The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-11-30
TIE CoLUHBihN MAGAZINE.
PROSPECTUS FUR TIG sECONn YEA

LkCStLCitS FOX The &ELOTi y YEAR.
At the "ieso Of his second volume. the mara-
Zine having ,ech commenced on tue first Of jan
uary, lsl@, tie Publisher finds himself irreasli-
by called on to express The satisfaction and rrat-
lldda With which ho has been flied by the bril-
liant and uucyampled success that has attended
ms endeavOrs TO win the public favor. Notwith-
Standing the difficulties dlsippointIuents and
VeXatlons that almost invariably follow the es-
adjustment of a new periodical in the produc-
iion OF which there must be tie harmonious CO.
operation OF many heads and many hands--nut-
withdrawing occasional SHORTCOMINGS espocj-
ally in the pictorial department. which no care or
diligence could avert and no expenditure pre-
vent, the Columbian Magazine has zone on
steadily increasing IN support and popularity
lToh 'he ~pohlng number, and If the unbought
unsolicited testimony OF thc press may be receiv-
ed as unswayed by partially ard unbiased by
iFehGshlp, tie etioHS OF contributors and editor
nave ben satisfactory 10 the public and accep-
ted as tuI!l!llng The PROMISES made for then, at
TIE commencement OF the enterprise
HE pab.lsher undertook tie worl with firm
conviction that the great - ty oI New YORK was
the best ana the true home for a magazine of
general literature; that notwithstanding the fail
ute oi Hiiny previous attempts to establish such
work, there could he no Inpussibility Of succes
"lth sL!A"!cnt capita, perseverance and the
/ r!ght system OF infringement both by publisher
baihtd ~ the enterprise and The result Of the first
year Has proved that his judgment was correct
/ II has lOhF ceased 10 be necessary or reasoui-
! bIe, that should s2caI, of the Columbian as
al experiment. At all events it is now an OK
pertinent substantially tried. We feel ourselves
( upon rs ti!n basis as amy similar Journal in the
world. Our prluCiPal cares n,,c regard not 90
| much the securing what ground we have gained
lior we considnr this sufficiently secure) AS the
| extension OF on. spa ere Of action and utility
! not so much, e!Gl, the mere enlargement of our
snoscrpt!on list, IS the most suitable modes of
| catering Tor the amusement land shall We say
OCCASIONALLY for the proti?) Of our subscribers in
! IN the present and III he iuture--the many whom
/ We have, aud the many moro we shall undoubl-
cdiy have Us time rolls on.
| Ne have nudu ARRANGEMENTS which will e,a-
Bic rs to present our friends with embellishments
/ Vi very superior taste, style aud finish. In this
respect II Is our hrm parpyso, possible to outve
! all competition. Our muse and cngravngs,
ne confidently believe viii not be edullled -
very certainly they shall not be surpassed in real
/ merit, by those fanny other ugtgIaua We pro
pose to give each HoTin, t"o or more slpGrJ en-
CRAVINGS, Independently OF two pages OF music
=, the saos, ca..De.,t eomposays and plate Of au-
! tt4yutG fashions.
Regarding the literary and editorial conduct
, OF TIE Np!Imuiam, ta2 publisher docs not feel
called Gpon to Say moro tusa / very lew words
| The z, neral management Of this Department. Is
| as heretofore, entrusted TO gentleman posses
sing every qualification ior the task, and who has
, gwen abunhaut evidence, not ONLY OF the high
Stability 10 put forth auiarloriu0s magazine, bat
OF tIc ability to pat forth magazine exactly
adapted to the tastes vi our readers. The pub
.is!le., therefore, has every co1neuto lilt what
las ulIetty been done ior the literary value OF
ln,s joIfnN will be done agtln. We ara per-
'or'y Wiling that our tatIro IN this respect