The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-12-05
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE
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PROSPECTUS FOR THE SECOND
YEAR

PROSPECTUS FOR THE SECONI
YEAR.
At the close of his second volume, tn
magazine having been COMMENCED on the frs
of January 1914, the publisher finds himsel
irresistibly called on to express the satisfac
ton and gratitude with which he has beer
filled by the brilliant and unexanpled sue
cess that has attended his endeavors TO wiz
the public favor. Notwithstanding the diff,
fculties, disappointments and vexalions tina
almost invariably follow the establishment
OF new periodical, in the production o
which there must be the harmonious coop
Grafton Of many heads and many hands,
Notwithstanding occasional short comings
especially in the pictorial department: which
no care or diligence could avert, and no ex-
penditure prevent, the Columbian Magazine
has gone on steadily increasing in support
and popularity from the opening number
and if the unbought, unsolicited testimony
OF the press may be received as unswayed by
Partially and unbiased by friendship, the et-
forts Of contributors and editor have been
satisfactory to the public and accepted as full
filing the promise made for them al the COM
mencement of the enterprise.
The publisher undertook the work with
York was the best and the true home for a
magazine of general literature; that not,
withstanding the failure of many previous
attempts 10 establish such a work, there
could be no impossibilty of success with
system of management both by publisher aud
editor; stimulated by this conviction he en-
barked in the enterprise and the result Of the
first year has proved that his judgment was
correct.
1t has long ceased to be necessary, or rea-
sonable, that we should speak Of the Column
now an experiment substantially tried. We
feel ourselves upon as firm basis as any
similar journal in the world. Our principal
cares nop regard not so much the securing
what ground we have gained (for we consid-
er this sufficiently secure) as the extension
of our sphere Of action and utility not so
much, even, the mere enlargement OF our
subscription list, as the most suitable mode
of catering for the amusement (and shall we
say occasionally for the proftO Of our subs
scribers in the present and in the future
the many whom we have, and the many
more we shall undoubtedly have as time
rolls on.
We have made arrangements which will
enable US to present our friends with embel-
lishments of very superior taste, style and
finish. In this respect it is our firm purpose
il possible 10 outve all competition. Our
music and engravings, we confidently be-
lieve, will not be equaled-very certainly
they shall not be surpassed in real merit, by
those of any other magazine. We propose
TO give, each month, two or more superb en-
cravings, independently oftwo pages of mu-
sic by the most eminent composers, and plate
Of authentic fashions.
Regarding the literary and editorial con-
duct OF the Columbian, the publisher does
not feel called upon to say more than very
few words. The general management OF
this department is as heretofore, entrusted to
agenlleman possessing disqualification for
the task, and who has given abundant evil
dence, not only of the highest ability TO put
forth mertorious magazine, but of the abil
ily to put forth magazine exactly adapted
TO the tastes Of our readers. The publisher,
therefore, has every confidence that what has
already been done for the literary value of
this journal, will be done again. We are
perfectly willing that our future in this re-
spect should be estimated by our past. The
suhioined list of those who have furnished |
articles for the Columbian during the by
gone year, will satisfy. we feel assured, the |
most fastidious, that we are resolute TO spare |
in no particular, either exertion or expense