The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-26
A NEW VOLUME
THE NEW MIRROR
LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
EDITED BY G.. =. Morris AND n. L. Willis.

Ll1ERA1 L IKE AND L HE FINE AXIS.
EDITED BY G.. p. Morris AND n. p. WILLIS.
Each numbr contains a beautiful steel engraving
~ GOD the Mirror has hitherto been (g ,od
VI enough to prosper) We have edited it as the L.
rseltes built the walls Of Jerusalem-with the best
hand otherwise employed. The beginni, e Of all
tefIIises dlilicult-mors especially beginnings
without capital and the attention If editor has
been OF cupied with the Of the machinery
in regular oeralion while the other til the
should be prosperous was compelled 10 labor
diligently for other pnb!ica ions. One by one TO
change the fgure) these hindering barnacles have
been washed of heel by goiu rapidly ahead,
and with the beginning Of the h.rd volume norm
EDITORS will be ENTIRELY and EXCLUSIVELY devoted
To III. MiRRoR,-equal To setIng sudding sails low
and a-loft with the wind dead aft full and Steady
or course sho will now go along uih bone IN her
mou h'-as they say Of cfsit with the foam on her
cut-wnrer
We live in the middle Of this some y hat inhabited
.land Of Manhattan and sec most that Is worth see
ing and hear most that - worth htanng. After the
newspapers have had their pick Of the news have
trek Of making spicy hash Of the remainder,
CLEANING many choice bit, by the way, which had
been overlooked or sghied) and undertake, here
by, 10 keep the readers Of the Mirror up 10 the times
Every body reads newspapers and gs NE outline Il the
words going round-but we sholl do Just what the
newspapers leave undone-f up The outllne-te
you some more, las the children say put in the
lights and shadows Of the picture done by newspa-
pers in the rough. f. Is what We have tried 10 do in
our Letters 10 the National lnlegencer" and %
our brother editors to think have succeeded
evil (as We discontinue that correspondence in
April IN rai,r dashing and lighter uein, resume
these metropolitan sketches 10 the Mirror.
secret for your ear, dear reader -Bu selling The
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he rtading for nothing Each plate IS worth a shi-
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but sixpencel SO Il is IN fact for nothing that you
get sxteep pages Of the best literature that we can
- -.
ssldomost described and best worth describing -
OF course only afford this by very small pro-
fits on very large circulation, and ten thousand
subscribers are but the turn Of the tide. The next
ten thousand Unto which we are now feeling our
way will be the first move Of the rising tide that
oyerruns into our pockets.
We KEEP eye in The back Of our head TO see if any
body is likely TO overtske (and TO try their trick
before they come along side) and we keep LOOK Out
both sides (from the salient balconies Of our ina
ginaon) for any stray breezes Of novelty for which
II is poss bic TO trim sail And-to show you our
hand little we have bsgged, Oike Eolus,) breeze
or two which we shall reserve awhile for competi-
ton. IL nothing overhaul US, shall try speed
by and by with sky-scraPers and ADJUST to smuse
the reader, and show our regard for his respectable
sixpence.
Our plate, by the way we undertake to say. shall
be- from this date, Of twice the excellence (at least)
of those heretofore given. Experience and inquiry,
with little more money! make more difference
in the lettering OF this branch of our business than
OF most others.
Nor, BrSE Subscribe, in all cases, (if you wish
to serve us--do your nv LETTER TO OURSELVES. The
Postmaster will forward IL free of expense.
p. S.-As to our ExrRAs, they are, 10 booksellers
what the I" mama" must have been to the Jew ba
kers You don't need coaxiog to help yourselves 10
anything cheap and heavenly. Take what has fall
en- and be sure that more oaves crisp and satisfying
are baking in the clouds
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ADVANCE.
The first number Of the new year will be issued on
The sixth day Of April next The work is sent by
mail TO all parts Of the country Address postage
free) MORRIS, WILLIS & co
Editors and Proprietors, No. 4, Ann street
march 26-U