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PROSPECTUS OF
THE AMERICAN REVIFW;
4 WING JIlUNNAL
OF Politics, Literature, Art and Science.

VI l'OilllCS. LITERATURE, Art ana sclcTCcs
TT having leen determined to establish Political
l. and Literary Monthly Review, 10 he conducted in
the city of New York by GEORGE Fl. COTTON,
ESQ, and devoted to the permanent maintenance of
Wing principles and Improvement OF AMERICAN lite
nature:
The undersigned, Wing members Of the Twenty
eighth Congress- from the several sections oilhe I'M
ION, in consideration OF the great importance Ct such
work, do most cordially approve of the design, AID
urge upon the Wings ofthe Republic for their elec-
tive and nnwaverlng support. We believe il 10 lie
most strongly demanded by the permanent interests Of
the country and the appeal is made to those having
these interests most at heart And for the sake of
perfect confidence in lis political course, assurance is
hereby given, that the continual assistance Of leading
trust is reposed IN the views and iilies Of the Editor
Members of The Senate.
Willie p. Mangum, ". c., President Of Senate.
George Evans, Me; j. j. Crenden, Ky; J
James Alfred Pearce, Nd; Richard Fl. Bayard, Del !;
j. w. Huntington, Conn; Samuel s. Phelps, W. ;
Alexander Barrow, La. J. T. Morebead n.y. w.
G. Rives, Va; William Woodbridge, Mich; EphraIm
II. Foster, Tenn; w. l.. Dayton, ". j.; John Hen
dcr>on, Miss.
Members ofhe House.
Garrett Davis, KY Charles Hudson, Mass. !;
John wh,e, Ky; Daniel p. Kna, Mass; K. Ray
ner, y. c.; George b. Rodney, Dei; S. C. Sample,
h,; +. II. Morse, Me-; Milton Brown, Tenn; Wash
ington Hunt ~ y; Henry Y. Cran>ton, II. L. /;
tHdfleS W. lNett f-tHH.; JuIln H.; ~. II.
Carroll, ~ y; James DeIle, AID; William A.
Mosey, ~ Y d; Rolerl C. Schencb Oh. Alexander
Fl. Stephens, Geo; J. Phillips Phnnix, ". Y City.
Earnestly approving of the plan Of such national
organ, long needed and Of manifest importance, the
agree 10 contribute for its pa from time
10 lime, such communications may he requisite 10
set forth and defend the doctrines held by the united
Wing Party Of the Union.
George p. Marsh, "; D. d. Barnard Albany; J.
r. lngerso, Phi'adeiphia; E. Joy Morris. Phiiaael,
phid; Il. l.. Clingman ~ c; John Macpherson
'i'errien. ia Daniel Webster Rufus Choate, Robert
Hamilton Fish, ". " city; J. p. Kennedy, Balti.
more; j. Colamer, ~; John J. Hardin, H.; w. s
Archer, Va; Alexander n. slepheus, Ga.
This periodical will be published monthly in the
city of New York, 10 be called The AMERICAS RE-.
vIEw-A Wig Journal of Politics, Literature, Ar
and Science"
The price of the Magazine will be FIVE DOLLARS a
year; to be paid on receiving the first number. SIN
gle numbers fifty cents.
1t the orgiu design, for rea sons of permanent
importance, that this periodical should not commence
till January, after the Presidential election Tha
subscribers, however, may see, as many may desire
what they called upon to subscribe for and tha
three or four articles, of particular cast and weigh
in the crisis OF tho times may be spread before thu
people previous 10 an election of so great moment, The
January number will appear some time in Septem
Each number, containing from one hundred anc
twelve 10 one hundred and tweniy-elght pages print
ed in double columns on fine paper, will consist of {
lead ng political article, with variety of literary mis-
celdny, in history, biography, criticism, fiction, poe
try, statistics, science and the arts.
1 The first number will contain sketch of the liz
and character of Mr.. Frelinghuysen, with finely en-
graved portraits both of Clay and Freinghuysen b,
an eminent artist from Paris; and every second o.
third number afterwards will present likeness o
some distinguished man of the Republic, executed il
the highest style of the art together with an earnes
and truthful biography which may stand as part 0
the history Of the nation.
; In addition to the Congressional names above,
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