, 1842-10-01
PROSPECTUS
TO THE NEW VOLUME OF
THE u. STATES MAGAZINE
AND
UEJMOCRNTTC REVIE W.
VOLUME II. COMMENCING JULY, 1912.
John l.. O'SuUiuan. Editor.

VOLUME II. CoMMENCING JULY, l64z.
John L.. O'SuUiUan, Editor.
Bv an increase in the number OF
pages, and by an alteration in its ty.
biographical arrangements, the guam
tity O matter heretofore furnished &c
the readers of the Democratic Re.
view, will be increased in its future
numbers about seventv-fve per cent,
The Editor expects valuable aid to
his own Efforts, during the course Of
the coming year, from a number o.
the most able pens of the great Dem
ocraIic Party-rogether with that Of
others, in its purely literary depart
ment, to which the same polItical de-
~signation is mo- to he applied. Among
them may be particularly nrm-d:-
Bancroft, J. F. Cooper. Amos KIN.
dali. Whittier, Sedgwick. Grlpin. But.
Ter, Parke Goodwin, Hawthorne, Dn.
vezac, Paulding. A. H.. Everett,
Brownson, Camhreleng, ]. l.. Ste.
phens, Tllden. Tasis,rn. Etnes, Bry.
AM. CaSS. y. j.. inCerS"I.
The Monthly Financial and Com.
metcial articles, which have frequent.
ly been pronounced by the most in.
t~eliigent CRITICS MS during the past
year in themselves alone worth the
subscription to the work. wall he con-
tinued from the same able hand.
An arrangement has been made by
which the Boston Quarterly ReriDw.
edited by NJ. Brownsnn. will be
merged in the Democratic Review,
the latter being furnished to the sub
scribers Of the former. and Mr..
Brownsnn being a frequent and regu.
lar contributor TO its pages. 1t is
proper to state that Mr.. Br"wnson's
articles will be marked bv his name:
though to most readers they would
doubtless reveal themselves by their
internal evidence; and that it has
been agreed. underline circumstances.
that these contributions shall be indie
pendent Of the Usual liability 10 edIto-
rial revision and cnntrol-the author
alone having n similar responsibility
for whatever popularity of VII they
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 a fine stvle of engraving. by
J. L. Dick. of this city. are those Of
Col. R. NJ. Johnson. Of Kentucky.
Hon. Silas Wright, Of n. York.
James Buchanan, of Penn,
] C. Calhoun. Of S. Carolina,
T. H. Benton, of Missouri.
r. J. Walker. Of Mississippi,
Theodore Sedgwick. of Mass.
c. c. Cambrelenr. Of Y. York.
Gov. Dorr, Of Rhode Island,
Porter. Of PENNSYLVANIA,
With two or three of the most emf.
nent members Of the great Liberal
Party of Europe. from dif'rent cnun.
tries; or else of Others of .'hnme pro
d~uc;ion." according 10 the facility OF
procuring portraits from abroad.
Terms of Public alton.
The subscribers having assumed the
publication of the above Magazine.
pledge themselves that it shill be
promptly issued on tie first of each
month. in the cities Of Y. York, Phil
adelphia, Boston. Baltimore. and
Washington. 1t will also he sent bv
the most rapid convevances to the
different towns in the interior where
subscribers may reside. The flciIi
ties afforded bv the extensive publish
ing business of the undersigned ena-
Die 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 rs others, the
price Of subscription il fixed at. the
low rate Of Five Dollars per annum,
in all cases in adUancc; while in me-
chanical arrangement. and in size,
quantity Of matter, &c. the United
States Magazine will be placed on n
par. at least, with the leading month.
lies Of England. Each number will
contain one hundred and tweire pages.
closely printed in double columns,
from bourgeois type, cast expressly
for the purpose. and upon fine white
paper: thus giving to the work m in
crease in the amount ofmatter ofover
seventy-6ve per cent. The portraits
for the coming year, mi of which