The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1842-12-03
NATIONAL MiG.fZLNE OF f.ITER.4TURE
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DY s IL GENTLEMAN MAGAZINE.
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Regular Contributors:-J. Fenimore Cooper,
Richard II. Dana, William Cullen Bryant, Hen
ry w. Longfellcw, I. c. Gra:tan, Charles
| Hoffman.
GRAnAMs Is the Oldest and most popular the
American Literary Magazine. The number for
January, lS43, will be the fist Of the s5th VOL
ume. Its long and uniformly successful career
from its commencement with few hundred sub
scribers, until the present time when it has cir
culation of 5000 copies per month, is perhaps
us good an evidence of its great and constantly in
creasing merit as thepublisher has in his power to
offer. TO its old subscribers, he trusts, no assur
ances are necessary of his determination TO main
tain its present ascendency over all the rival peri
odicals of the country. The engagement during
the past year of such men as BRYANr, CoorER
DANA, LoNGrELLow, HOFFMAN, MANcuR, and
others, of high reputation in the literary world
as regular contributors, in addition to n previous
list embracing many ofthe first names in the ma
| ton, is sufficient guarantee that the work will
continue TO be the principal medium Of communi-
cation between the best authors and the public.
Among the attractions ofthe 35th volume, will BE-
several TALES by Mr.. COOPER, Mr.. GRATrAN,
Mr. Hoffman, Mr.. Mancur, Mr.. Herbert, Miss
Leslie, "Mary Clavcrs," Mrs, Embury, Mrs. FL
let and Mrs. Stephens; POEMS by Mr.. Bryant,
Mr.. Dana, Mr. longellow, Mr. Street, Mrs.
Scba Sfhith, Mrs Osgoodand Mrs Sigourney;ES-
SAYS by Mr.. Fay, MIR. Jones' Mr. Tuckerman,
| Mr.. Poe, etc. etc. The following more complete
list of contrbutors will convince the reader that
it is well nigh impossible to have superior
corr in the present age:
James Fcnimorc Cooper, Author of "The
Spy, The Eliot 'Thc Pioneer Naval TIsto-
" Home as Found, The American Demo-
craft etc. Richard ii. Dana, Author of The
Buccaneer,' The Idle Man., 'Discourses on
Shakespeare etc. William Cucnt Bryant Au-
thor of The Ages The Fountain, and other
Pocms,' etc. L, C.. Grattan, Author of High.
ways and Byways, 'Jaqueline of Holland, His
tory ofthe Netherlands, The leircss Of Bruges,'
etc. Henry w. Longfelow, Author of Vices
of the Mig ht,' Hyperion 'Outrc Mcr,' Ballads
and other Pocms,' etc. n. p. Willis, Author Of
Two Ways of Dying for Husband 'Inklings
of Adventure Letters from uEder Bridge
etc. Charles Fcnno Hoffman, Author wild
Scenes in the Forest and the Prairie "A Winter
III the West 'Greyslaer,' etc. William Fal-
c"ncr, Author of 'Transatons from Cotempora-
ry French and German Poets Residence in the
Isle of France etc. Henry William Herbert,
Author of Cromwell, 'I'he Brothers, THE Maid
OF Orleans, 'Riugwood the Rover, etc. II. Il.
Iurkcman, Author of 'Ramblcs and Reverics,'
isabelle, or Sicily etc. Theodore S. Fay, Au-
thor of Norman Leslie the Countess Ida
e'c' JUN H. Nhhcnf, hhLIor ol ichil Sla-
tire, or the Days of the League, etc. Rufus ".
Griswold, Author Of The Poets and Poetry of
America etc. Epcs Sargent, Author Of We
lasco,' The Genocsc,' etc Park Ben amin,
Author of 'Sonnets and Lyrical Poems etc.
