The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-02-07
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over all the rival periodicals OF the country. The
engagement. permanently, durieg the past year, of
such men As BRYANT, Cooper, Paniding Dana,
Eoreieliaw, HOfinar, Neal, Mancuf, etc., Of high
reputation in he literary world, as regular con.
tribu'oFs, in addition to The previous list, embrace
ing the first names 10 he nation, is sufficient guar
antee that the work vii continue 20 be the princi.
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Of the people OF tlle, United States. Though its
plan does not entirely exclude atticls OF the mot
lmdortant charaetes, sue ne have raised Black
wood and some other foreign journals 20 their high
influence and reputation its pages are principally
devoted 10 what Is usualey termed light literature.
Il is distinguished ffom other publications Of
similar aims By The literary and artistic merit IF
its contents. While those Of other works are
unknown or anonymous the contributors to this
are the most eminent authors Of our age and coun
try; lheyery creators, founders Of our National
Literature Especially il is celebrated as contain
ing the choicest productions OF the finest female
writer's Of the time. Every number contains gems
which may be appealed to with pride by the SEX as
vinlicating their iHtrlectuau eminence II may
| Be safely asserted, that Grahanl's Magazine has
! regularly engaged better corps OF writer's than
any other magazine. that since its establishment
it has heen he pioneer in magazine literature; and
that the contributors Of tsGRAHAM" have by their
able contributors, given Higher National Charac-
ter to periodical literature in the United States
than it ever before possessed. With such list Of
| writers as our pages exhibit, we may challenge
the citizeus Of Europe. Teere is no magazine
abroad that presents any thing like such an array
of eminent writer's as dames Terminate Cooper,
w &. Brant, Hon. Jas K. Paulaing, r. H. Dana,
III. w. IOngieow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, ] c.
Neal Henry, w. Herbert, James Russell Lowell,
Charlet Ffnno Hoffman, lion. r. T. Conrand, II.
T. Tuckerman, Alfred B. Street, etc.
Mrs Amelia B. Welby, Mss Sedgwick, Ms.
Signourney, Mrs. Mary Claves, Mrs. Ann S. Ste-
pliers, Mrs Books, Mrs Osgood, Mrs Embury,
Mrs Smith, Mis- AMMAN, Mrs. Nicholas; Mrs. Pier
son, Mrs. WorttingtOn, Miss Rand, Miss Lervey
and olhers.
Many Others of like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want of space.
While the Il ot able writers of the country are
ENGAGED as permanent contributors to Grahams
Magazine, The .4rts are not overlooked.
The most Accomplished American
Artists
employ their genius for our subscribers Inc most
elegant engravings that have ever apPeard 10 Amer
lea, have been given 70 the public m Graham's
Magazine. We are now prepared 10 give the
right direction to the talents Of our artists and are
resolved that national tone shall be strictly pre-
| selved in sGraham.' Hereafter we shall place in
the engraVels' hands none but american Rctsres
Our own country abouHls in the finest scenery in
The world Il is full of historical associations of
thrill ing interes; and on every hand suhects start
up it for the painters pencil and the engfaver's
BURN. Every patriotic sentiment urges the seIec.
ton of national ubiects for the pen and pencil.
and we feel assured that the American public will
sustain the enterprise.
Variety Of Magnificent Engrar-
ingS.
No Magazine in the world hrs presented so
greet variety OF elegant engravings 10 its subscri-
hers as 'GIaham's. Every branch OF art is brought
into TequisitiOn, and every novelty in scenery, or
incident IN american History, that can interest or
instruct the reader, is seized upon by the artists in
our employ. Among the st les 10 be put forth in
our new volume, for l845, we will enumeeate the
following:
American BatrIe-GPOunds.
Giving correct pictures, taken on The sDot OF the
places in which the most remarkable battles haye'
been fought These engravings will he of the hirh-
est order OF art; and we may mention, that in or
der to insure rermenency in the elegance Of
which these designs nave already become celebrate
ed, we have engaged Mr.. Smile or three ycarst
on American scenes and incidents.
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAvlEGs.
Imadsition to this, we have entered into a Der.
manent engagement with the house OF Rawdon.
/ Wrget & Hatch, Of New York, for a supply OF
most exquisite pictures, among which we mention
a series OF elegant
INDIAN AND PRAIRIE SCENES.
i Got up IN most gni6cent style aud representing,
from sketches taken from natnre, the most beanti-
full scenery Of our western country. Our Southern
Il Views, engIaved by the same house. which have re-
come so ideiy popular, will also be countinued.
The exquisite female heads engraved by this frm
among which we may instance that of Mrs.
Stephens, which has never been equalcd in this
country will be further supplied b. Messrs. R.. W
& h. whose facilities and talents IN their line Of
art, are unrivalled in the world We may safely
say that we have ALL THE BEST ARTISTS
EMPLOYED ON ssGRAHAM.u
Our Portrait Gallery
occupies the time Of several accomplished artists
among whom are Weleh & Walter, 9. ParAe, and
others.
Portrait Of Autbors,
Is feature originated b. the oropriatoF ar g.gs.
ham, and successfully earned out. We 6efg a,,v
competition in this branch.
Sartainsa Elegant Mezzotints.
o Mr.Sartain viii furnish lis, Tor the New Volume
. series Of his magniscent mczzotins. One Vii
appear q january We need not say 70 the read
ers Of Crab n, that these brilliant pictures ezes
any MezzotNts ever issued n America, and his nes
efforts have appeared N Ibis work.
FLOWERS CoLoRED FROM NATURE.
Isuihsnlly drawn b. 40 abs artist, to take nlac
u 2 department got up expressly Cor the ladies, 70
!. the New Volume embracing
The latest Fashion. Men Stule Of Dee6L
Work. and Ornamental Work, Dc.
With letters on topics connected with lemais inter
asts, viii also form an interest in the New ume