The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-05-04
A NEW VOLUME
THE NEW MIRROR
LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.

LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
EDITED BY G. p. Morris AND N. p. WILLIS.
Zach number contains beautiful steel engraving
~ GOD the Mirror has hitherto been (g rod
" enough to prospei) we have edited it az the H.
raeli'es built the walls of Jerusalem--with the best
hand otherwise employed. The beginnings of all
terprises difiicut-mors especially beginning.
without capitai-and the attention Of editor has
been occupied with the Of the machinery
in regular operation, while the other ill the cbn
Germ should be prosperous, was compelled TO labor
diligently for other publica ions One by one Go
change the f2ure) these hinderng barnacles have
been washed of our keel by goiog more RAPIDLY ahead
and with the beginning OF the third volume, BOTH
EDITORS will be ENTIRELY and EXCLUSIVELY devoted
TO the MiRRoR,equal to setting suddlDg sails allow
and a-loh with the wind dead att full and steady
or course she will now go along wih bone in her
mou las they say of craft with the foam her
cut-wsier.
We hive in the middle Of this some y hat inhabited
Island OF Manhattan, and s,e most that is worth see.
ing and hear most that is worth hearing. Afer the
newspapers have had their pick Of The news, we have
slEIck of making spicy hash Of the remainder,
Cleaning many choice BIT, by the way, which had
been overlooked or sghteJ) and we undertake. here
by 10 keep the readers Of the Mirror up 10 The times
Everybody reads newspapers and gtts The outline If tie
words going round-but We shall do Just what the
newspapers leave undone-f fill up the outne--te,I
you some more" Gas the children say)-put 10 the
pers in the rough Il is ~ha, have ,risd do in
our "Lerers the Naionsi inteIligencer," and ar
our bruasr ediioss seem 10 think We have succeeded
We viii, las we discontinue that correspondence in
April ia rather dashny aad lighter rein resume
these metropoli an sketches In the Mirror.
secret for your ear, dear reader By selling ~,
plate Of each n,imb,r for half pha IL worth you gt
he readiog for nothing! Each plate is worth a shil-
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but ixpence So IL is in fact for nothing that VOC
eat as nf Ia, hat
procure for YOU including the things about town that
ssIdomost described and best worth describing -
OF course 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 now feeling our
way) Will be the first move OF the rising tide that
overrins into our pockets.
W keep eye VA the back Of head 10 If any
body is likely to overtske Us land to try their trick
before they come along sde,) and keep iook o,l
both sides (irom the salient balconies Of our ios
gpation Tor any stray breezcs Of novelty for whic
i is poss BILE 10 Trim sail. And--lo show YOU our
hand lhtle-we~have bsgged, like Eolus, breeze
or two which we shall reserve awhile for competi-
ton II nothing overhaul US, we shall try our speed
by and by with sky scrapers and adjust to smuse
he reader, and show our regard for hs respectable
sNpenoe.
Our plates by the way, we undertake TO say, shall
BE- from this date, OF twice the excellence (at least
Of those heretofore given. Experience and inquiry
with little more money make more diderenc,
IN the lettering of this branch Of business thai
VI most others.
Nor, bnsr Subscribe, in all cases, (if you wish
10 serve us-do your LETTER TO oURsEIvrs. The
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S-As 10 our Extras, they are, TO booksellers
what he "manns" must have been TO the Jew bs
ker You don't need coaxing TO help yourselves tc
anything so cheap aud heavenly. Take what has fall
en- and be sure that more losves crisp and satisfying
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ADVANCE
the sixth day Of April next. The work is sent BY
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Elitors and Proprictors, No. 4, Ann street
march 26-u.