The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1844-12-19
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE,
FOR 1915.

AT the close OF his second volume. the maao.
zine having been commenced on the 6rst az Is
nary, 1844, the publisher finds himself irrss;smr
ply called ON TO express The satisfaction and
gratitude with which he has been flied by The
brilliant and unexampled success thar hasa,,.no
ded his endeayors TO win the public favor ~
wlthstardlng the difficulties, disappointmen,.
anu vexauons That almost invariety follow the
establishment OF a new periodical. IN The 70
ouclloh OF wnlch there must be the harmonious
cooperation OF many heads and many hands
no wIthstandIng occasional short.com,.us
pecially IN the pictorial department. wbscb No
care or diligence could avert aud no expendi,.
ure prevent, the Columbian Magazine has zone
on steadily increasing in support aud popnlsr;,v
from the opening number, aud If the ui,beuobt
unsolicited testimony OF The press may be receiy-
ed as ~unswayed by partIality and Unbiased Inv
friendship, the effarts of contributors and ed;,or
have been satisfactory TO the public and -accen-
ted as i~uihlltng the promises made for them az
the commencement of the enterprise.
The publisher undertook the work with a firm
conviction that the great city of w York was
the best and the true home for a maoazipo Of
general literature; not wilhstandinp t6e faiIur.
OF many previous attempts 10 establish sncb a
WORK, theTe could be no impossibility of success
win sufhclent capital, perseverance and The
right slstem OF management both by pu bIisber
and editor; stimulated by this conviction he
embarked IN the enterprise aud the result of
ANS H'0SSu tuil HIS Judgment vas
correct.
lthas long ceased 10 be necessary. or reasona-
Die, that we should speak OF The Columbian "a
an experiment. AT all events, it is now. an ex-
pertinent substantly tried. We feet ourselves
upon as hrm a basis as any simil er journal in the
world. Our principal cares now regard NOT SO
much the securing what ground we have gain
ed (ior we CONSIDER this sufficiently secufe) 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 modes
ot catering tor the amusement (and shall we say
occasionally Tor the profit? )of our subscribers in
the present and IN the future-the many whom
we have, and the many more we shall undouht-
eddy have as time rolls on.
We have made arrangements which will a.
nable us TO present our friends with embeIIisb.
ments OF very superior taste. style and finish.
In this respect 1t IS our firm purpose. if possi-
bic TO ouIyie all competition. Our music aud
engrayings, we confidently believe, will not be
equalied-very certainly they shall not be sur
passed IN real merit, by those OF any other mag
azlne. We propose 10 give each month, Two
or more superb engrayIngs, independently of
two pages OF music blythe most eminent coinpo-
sers, and plate OF authentic fashions.
Regarding the literary and editorial conducu of
The columbian the publisher does not ieel cal
LED upon 10 say more than a very few words.
The general management of this department. is
as hereloiore entrusted TO a gentleman possess
S''S @'NfJ 2NuishNottOui vi lEG tdSka ana VINO
has given abundan evidence, not only of the
highest ability TO put furtl a merIlorious mac
azIne, but oil the ability 10 put forth u magazine
exactly adapted & TO the tastes OF our readers. The
publisher, therefure, has every confidence that
what mas already been done for the literary val
ue oil the journal, will be done again. Ne are
perfectly willing that our future lnilis respeet
should-be estimated by our past. The sublo4a-
ed list oil those who have furnished articles Tor
The Columbian during the by-gune ' ear. sxlll
satisfy, we feel assured, the most iastIdions. that
we are resoiute TO spare, IN no particular, either
exerlion or expense.
Mrs l. 5 SIgourney, Mrs Kirkland. Mrs Ann
): Stephens, Mrs ) Osgood. Mrs Il o Smttb.
Mrs A Mowatt, Mrs E F Ellet. Mrs. Al ST Leo,
Loud. Mrs james G Brooks, Mrs James Hall.
Mrs M Hunt, Nus Fl LighLhipe, Mrs c a But-
Ier, mrs = = Embury, Mrs Cary, Mrs Il II
steele, Mrs NJ A IRVING. Miss l. Lawlon. Miss
Solman, Miss Isabel ~Jocelyn, Miss Martha
Russell, Miss Emily E Chuhbuck, Miss Loh-
Sc NJ Brauner, Miss Fanny Forester, Miss NJ
u Quincy, Author OF ssSummer Froltckino.,
n Paulding, WIN G Bryant, Fiiz Greene Hal
ieck, Edgar A Poe, hhn Neal. tienry w Her
bert, Ii Hastings Weld, Park BENJAMIN. Wifi.
lam Cox, Geo Wilkins Kendall, Henry S Scaool-
craft, 4 5 Arthur, Ii p GraHan, The Aurhorof
she widow of Brubess,,, Ii Il T~uckerman.
James Fats, Robert l. Wade, Saml ID Patterson.
Gould, Seba Smith, c Fenno Hoffman,
'Iheo > ray Rev FrancIs G dwor G Lon.
'th "A W ilhSs v utlcT w bktnlau -
lsac FShephard. Il b Read. Wm Oard Bourne.
Rich q White, Aenry A Clark, c Wilkins Elmi.
Edward J Porter. l. ParmIy. Hamilton Myers.
M Z Illli, M b Wilson, Joseph Boughion, 6 Me
Laehian. VIM Russel, Jr, The Author of..Ttmc,s
Doinhs," A NJ ide, Jr, owen G Warren, Au-
gustus Snodgrass, J I HeasIey, f L Hasadofi.
Henry b Hurst.
With the aid of these contributors (of whom
1t is needles 10 say one word in ia { way of Conn
meldatIon) and of numerous others, perhaps
equaily nerhorous IT less celebrated, VII 0 have
promised US their support, we Ha,ter ourselves
that as a literary work, the Columbian need be
under no apprehension OF be ing exceiled.
But what we nave done is already before the
who wiIknot fall u Judge us with imnar-
.iaiIty: and III respect to whatwe intend To do,
IT. VIII be both wiser and more becoming (ai.
though less tsShionable) not 10 boast. We may
be permitted TO assure our friends in brief, now
ever, that we have matnred numerous planst for
the Third Volume) with which we feel conf
dent they will be pleased. II lis our purpose
to put forth every energy: and it win be no
FAULT OF our own if the Columbian shall not be
iouna ut least equal to any magazine, eff any
class or price. in America.
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