The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-11-29
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| NOW is THE TINE FOR NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS
| Grdham'S .fnericdn .NOnthty .Elg0Ziae, will
commence a new volume, December 10Th, iS4 d ,
| with the January humber. Its long and univer-
sally successful career, from Its commencement
until the present time, when il has circulation
exceeding by thousands any othe Magazine in the
country, is perhaps good an evidence otts great
and Increasing merit the publisher has II III his
power to offeI To his old subscribers, he trusts
no assurances are necessary OF his determination to
maintain its present ascemdancy over all the rival
periodicals oithe country. The engagement, per-
manenty, during the past year, Ol such men as
Bryant, Cooper, Pauding, DANA LoBgieilow, +,
| Hoffman, Neal ManCur, etc, oih:gh reputation
i'll the literary world as JtguiU cOHtiidn tors, il
addition TO previous list, embracing the first
names in the nation, Is a sufficient guarantee that
the work " III Continue 10 he he principal medium
| Of communication betW cen tile best authors and
The puttie
Graham's Magazine has been, from its establish
ment, more than any other, the tayorile periodical
OF the people OF the United States Though lis
plan does not entirely exclude arucles of the most
important character, such as have raised Black
wood and some other foreign journals to their
high influence and reputation, its pages are prn-
| cipay devoted 10 what is usually termed light
literature. 1t is distinguished from other publ,
cations of similar aims by the literary and artistic
merit of It's contents While those OF other works
are unknown or anonymous, the contributors to
this are the most eminent authors OF our age aud
country; the very creators, founders, Of onr Ma
tiona Literature. Especially is il celebrated a,
containing the choicest pro iuctious OF ibe finest
female writers Of the time. Every humber con-
| talns gems which may be appeaiedto with pride by
the sex, as yiidIcating their intellectual cininenCe
1t may safely he asserted, that Graham's Maya
zine has regularly engageda better corps Of writer,
hau nrhp ul1 Iiui sit, b.
meT ii has been the pioneer ia magazine literature;
| and that the contributors OF "Grahdm" have, by
their able contributions, given higher national
character to periodical literature III the United
States than il ever before possessed. With such
list OF writers as our pages exhibit, we may chal-
lenge the criticism OF Europe. There is no maya
zine abroad that presents ay thing like such an
array Of eminent writers as James FeuimOre Coop
er, W. c. Bryant, Hon. James X. Pauldng, r..
II. Dana, Ii. W. Long(ellow: Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, J. G. Neal, Henry W. Herbert, james
Russell Lowell, Charles Fenno Hoffman, Hon. R.
T. Conrad, H. I. Tuckeman, Alfred b. Street,
ETC.
Mrs. Amelia B. Weby, Miss Sedgwick, Mrs.
Sigourney, MIS- Mary Clavers, Mrs. Ann S. Ste
rhens, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Osgood, Mrs. Embury
Mrs Amman, Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. Pierson, Mrs.
Worthington, Miss Rand, Miss Hervey, and Others.
Many names of like celebrity are necessarily
omitted Tor want oil space.
While the most able writers of the country are
| engaged as permanent contributors TO Grabam's
Magazine, the .9rts are not overlooked.
The MOST ACCOMPLISHED AMERI-
CAN ARTISTS employ their genius for our sub
ScriberS. The most elegant engravings that have
ever appeared i'll America have been given to the
public in Graham's Magazine We are now pre-
pared to give the right direction to the talents of
our artists, and are resolved that national tone
shall be strictly preserved in "Graham." Hereaf-
ter we shall place in the engravers' hands none but
american pictures. Our own country abounds
with the finest scenery in the world 1t is full of
historical associations, OF thrilling interest, and
every hand subjects start up, fit for the paiuters
pencil and the engravers burng. Every patriot.
ic sentiment urges the selection of national subjects
for the pen aud pencil aud feel assured that the
American public will sustain the enterprise
VARIETY OF MAGNIFICENT ENGRAV-
lNGS. No magazine in the world has presented
so great variety of elegant engravings to Is sub
scribers as Graham's. Every branch of art is
brought into requlstion, and every novelty III
Scenery, or incident in American History, that
can interest instruct the reader, seized upon
by the artists in our employ Among the styles to
be put forth in our new volume, for lS45, we will
enumerate the iollowing
AMERICAN BATTLE-GROUNDS. Civ
ing correct pictures, tahen on he SpOt, of the places
in which the most y,marhabie bGtthS have been
fought These engraviHgs will be Of the highest
order of art; and we may mention, that in order TO
insure permanency in the elegance for which
these designs have already become celebrated, we
have engaged Mr. Smillie for three years, on Amer
can Scenes and Incidents
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAV-
INGS In addition to this we have entered into
a permanent engagement with the house OF Raw
don, Wright& Hatch, of New York, for supply
of most exquisite pictures, among which we may
mention les of elegant INDIAN AND PRAl-
RE SCENES, got up in most magnificent style,
and representing, from sketches take" from nature,
the most beautiful scenery -four western country.
Our Southern Views, engraved by the same house,
which have become SO widely popular, will also be
continued. The exquisite female heads engraved
by this firm-among which we may instance that
Of Mrs. Stephens, which has never been equaed
10 this country-wilb be further supplied by Messrs.
r. w. g. H., whose facilities and talents, in their
line Of art, are unrivaled in the world. We nay
safely say that we have all the best artists employ
ed on " "Grdhdni."