The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-30
THE NEW MIRROR
LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS

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EDITED BY G.. p. MoRRis AND ". p. Willis
Each numb'r contains beautiful steel engraving
~ GOD as the Mirror has hitherto been (good
" enough to prospeI) we have edited it as The Is
raeIlies built the walls of JerusaIem-with the best
hand otherwise employed The beginnings of all en-
terprises are difficut-mors especially beginnings
without capita!and the attention IF editor has
been occupied with the mnnagsmen of the machinery
now IN regular operation, while the other ill the
Germ should be prosperous, was compelled TO labor
diligently for other publications. One by (to
change the fgure) these hindefing barnacles have
been washed OF keel BY goicg more rapidly ahead
and, with the beginning OF the third volume, BOTH
EDITORS will be ENTIRELY and EXCLUSIVELY devoted
TO the MRRoR,-equal to setting sudding sails allow
and a-cft with the wind dead aft full and steady
Or course she will now go along ,cih bone IN her
mouh'-as they say of craft with tho foam on her
cut.waler,
We live in the middle of this some hat inhabited
Island Of Manhattan, and see most that is worth
ing, and hear most that is worth hearing ler the
newspapers have had their pick of the news have
trick of makiog a spicy hash of the remainder,
(gleaning many choice bit, by the way which had
been overlooked or slghed) and undertake, here
by 20 keep the readers of the Mirror up 10 the times
Every body reads newspapers and gets The outline oftbe
words going round--bnt we shall do just what the
newspapers leave undone-fll up the outllne-te
you "some more" (as the children say)-pul in the
lights and shadows Of the picture done by newspa
pers IN the rough. II is what have tried do in
our Letters 10 the National lnelligencer," and
our brother editors 10 think We have succeeded
Ne will, as we discontinue that correspondence in
April in rather dasig aud lighter rein resume
these metropolitan sketches in the Mirror.
secret for your ear, dear reader By selling the
plate Of each number for haB uhat Il is poh, you get
The reading for nothing! Each plate is worth shi-
ling to put in an abum-and the whole Mirror costs
but sixpence So II is in fao for nothing that you
get sixteen pages Of the best literature that we can
procure for you, including the things about town that
are ssdomost described and best worth describing
OF course we only afford this by very small pro-
fits on very large circulation, and ten thousand
subscribers are but the turn of TIE tide. The next
ten thousand Unto which we now feeling our
way wall be the first move Of the rising tide that
oyerruns into our pockets.
w keep eye in the back Of our head TO see f any
body is likely TO oyertake W. (and TO try their trick
before they come along side and keep look oii
both sides (from the salient balconies Of our ina
gnaton) for any stray breezes of novelty for which
II Is possible to trim sail And--to show you our
hand lttle-we have bagged, dixie Eolus,) breeze
or two which shall reserve awhile for competi-
ton. II nothing overhaul us, shall try our speed
by and by with sky scrapers and ADJUST to amuse
the reader, and show regard for his respectable
sNpence
Our plates by the way, we undertake to say, shall
be, from this date, Of twice the excellence (at loas
Of those heretofore given Experience and inquiry,
with a little more money! make more difference
the beitoring OF this branch OF our business than
OF most others
Nors BEsE Subscribe, in all cases. (if you wish
to serve us-do your BY LETTER TO OURSELVES. The
Postmaster will forward Il free Of expense.
S.-As TO our ExTRAs, they are, to booksellers,
what the mama" 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 loaves, crisp and satisfying,
are baking in the clouds.
Terms-THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, IN
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
Editor. aud Proprotors, No 4, Ann street
march 26-u