Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-10-22
PROSPECTUS
TO THE NEW VOLUME OF THE
United States Magazine,
AND
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
VOL Al, Commencing Julu 1919.


heretofore furnished TO the readers of the
Democratic Review, will be increased in
It's future numbers about Serentv fine ner
cent.
The Editor expects valuable aid to his
own efforts, during the course of the COM
ing year, from a number Of The most able
pens Of the great Democratic Party-to-
gcther with that of others, in its purely
literary department, TO which the same
political designation is not to be applied.
Among them may be part icularly named:
Bancroft, J. f. Cooper, Amos Kendall.
Whittier, Sedgwick, Gilpin, Butler, Parke
Goodwin, Hawthorne, Davezac, Pauldinc
A. ii. Everett, Brownson, Cambrelepg,
J. l.. Stephens, Tilden, Tasistro. Eames.
Bryant, Cass, c. j. lngersoll, Miss Sedge-
wick.
The monthly Financial and Commercial
articles, which have frequently been pro-
nonnced by the most intelligent criticisms
during the past year in themselves alone
worth the subscription to the work, will
be continued from the same able hand.
An arrangement has been made, by
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edited by Mr.. BrownSon, will be merged
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biIty for whatever popularity OF view
they may contain, as though appearing in
the original work, which has been hereto
fore edited with such distinguished ability
by himself
Among other attractive papers in prepa-
ration tor the forthcoming volume, will be
found some personal sketches, reminiscent
ces, and anecdotes of the private life of
General jackson, from the pen of an inli-
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The Portraits with which it is intended
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city, are those of Col. R. NJ. Johnson, of
Kentucky, Hon. Sias Wright, of New
York, lion. James Buchanan, of Pennsyl-
vania. Hon. J. G. Calhoun, of South Caro-
lima, Hon. II. Ii. Benton, of Missouri,
Hon. r. J. Walker, of Mississippi, Hon.
Il. Sedgwck, of Massachusetts, Hon. c.
C. CambreIeng, Of New York, Hon. Gov.
Dorr, of Rhope Island, Hon. Gov. Porter,
of Pennsy Ivania; with two or three of the
most eminent members of the great Libe-
raj Party of Europe, from different coun
tries; or else of others of "home produc-
tion," according to the facility of p, ocur
ing portraits from abroad.
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