, 1843-01-14

Uds w HiidiIl SutlCu "u's AACuiy
w. L.onfeIIow. T. C. Grattan,
Charles F. Hoffman.
GaAHAM's is the oldest and most
popular of the American Literary
Magazine. The number for Janua-
ry, i843, will be the first Of the thir.
~ 9Th volume. Its long and uni.
formly successful career, from ITS
commencement with a few hundred
sub ,cribers, until the present time,
when it has a circulation Of fifty thou
sand copies per month, is perhaps as
good an evidence of its great and
constantly increasing merit as the
publisher has it in his power to offer.
To its old subscribers, he trusts, no
assurances are necessary Of his de-
termination to maintain its present
ascendency over all the rival period.
Gals of the country. The engage
ment during the past year Of such
men as Bryant Cooper. Dana. Long
fell 10, Huffman, Mancur and others,
Of high reputation in the literary
world, as regular contributors, in nd.
dition to a previous list embracing
many of the first names in the ma
ton, is a sufficient guarantee that
the work will continue to be the prin.
cipal medium Of communication be.
tween the best authors and the pub.
lie. Among the attractions Of the
thirty fifth volume. will be seve,a al
TALES by Messrs. Cooper, Grattan,
Hoffman, Msncur. Herbert. Miss
Leslie, "Marry Clavers." Mrs. En-
bury. Mrs. Ellet and Mrs. Stephens:
POEMS by Messrs. Bryant, Dana,
Longfellow. Street, Mrs. Seba Smith,
Mrs. Osgood, and Mrs. Sigourney;
ESSAYS by Messrs. Fay, Jones,
Tuckerman, Poe, etc. etc.
Graham's Lady's and Gentleman'e
Magazine has been from its establish.
ment more than any other the favor
lite periodical Of the gentler SEX
Though its plan does not entirely ex.
clude articles Of the most important
character-such ashave'raised Black.
moods, and some other foreign journ-
ais to their high influence and reputa-
tion-its pages will be principally de.
voted to what is usually termed light
literature. 1t vii! be distinguished
from other publications of similar
aims, by the literary and artistic mer.
it of its contents. While those of
other works are unknown or anony.
nous the contributors to this are the
most eminent authors OF our age and
country; the very creators-found.
ers-of III NATIONAL LITERATURE
Especially is it celebrated as contain.
ing the choicest productions of the
finest female writers of the time.-
Every number contains gems which
may be appealed to with pride by
the sex as indicating their inteliec-
tudI SiilitleIiC6s
SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
In the department of Engravings,
it is well known that Graham's Maya.
zine has far surpassed any periodical
work eve published in ,hi, or any
other country. The highest ambi.
ton of rival publishers seems thus
far to have been to maintain a re-
spectacle 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 important New Features will
be introduced by SARTAIN and
SADD. the most celebrated Mezzo.
tint Engravers in the Union, and
equals Of the best in Europe, will
continue TO furnish their exquisite
productions; and Rawdon, Wright
& Hatch, G. Parker. A. l.. Dick,
Cambridge. Jackman, Jones and 9th.
ers. of New York, and Dodson,
WEIGH & Walters, Tuckeran and. others,
of Philadelphia.--all among the most
eminent Line Engravers of the pres.
ent century, have been engaged to
furnish a succession of highly finish
ed steel engraving, superior TO any
that have hitherto appeared in peri
odlcal. Among the pictures that will
be engraved for the volumes in l843.
are several
ORIGINAL PAINTINGS,
BY lngham, Inman, Cole, Thomp.
son. Freeman. Franquinet, and other
distinguished artists. The Amer.
can periodicals have hitherto contain.
ed, save in a very few instances, on
y e~ngravings copied from foreign
The publisher of Graham's
Magazine will be the first to reform
he practice, and to make his work
original in its embellishments
IS well as in its literary contents.