being furnished to the sub
scribers of the former. and Mr..
Brownson being 4 frequent and re-u-
lar contributor 10 IFS pages. 1t is
proper to state that Mr.. Brownson's
articles will be marked by his naae
though 10 most readers they would
doubtless reveal themselves by their
internal evidence; and that ii has
been agreed, underline circumstances.
that these contributions shall be indie
pendent of the usual liability to cdito-
rial revision and contro!-lhe author
alone having Il similar responsibility
for whatever popularity ofviewsthey
may contain, as though appearing in
the original work which has been
heretofore edited with such distin-
guished ability by himself.
Among other attractive papers in
preparation for the forthcoming vol
ume, will be found some personal
sketches, "reminiscences. and anec
dotes of the private life OF General
Jackson, from the pen of an intimate
friend and member of his Cabinet.
The Portraits with which il is in
tended to illustrate the numbers Of the
ensuing year, and which will be exc
cuted in 4 fine style of engraving, by
J. l.. Dick, Of this city. are those Of
Col. X. VI. Johnson. OF Kentucky,
Hon. SiIas Wright, of y. York.
&" James Buchanan. Of Penn.
J. c. Calhoun, Of S. Carolina,
T. II. Benton, of Missouri.
X. j. Walker, of Mississippi,
Theodore Sedgwict. Of Mass,
c. C. CambreIeng. of n. York,
Gov. Dorr, of Rhode Island,
Porter, of Pennsylvania,
With two or three OF the most eni.
nent members Of the great Liberal
Party of Europe, from different coun-
tries; or else of others OF ..home pro.
duction.' according to the facility of
procuring portraits from abroad.
Terms of pa5IicI:iou.
The subscribers having assumed the
publication of the above Magazine,
pledge themselves that it shall be
promptly issued on TIE first of each
month. in the cities Of Y. York, Phil
adelphia, Boston. Baltimore. and
Washington. 1t will also be SEM By
the most rapid conveyances TO the
different towns in the INTERIOR where
subscribers may reside. The facii
ties afforded by the extensive publish
ing business of the undersigned ena-
bic them TO make this promise, which
shall be punctually fulfilled.
To promote the popular objects in
view, and relying upon the Demo
cratic party, as well as others, the
of subscription is fixed at the
rate of Five Dollars per annum.
in all cases in ddUaace; while in me-
chanical arrangement, and in size.
quantity of matter, &c. the United
States Magazine will be placed on 4
par, at least, win the leading month. .
lies of England. Each number will =,
contain one hundred and tweiCs pages, ,
printed in double columns. !,
from bourgeois type, cast expressly ,
for the purpose. and upon fine white
paper: thus giving to the work an in
crease in the amount ofmatter ofover
twenty-five per cent. The portraits =
or the coming year, n of which
will be given in each number, will be
executed on steel in an effective and 4,
STYLE. by !. /, Dick. which q.