The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-12-13
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Grahdm's american .NJHtbiy .Udgaziae, will
| commence q new volume, December 10Th, iS+4
with the January number. Its long and uhiVer-
sally successful career, from It's commencement
until the present time, when II has circulation
exceeding by thousands any other Magazine IN the
country, is perhaps as good evidence offs ggea,
and increasing merit as the publisher has II in his
power to offer. TO his cid subscribers, he trusts
10 assurances necessary OF his determination 10
maintain its present a-CendaEcy over ali the rival
| periodic ais of the country. The engagement, per-
mdnemtN, during the past year, o! such men as
| Bryant, Cooper Pauidl"g, Dana, Lonsiello",
Hoffman, Neal, ManCur, ETC., oihigh reputation
! in the literary world, reSuIdT cOhIiO tors, Ii
| addition to previous list, embracing the first
names in the nation, Is sufficient guarantee that
| the work will continue 10 be the principal medium
of communication between The best authors Gnd
The puDhc,
Grshx,n's Magazine has been, from its establish
ment more than any other, the iaIoEIic periodical
OF the people OF the United States though lie
plan does not entirely exclude articles OF the most
important character, such rs have raised Black
wood and some other foreign journals to their
high influence and reputation, 1t, pages are prin-
cipalIv devoted TO what is u=udily termed light
literature. 1t is distinguished irorn other p0bi'
cations OF similar aims by the literary aId artistic
merit of It's contents. While those OF other works
are unknown or anonymous, the contributors TO
this are the most eminent authors OF our age aud
country; the very creators. founders, OF or Ma
,ioual Literature. Especially is 1t celebrated as
containing the choicest pro iuctlons OF the hhest
female writers of The time. Every number con-
taliis gems which may be appealedto with pride by
the sex, as vildicatGg their intellectual emincnce
1t may safely be asserted, that Grahanl's Masa-
zine has regularly engageda better corps o writer's
than any other magazine; that since It's esshlIsh-
men il has been the pioneer III magazine literature;
aud that the contributors OF "G,aham" have, by
their able contributions, given higher national
character 10 periodical literature Ia the United
States than II evei before possessed. With such
list of writer's our pages exhibit, We may chal-
Ienge the criticism ol Europe. There is no maga-
zine abroad that presents any thing like such an
array of eminent writers as James Fenmore Coop
er, w. G. Bryant, Hon. James X. Paulding, r..
Ii. Dana, ii. w. Longiellow, Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, j. G. Neal, Henry ". Herbert, James
Russell Lowell, Charles Fenno hoffman, Hon. r.
T. Conrad, II. r. TuckermaI, Alfred b. Street,
etc.
Mrs Amelia B. Weiby, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs
Sigourney Mrs. Mary Cavers, Mrs Ann s Ste
rheis, Mrs Brooks, Mrs. Osgo0d, Mrs. Embury
Mrs Amman, Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. PiersOn, Mrs
Wortlling,nn, Miss Rand, Miss Iervey, and others
Many names of like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want OF space,
While the most able writers OF the country are
engaged as permanent contributors to Grdhams
Magazine, the .4rts are not overlooked.
THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED AMERl
CAN ARTIST S employ their genius for our sub
Scribers. The most elegant engraylngs that have
ever appeared i'll America, have been given to the
public in Graham's Magazine. We are low pie
pared to give the right direction to the talents OF
our artists, aud are resolved that a national tone
shall be strictly preserved in "Graham." Hereai-
ter we shall place in the engrayers' hands none out
american pictures. Our own country abounds
with the finest scenery in the world 1t Is full OF
historical assocatiGns Of thrilling Interest, and on
every hand subjects start up, fit fol the painters
pencil and the engraver's buring. Every patriot
ic sentiment urges the selection OF national subjects
for the pen and pencil, aud we feel assured that the
American public will sustain the enterprise.
VARIETY OF MAGNIFICENT ENGRAV-
lNGS No magazine in the world has presented
so great variety of elegant engravngs TO is sub
scrbers as Grahams. Every branch OF art Is
brought into requisition, and every novelty IN
Scenery, or incident in American History, that
can interest or instruct the reader, Is seized upon
by the ar-ts in our employ Among the styles to
be put forth in our new volume, for 1913, we Will
enumerate the following:
AMERICAN BATTLE-GROUNDS. Civ
ing correct pictures taken he spot, of the places
in which the most rtm1Tkd6ie baHl,S have been
fought. These engravings will be OF the highest
order of art; and we may MENTION that IN order to
insure permancncy in the elegance for which
these designs have already become celebrated, we
have engaged Mr. Smillie for three years, on Amer
ican Scenes aud Incidents
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAV-
INGS. In addition to this, we have entered into
permanent engagement with the house OF Raw
don, Wright g. Hatch, of New York, for supply
of most exquisite pictures, among which we may
. mention SCI les Of elegant INDIAN AND PRAl-
b f1E SCENES, got up in most magnificent style,
andepresenting, from sketches take" fr0'n nature,
the net beautiful scenery of our western country
: our Sousern Views, engraved blythe same house,
0 which haveaecome so widely popular, willalso be
continued I've exquisite female heads engraved
BY tins ilrm-ameeg which we may instance that
Of Mrs. Stephens, Ishich has never been equalled
! 10 this country-wle further supplied by Messrs.
r. w. & H., whose fac1ities and talents, in their
line OF art, are unrivaled ibihe world We may
safely say that we have all the bert artists employ
cd on :" Graham"