, 1842-12-17
1P90SPECTUs ,
TO THE NEW VOLUME OF
THE U. STATES MAGAZINE
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.

THE U. STATES MAGAZINE
DEMOCRATIC REVIEW
VOLUME II. CohmENcIse JULY, l842.
John L. OSuNipan. Editor.
BY an increase in the number OF
pages, and by an alteration in its ty-
biographical arrangements, the guam
iity o fmatter heretofore furnished 10
the readers of the Democratic Re-
view, will be increased in its future
numbers about seventy-6ve per cent.
The Editor expects valuable aid to
his own efforts, during the course of
the coming year, from a number Of
the most able pens Of the great Dem
o%cralic Party-together with that Of
others, in its purely literary depart.
ment, to which the same political de.
signation is not to be applied. Among
them may be particularly named:-
Bancroft, J. F. Cooper. Amos Ken,
dali. Whittier, Sedgwick, Gilpin, But
Ter, Parke Goodwin, Hawthorne, Da-
vezac, Paulding, A. II. Everett,
Brownson, C~ambreleng, ]. l.. Ste
phens, Tilden. Tasislro, Eames, Bry-
ant. Cass. C. J. Ingersoll.
The Monthly Financial and Com
metcial articles, which have 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 he con-
tinued from the same able hand.
An arrangement has been made by
which the Boston Quarterly Reriep,
edited by Mr.. Brownson, will be
merged in the Democratic Review,
the latter being furnished to the sub
sc'ibers Of the former, and Mr..
Brownson being a!frequent and regu-
lar contributor 10 its pages. 1t is
proper to state that Mr.. Brownson's
articles wll be marked by his name;
though to most renders they would
doubtless reveal themselves by their
internal evidence; and that il has
been agreed, under the circumstances,
that these contributions shall be indie
pendent OF the Usual liability TO edito-
rial revision and c%onlrol-ihe author
alone having n similar responsibility
for whatever popularity of viewsthey
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 oi an intimate
friend and member Of his Cabinets
The Portraits with which it isrin.
tended to illustrate the numbers Of the
ensuing'yenr, and which will be exc.
cuted in a fine style Of engraving. by
J. L. Dick, Of this city. are those Of
Col. r. NJ. Johnson, Of Kentucky,
Hon. Silas Wright, OF N. York.s r
I" James Buchanan, of Penn,
J. C. Calhoun, Of s. Carolina,
T. H. Benton, of Missouri,
" X. J.. Walker, Of Mississippi,
Theodore Sedgwick, Of Mass.
C. C. CambreIeng, Of N. York
Gov. Dorr, Of Rhode Island,
Porter, Of Pennsylvania,
Wi,hstwo or three Of the most emf
nent members Of the great Liberia
Party Of Europe, from different coun
tries; or else Of others Of 'home pro
duction,' according to the facility o
procuring portraits from abroad.
Terms Of Publication.
The subscribers having assumed thu
publication of the above Magazine
pledge themselves that it shall b,
promptly issued on tie first Of eaci
month, in the cities Of N. York, Phil
adelphia, Boston, Baltimore, ant
Washington. 1t will also be sent b,
} the most rapid conveyances to tn
different towns in the interior wher,
subscribers may reside. The facili
ties afforded by the extensive publish
ing business Of the undersigned ena
ble them to make this promise, whicl
shall be punctually fulfilled.
To promote the popular objects il
view, and relying upon the Demo
cratic party, as well as others, tn,
price Of subscription is fixed at tn,
low rate Of Five Dollars per annum
in all cases in Advance; while in me
chanical arrangement, and in size
quantity Of matter, &c. the Unite,
States Magazine will be placed on
par, at least, with the leading month
lies Of England. Each number will
contain one hundred and tpeire pages
closely printed in double columns
from bourgeois type, cast expressl,
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