Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-12-23
PROSPECTUS
TO THE NEW VOLUME OF THE
UNITED STATES MAGAZINE
AND
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.

AND
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW,
| VOL. xI, COMMENCING JULY, 1912.
| JONI l.. O'SULLxJ:9.N, Editor.
| 10y an increase in the pages, and by an altera-
| He alton in its typographical arrangements, the
quantity of matter heretofore furnished to the read
ers of the Democratic Review will be increased in
| its future numbers about
SEVENTY-FIVE PER CENT.
| The Editor expects valuable aid to his own ef-
forts, during the course Of the coming year. from IA
number of the most able pens of the great Demo-
cratic Party, together with that of others, in its
purely literary department, to which the same DO.
itical designation is not to be applied. Among
them may be particularly named:
Bancroft, J Cooper, Amos Kendall Whittier
Scdgwick, Gilpin, Butler, Parke Goodwin, Haw-
| thorne Davezac. Pauldng, A Fl Everett. Brown
| son, Cambreeng,J J. Stephens, Tilden, Tassisro,
Eancs. Bryant Cass, ] Ingersoll.
| The Monthly Financial and Commercial articles,
which have frequently been pronounced by the most
intelligent criticisms during the past year in them
selves alone worth the subscription to the work, will
be continued from the same able hand
An arrangement has been made, by which the
Boston Quarterly Review, edited by Mr. BRowN-
SON, will be merged in the Democratic Review, the
latter being furnished to the subscribers Of the form
err ard Mr.. Brownson being frequent and regular
contributor to its pages. 1t proper to s,ate that
Mr. Brownson's articles will be marked bv his
name-though to most readers they would doubt
less reveal themselves by their internal eviccnce;
and that has been agreed under the circumstances
that these contributions shall he independent of tho
usual liability to editorial revision end controI-he
author alone having similar responsibility for
whatever popularity of views they may contain, as
though appearing in the original work which has
een heretofore edited bth such distinguished ability
by himself
Among other attractive papers in preparation for
forthcoming volume, will be found some person.
sketches, "reminiscences, and anecdotes OF the pri-
rate life of General Jackson, from the pen of an in
Innate friend and member of his Cabinet
The Portraits with which it is intended to illus
.rate the numbers Of the ensuing year, and which
will be executed in fine style Of engraving, by J.
L. Dick, of this city, arc those Of
Col r nj Johnson, Kentucky,
Hon Silas Wright, of New York,
James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania,
John Calhoun, of South Carolina,
II II Benton, of Missouri,
RI Walker, Of Mississippi
Theodore Sedgwick, Of Massachusetts,,
c Cambreling, of New York.,
Governor Dorr, of Rhode Island,
Porter, of Pennsylvania,
With two or three of the most eminent member of
the great Liberal Party Of Europe from different
countries or else of Others of home production.
according to the facility Of procuring portraits from
abroad
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