The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-28

REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS:
]. FENNIM0RE COOPER, RlCH'Ds H. DANA,
WM. CULLEN BRYANT. III. w, LONGFEL-l
Low, 7. G. GRATTAN, CHS. F. HOFFMAN. |
(RAHABrs Is the oldest and most popular Of
m the AmerieansLiteEary Magazines. The
number for January, l843, viii be the FIRST Of the
35th volume. Its long and univt really snccessful
career, from its commencement with 9 few huD-
dred subscribers. until the present times when Il
has circulation OF fifty thousand copies month,
Is perhaps good an evidences Of fts great andIn-
creasinQ merit as the publisher has II in his power
to offer. To bis old subscribers, he trusts 40 as-
suTances are necessary OF his determination to /
maintain it's present ascendancy over all the rival
periodicals. OF the country The engagement due /
ring the past year, OF such men a. BRYANTs CcoP-
ER, DANA. LoNGFELLow, HOFFMAN, MANcuR, etc, |
af high reputation IN the literary world, regular
contributors, in addition to previous list embra-
cling many Of the FIRST names IN the nation, is a
/ sufficient guarantee that the WORK will continue
| 70 be the principal medium of communication be-
| tween the best authors and the public. Among
the attractions OF the thirty-hfth volume, viii be
| several TALES by Mr.. j. F. Cooper, Mr.. Grattan,
i Mr. HognJaa Mr.. Herbert, Miss Leslie, Mary Ga
rers,' Mrs. EHabury, Mrs. Eilet and Mrs. Stephens;
PoEMs by Dir. BrgGnf, Mr.. Dana, Mr.. LORgfellOlv,
Mr.. Street, Mrs. Sebg Snlitb, Mrs. OsgoOd and Mrs.
SIgouraegi ESSAYS BY Mr.. Fay, Mr.. 1ssekeTnan,
MT. Jones, Mr.. Poe, etc. etc.
Here follow the names of about forty distin-
guishe writers, who, it is said, will be contrbu-
tors 10 this volumes but which we have not room
| 70 insert
/ SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
In the department of Engravings, II is very well
known that Graham's Magazine has far suTpasled
any periodical work ever published in this or any
country: The highest ambition of rival publish
eTs seems thus far 70 have been TO maintain re-
u specialize imitation Of the numerous costly and
beautiful works OF art with which the successive
numbers Of this journal have been graced. In
the course Of the succeeding volumes, many im-
portant new features will Be introduced SGrfain
apd Sadd, the most celebrated MEzzoTET ENeRA-
vERs IN tho Union, aud equals Of the best in Eu-
rope, will continue to furnish their exquisite pro-
ductions; and Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, A. L.
Dick, g. Parker, Gimbrede, Jackman, jones' end
others, of New Y Ork; and D0dson, Welch & We
tiers, Tucker, and others, OF Philadelphia.-all
among the most eminent LINE EEeRAvERs Of the
present century, have been engaged 10 furnish q
succession of highly finished steel engravings SUI
perior to any that have hitherto appeared ID peri
Odicals. Along the pictures that will be engra-
we'd for the volume in l843, are several ORIGINAL
PAINTINGS. by Ingham, Inman, Cole, Thomp.
son, Freeman, Franquinet and other distinguished
, artists. The American periodicals. have hitherto
Contained, save in very few instances only en-
cravings copied from foreign prints. The pub.
Usher Of Graham's Magazine will be the first to
reform the practices aud 10 make his work strictly
original in It's embellishments a. wen as il III
! literary contents. =
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.
One Of the new features 81 the coming volumes
will be the introduction OF portraits Of tbe contri
bitors 70 Graham's JNag0rine, which, Of course;
viii include nearly al Of the eminent writer's oil
] The day. The thirty-ffih volume viii include,
/ from the BURNS Of Parker, Dodson. and others
portraits (sneraved in the highest style Of the art
Of Mr. Cooper, Piof Longfellow, 1AIaria del Dc.
eidente,s Ms Sigonrney, Miss SedgWick, Mrs
J, Seha Smith. Mrs. Embur1 and several oshers--all
from paintings executed Expressly for the purpose
THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
Will continue 10 omhgace n0ses on current llera.
2 tnre. ETC., and reviews Of all new American and
forsirn works Of general interest or value. The
criticisms Of Graham's Magazine are acknowE
edged IN en- paris Of this country q be supetioTi
e ac1hen, honesty and Independence 20 those d
q any ectsmporaFy. Indeed, while q majority o
il the monthly and quarterly journals have becoml
!. mare advertising mediums Tor the booksellers, II
i which every thing in print . indiscdninatel.
q praised, thia perodieal Il looked upon ns q iuS
3 and discriminating arbifer between authors an
J readers IN which both have implicit confidence.
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