The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-04-10
A NEW VOLUME
THE NEW MIRROR

LITERATURE And THE FINE ARTS.
EDITED BY G. F. MoRRls AND N. p. WILLIS.
Each numbCr contains beautiful steel engraving
~ GOD as the Mirror has hitherto been BOD
" enough TO prospeI) we have edited il as the Is
raelites built the walls Of Jerusaem-wih the best
hand otherwise employed The beginnings of all en-
tefprises are dlficut-mors especially beginnings
without capitaland the attention Of editor has
been occupied with the managemen OF the machinery
in regular operation while the other I'LL the con
eern should be prosperous, was compelled 10 labor
diligently for other publica ions One by 10
change the fgure) these hindeing barnacles have
been washed of our keel by gorg more rapidly ahead
and with the beginning OF the third volume BOTH
EDITORS will be ENTIRELY and EXCLUSIVELY devoted
to the MlRRoR,-equal to setting sudding sails allow
add a-lvft with the wind dead aft full and steady
or course she will now go along Nth hone in her
mou las they say OF a oraft with the foam on her
cut-waier.
We live in the middle of this someu hat inhabited
bland Il Manhattan and see most that is worth see.
ing, and hear most that is worth hearing. Aler the
newspapers have had their pick of he news have
uics of making spicy hash Of the remainder,
CLEANING many a choice bit, by the way, which had
been overlooked sgh,ed) and und, rtoke, here
by, to keep the readers OF he Mirror up 10 The Times.
Every body reads newspapers and gets The outline of tie
worlds going round-but We slisll do just what the
newspapers leave undJpe-ill up the outIne-tell
you some more" (as the children ssy)-put in the
lights and shadows of the picture done by newspa-
peers in the rough. Il is What we have tried 10 DO in
our "Letlers 10 the National INTEL gencer" and as
our brother editors seem 10 think we have succeeded,
We will, las we discontinue that correspondence ia
Apn ia rather more drshny and ligkie, ren resume
these metropolitan sketches In the Mirror.
A secret for your ear dear reader By selling he
plate If each number for half rhai Is icorh, you get
The reading for nothing Each plate is worth shIl-
ling, to tut m an album-and the whole Mirror costs
but sixpence So it is, in fact for nothing that you
get sixteen pages OF the best literature that can
procure for YOU including the things about town that
are ssdomost described and best worth describing -
OF course can 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
overruDs into our pockets.
We keep eye ia The back Of our head TO il any
body IS likely to overske Us (and TO try their trick
before they along side } and keep look oui
both sides (from the salient balconies Of ina
gnation) for any stray breezes Of novelty for which
IT is poss bic to trim sail And-to show you our
hand little we have bagged, like Eolus,) breeze
or two which we shall reserve awhile for competi-
ton IL nothing overhaul us, we shall try speed
by and by with sky.scrapers and adjust TO amuse
the reader, and show our regard for hs respectable
sixpence
Our plates by the way, undertake to say, shall
be- from this date, Of twice the excellence (at least
Of those heretofore given Experience and inquiry,
! WIN n ntlie more money! make more uiHcrehce
in the lettering Of this branch of business than
Of most others.
Nor. frss Subscribe, in all cases, (if you wish
to serve us-do your ny LETTER TO OURSELVES. The
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p S.--As to our EyrRas, they are, TO booksellers
what the mamma must have been to the Jew ba
kers You don't need coaxing TO help yourselves to
anything cheap and heavenly. Take what has fall
en-, and be that osves crisp and satisfying
are baking IN the clouds. ..
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ADVANCE.
| The first number Of the year will be issued OF
the sixth day of April next The work is sent By
mail to all parts Of the country. Address (postagt
! free) NORRIS, WILLIS s. co.
Editors and Propretors, No. 4, Ann street.
march 26--tf.