William Gilmore Simms, Author of Guy Xiv
ers,' 'lelayo' Southern PASSAGES and P,cturcs,'
etc. jaime. Russell Lowell, Author of "A Years
Life and other Poems 'Od English Drama
tlsts' etc Frederick w. Thomas, Author of
Clinton Bradslawc,' Howard Pinckney,' East
and Vest etc. Cornelius Mathews, Author of
he Politicians The Motley Book 'Puttcr
Hopkins, etc. Rev. Walter Cotton, Author of
'Consiantinoplc and Athens Ship and Shore
etc. Louis Fitzgerald Tasisro, Author of'Rnn-
dom Shots 'Agathc, etc. Alfred b. Street,
Author Of Nature 'The Burning Of Schcnecta-
dy,' etc. George Hill, Author of THE Ruins of
Athens, 'Titana's Banquet etc. Albert Pike,
Author of Hymns TO the Gods, Sketches and
Poems, etc. Edgar a. Poe, Author of'Talet Of
tic Grotesque and the Arah?sque,' etc, II.
Hastings Weld, Author of Corrected Proofs,
etc. James Aldrich, Hon. Robert T. Conrad,
Author off, ylmerc, etc. William f. Burton,
GEORGE Lunt, Author of "'Thc Grave of Bvron,'
etc. Rev. ouis l.. Noble, J. h. Mitchell, NJ.
d., Author Of 'Indecision,' etc. Charles II. Pc
tcrson, J. II. lngraham, Author Of The South
West, etc Horace Greeley, George II. Cotton,
Author Of 'Tecumseh, etc Rcyncll Coates, NJ.
ID. Walter Lander, Author of Stanley etc.
James T. Fields, Robert Morris, w. A, Jones,
John Innan
Graham's Lady's and Gcntlcmans' Magazine
has been from its establishment more than any
other the iavorltc periodical Of the gcntler sex.
Though lis plan Goes not entirely exclude articles
OF the most Important chanctcr-such as have
raised BMchwoodS, and some other foreign jour
nails to their high influence and repulati0n-its
pages will be principally devoted to what is usu-
ally termed light literature. 1t will be disin-
guishcd from other publications of similar aims,
by the literary and artistic merit of its contents.
While those of.ther works are unLnOrn or anon
ymcuS, the contributions to this are the most chi
inenl authors Of our age and country; the very
Observation-Disclosures our NATIONAL LITER.-
TIRE. Especially is it celebrated as containing
the choicest productions Of the finest female wri-
,rs OF the time. Every number contains gems
which may he appealed to with pride by the sex
as vindicatng their intellectual cminence. The
following list of authoresses, who have hitherto
and will hereafter write for it, will show that in
this regard no rivalry to it can he sustained
Mrs. Emma c. Embury, Author of Constance
Latmcr, the Blind Girl Guido, and other
Poems,' etc. Mrs Frances Sargent Osgood.
Author Of "a Wreath of Wild Flowers from
New England etc. Mrs. Scba Smith, Author
of The Sinlcss Child, 'T'he Western Captive, or
The Times of Tccunsch,' Essays, Critical and
Miscellaneous etc. Miss Eliza Leslie, Author
of Pencil Sketches Altlca Vernon, and other
Tales etc. Mrs MARY Clavers,' Author of
"A New lIomc-Who'l Follow; Forest Life
etc. Mrs. Maria Brooks, Author of 'Zophicl, or
The Bride of Seven, etc. Mrs. Lydia H. ST.
Courtney, Author of Zinzndorf and other Pocms,'
Letters to Mothers etc. Mrs. f. F. Ellc. Au-
thor of characteristics of Schiller,' 'Rambcs in
the Country etc. Mrs. Lydia Jane Person,
Author of Poems and Essays, etc. Mrs Amelia
B. Weby, Author Of Poems hy Amelia etc.
Mrs. A. NJ. +. Amman, Author of Tales and
Sketches etc. 81 f. F. Author of'Thc Mar
riagc Of Convenience etc. Mrs. Ann S. Ste
phens Author of Mary Derwcnt,' etc.
Besides these well known ard universally po-
pular writer's many anonymous contributors of