The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-24


NRAHAM's is the oldest and most popular Of
T the American Literary Magazines The
number for January, I843, will be the first of the
35th volume. Its long and universally successful
career, from its commencement with few hum
dred subscribers, until the present time, when il
has circulation OF nifty thousand copies month,
is perhaps good an evidence OF its great and IN
creasinq merit the publisher has il in his 20 er
4 to offer To his old subscribers, be trusts no as
suFances are necessary of his determination TO
maintain its present ascendancy all the aValt
periodicals of the country. The engagement, du-
ring the past year, OF such men as BRYANT, Coop
{ Err, DANA, LoNGFELLow, HOFFMAN, MANcuR. etc.,
of high reputation in the literary world, as regular
contributors, in addition to previous list embra-
cling many of the first names in the nation, is
sufficient guarantee that the work will continue
to be the principal medium of communication be-
tween the best authors and the public. Among
the attractions of the thiTty-ffth volume, will be
several TALES by Mr.. j. r. Cooper, Mr.. Grattan,
Mr. Hoffman, Mr.. Herbert, Miss Leslie, Mary Ga
rers, Mrs Enlb1try Mrs. EIlet and Mrs. Stephens
Mr.. Street, Mrs. Seba Snattt, Mrs. Osgood and Mrs
Sigourney; ESSAYS by Mr.. Fay, Mr.. 1UckeTnlGH
Mr. Jones. Mr. Poe, etc etc.
Ia Here follow the names of about forty distin.
guished writers, who, it is said, will be contrbu
' tors to this volume; but which we have not room
1 to insert
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
4 In the department of Engravings, It's very wei
Gnown that Graham's Magazine has far surpassed
y any periodical work ever published in this or an
J, country. The highest ambition of rival publish
4 ers seems thus far 20 have been to maintain re
4 spectacle imitation of the numerous costly AM
beautiful works OF art with which the successive
: numbers of this journal have been graced. Ii
the course of the succeeding volumes, many i'm
Il portant new features will be introduced SartGt1
4 and SGdd, the most celebrated MEzzOTINT ENeRA
= vERS in the Union, and equals of the best in Eu
rope, will continue to furnish their exquisite pro
n ductions and Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, A. L
e Dick, q. Parker, Gimbrede, Jackman, Jones, an
others, of New York and Dodson, Welch & Wa
= tiers, Tucker, and others, of Philadephin,-al
u among the most eminent LINE ENGRAvERs of tn
a. present. century, have been engaged TO furnish
Of succession of highly finished steel engrayings,
a., perior any that have hitherto appeared IN per-
odicas. Among the pictures that will be engro
: we'd for the volume in I843, are several ORIGINAl
d, PAINTINGS, by Ingham, Inman, Cole, ThomE
IN son, Freeman, Franquine and other distinguish
IA artists. The American periodicals have hithcrt
: contained, save in a veryf instances, only eT
y cravings copied from foreign prints. The pull
Usher OF Graham's Magazine will be the first
Ieform the practice, and to make his work strict
- original in its embellishments as well as in i
literary contents.
;. OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.
OF One of the features of the coming voum
will be the introduction of portraits Of The contT
IA blttors to GrahGnl'S Magazine, which, Of cours
gu the day. The thirty-fith volume will nclud
m. from the burins Of Parker, DOdson, and othel
ds portraits engraved in the highest style Of the
tc Of Mr.. Cooper, Prof. Longfellow, Maria del
= cidente,' Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Sedgwick, M
u Seba Smith. Mrs. Enbury, and several others;
IN from paintings executed expressly for the puTpOE
To THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
al Will continue TO embrace notes on current liter
., ture, etc, and reviews of all new American
ty foreign works of general interest or value. T
he criticisms of Graham's Magazine are acknoV
" edged in all parts Of this country TO be superior
OH, acumen, honesty and independence to those
of any cetemporary. Indeed, while majority
ON the monthly and quarterly journals have becol
,od mere advertising mediums for the booksellers,
which every thing in print is indiscriminat,
'e'' praised, this periodical is looked upon j
and discriminating arbter between authors a
readers in which both have implicit conhdenc
= TERMS:
'GRAHAN's MAGAZINE will be published on
OF first of each month in every quarter of the Uni
nal The most distant subscribers will therefore
Ad- cove It on thar cay, as well as those who res
~ in Philadelphia. The proprietor being more dc
= T5us Of presenting the BEST and MOST BEAUTu
than the cheapest work in the country, and al
ious to bring it within the reach of all, offers
following as the LOWEST TERMS at which it can
afforded: Three Dollars in advance for SIN
- copy, or two copies yearly for Five Dollars;
copies for Ten Dollars: eight for Fifteen Dolli
or eleven for Twenty Dollars. (clubs furnished
as usual invariably in advance. Postage on all
,bo tiers to be prepaid. GEO. R. GRAHAM,
No. SO, Chesnut.st., Philadelphia
my December, I842.