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Guhlm's Magazine. by thc engagement
oIt1c highest order Of talent IN The country,
both Boo literature aud thc arts is now mi.
vcraIIy regarded as me- Amerida Mira.
iae, and we purpose ut the close Of the
present volume, 10 aoU oUrbaado ON an en-.
Iarged enterprise, and we call upon Others
70 strike uut something Original.
VIEWS IN THE SOUTH AND WEST.
In pursuance of our plan, 20 make Gra-
ham I'm all respects NATIONAL WORK. we
have engaged the most accomplished artists
10 prepare for the magazine series of en-.
cravings of NoTru PLACES in the FIR west.
south and south west while our townsmen,
Mr.. Croome and others are ENGAGED TO
supply Us with a series of views in Penn
syyania, New Jersey. Maryland, and the
east We have purchased of James Her
ring, Esq, a series of original engravings,
made from original pictures, by Chapman
and others, Of places noted in reyolutiona-
ry history; and also of MesSrs. Wright.
Hatch 81 Smile, the beautiful series Of
Georgia views, prepared some time since
from original drawings, for the Messrs.
Richards, two noble hearted Young gen.
tIemen of Georgia, whose patriotic enter.
pri>e-thqt of giving, in elegant style, the
most charming views OF their native State
was abandoned for want Of proper cour-
age in the outset. These views are the
most elegant landscape pictures that have
ever been engraved in the United States;
and we rejoice at the opportunity afford
ed Us of sending them forth through our
ample circulation to more than one han-
dyed M0uSaad readers, in every part Of the
Union. One Of them we give in the June
number.
INDIAN SCENES AND SKETCHES.
In addition TO this, we have, in the engra-
ver's hands, some fine pictues of Ldian
scenes, lcar dances, hpming pa,9ies, par,
traits of celebrated Indidn chiefs, mated
Iadiaa gydeeS, spirits and pastimeS among
the In3ians &c. DC. So that we shall give
strictly American character to Graham's
Magazine, and present in the coming vol
nme, from original American drawings
and pictures, the most glorious scenes of
our country.
BATTLE GROUNDS OF AMERIC.
"The battle ground of America" is a lea-
ture Of which we are proud This we pro-
iected more than two years ago, and Mr.
Peterson and Others at the time began, al
our instance, TO collect letter-press maleri-
ais for these sketches, as can be proved. IL
necessary BY host OF witnesses. We
have now four Of those battle grounds
ready 10 publish, and shall. give one in
he July number We already occupy the
ground the possession of more than doz-
n OF these sketches, and therefore dafy
my thing more than mere StolU Of com
3elstion.
We had conversation with Col. S. ID
Patterson upon this subject, early last sum
ner, andhereby acknowledge our indebted
less to him for valuable suggestions on this
natter We addnoies from him and other I
Gentlemen below.
We have thought proper to meet this !
uesioB, because a similar effort was made |
0 deprive Us Of credit, when ia 1871 and
2, The tmagazine world was taken by
form with our unequalled mezotini plates
"a feature adopide BY Others long after !
We had occupied the field.
OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.
sour portrait gallery Of American au- |
aors" isa feature which we claim as our
lcn, and imiiators may adse, we have Sc
ured al the 6est so,1t0s IF tie dag, who |
ONE appropriately under the denomina
on Of "ouR CONTRIBUTORS" and we need
OF tell orr readers that these are nineteen J
wentieths Of our magazine writer's. We