The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-06-30

GEORGE r. GRAHAM & r. W. GR1SWOLD. |
REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS:
]. FENNIMORE COOPER, RlCH'D H. DANA,
WM. CULLEN BRY ANT, II. w. LONGFEI,-
LOW, T. G. GRATTAN, CHS. F. HOFFMAN.
"RAHAM'S is the oldest and most popular Of
IN the American Literary Magazines. The
number for January, 1913, 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 it
has circulation OF fifty thousand copies month,
is perhaps good evidence of its great and in
creasing merit as the publisher has it in his power
to offer. To his old subscribers, he trusts
suFances are necessary of his determination TO
maintain its present ascendancy over all the rival
periodicals of the country. The engagement, du-
ring the past year, or such men as BRYANT, CooP-
Err, DANA, LoNGFELLow, HOFFMAN, MANcUR, etc,
of high reputation in the literary world, regular
contributors in addition to a 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 thirty-hfth volume, will be
several TALES by Mr.. r. +. Cooper, Mr. Grattar,
Mr. Hoffman,, Mr.. Herbert Miss Leslie, s.Maup Cla-
vers,' Mrs. En1bury, Mrs Ellet and Mrs. Stephens
Poems by Mr.. Bryant, Mr.. Dana, Mr.. Loneteao,o.
Mr. Street, Mrs, tSeba Smith, Mrs. Osgood and Mrs
Sigourney; ESSAYS by Mr.. Fay, Mr.. 1uckernan
Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Poe, etc. etc.
e mere Hollow the names OF about torty dlStln.
/ guished writers, who, it is said, will be contrbu
tors TO this volume; but which we have not room
| to insert.
j SPLENDID EMBELLISHMENTS.
Il In the department OF Engravings. lis very vel
known that Graham's Magazine has far surpassed
any periodical work ever published in his or an
country The highest ambition of rival publish
ers seems thus far 10 have been to maintain re
ri Specialize imitation of the numerous costly an,
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
pOrtant new features will be introduced Sartqi,
and Sadd, the most celebrated MEzzoTINT ENeRA
vERs in the Union, and equals Of the best in Eu
rope, will continue to furnish their exquisite pro
, auctions; and Rawdon, Wright & Hatch, A. L.
Dick, 9. Parker, Gimbrede, Jackman, JONES' AM
others, of New York; and Dodson, Welch {. Wa
tiers, Tucker, and others, of PHILADELPHIA
among the most eminent LINE ERGRAvERs of tn
present century, have been engaged TO furnish
succession of highly finished Steel engravings su
perior to any that have hitherto appeared IN peri
! odicals. Among the pictures that will be engra
we'd for the volume in I843, are several ORIGINAL
PAINTINGS, by Ingham, Tnman, Cole, Thomp
! son, Freeman, Franquinet and other distinguishet
! artists. The American periodicals have hitherto
D contained, save in very few instances, only en-
: cravings copied from foreign prints, The pub
i fisher Of Graham's Magazine will be the frst Il
reform the practice, and TO make his work strictly
d literary contents.
i OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.
One of the new features of the coming volumes
will Be the introduction of portraits Of The contri
bastors 10 Graham's Magazine, which, of course
will include nearly all Of the eminent writers 0
1 the day. The thrty-ffth volume will include
from the BURNS Of Parker, Dodson, and others
portraits engraved in the highest style Of the art
Of Mr.. Cooper, Prof. LongfelloW, Maria del DC
eidente,' Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
J, Seba Smith. Mrs Embury, and several others-al
s from paintings executed expressly for thepurpose
: THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
! Will continue to embrace notes on current liiera
= ture, etc. and reviews Of all new American ant
foreign works Of general interest OF value. Tn
criticisms Of Graham's Magazine are acknowl
edged in all narts Of this country to be superior
# acnmen, honesty and Independence to those Q
e any cntemporary. Indeed, while a majority 3
II the monthly and quarterly journals have becom
i mere advertising mediums for the booksellers i
n which every thing Sin print Is indiscrminatel
9 praised, this periodical is looked upon @ Jus
Z and discriminating arbiter between authors an
J. readers, ii which both have implicit confidence.
> TERMS
= tGRAHAalas MAGAzlNE' will be published on tn
~ Erce nf e.nb wean4h IN every quarter OF tn tnio