The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-06-14

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THYHE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE FOR Is45
PROSPECTUS FOR THE SECOND
YEAR.-At the close of his second volume-the
magazine having been commenced OH the first of
January, 1914, the publisher finds himself irresist-
ably called to express the satisfaction and grati-
tude with which he has been filled by the brilliant
and unexampled success that has attended his en-
deavors to win the public favor. Notwithstanding
the difficulties, disappointments and vexations that
almost invariably follow the establishment of new
periodical, in the production of which there must
be the harmonious cooperation of many heads and
many notwithstanding the occasional short
Comings, especially in the pictorial department,
which no care or diligence can avert, and no ex-
penditure prevent, the Columbian Magazine has
gone on steadily increasing in support and popular
| ity from the opening number, and If the unbought
and unsolicited testimony of the press may be re-
ceived as unswayed by partially and unbiased by
friendship, the efforts of contributors and editor
have been satisfactory to the public and accepted
as fulfilling the promises made for them at the
commencement of the enterprise.
The publisher undertook the work with firm
ponviction that the great city of New York was the
| cest and the true home for magazine of general
bterature that notwithstanding the failure of many
revIous attempts to establish such work, there
could be impossbility of success with sufficient
capital, perseverance and the right system of man.
agement both by publisher and editor; stimulated by
this conviction he embarked in the enterprise and
the result of the first year has prov ed that his udg
ment was correct.
1t has long ceased to be necessary or reasonable
that we should speak of the Columbian as an exper-
iment. At all events it is now ali experiment sui
stantalIy tried. We feel ourselves upon firm
basis as any aimilar journal in the world. Our
principal cares nO,o regard notso much the securing
what ground we have gained (for we consider this
sufficiently secure)a' the extenton of our sphere of
action and utility, not so much even the mere en-
largement Of our subscription list, as the most suit
able modes of catering for the amusement (and shall
we say occasionally for the protit of our subscrib-
ers in the present and in the future, the maEy whom
we have and the many more we shall undoubtedly
have as time rolls on
We have made arrangements which will enable
US to present our friends with embellishments ofve-
ry superior taste style and finish In this respect it
IS our puTpCSe, ii pOssiDle W OutVle
petition. Our music and engravings, we confident
y believe will not be equalledvery certainly they
shall not be surpassed in real merit by those OF any
other magazine. We propose to give each month
two or more superb engravings, independently of
two pages of mmsic by the most eminent compos-
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! the Columbian, the publisher does not feel called
upon to say more than very few words. The gen.
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| fore, entrusted to gentleman possessing every
qualification for the task, and who has given abun-
dant evidence, not only of the highest ability to put
! forth merorious magazine, but of the ability to
put forth magazine exactly adapted to the taste
of our readers. The publisher therefore has every
confidence that what has already been done for the
literary value Of this journal will be done again.
We are perfectly willing that our future in this res
pcct should be estimated by our past. The subioIn-
ed list of those who have furnished articles for the
Columbian during the bygone year, will satisfy, we
| feel assured, the most fasdous that we are reso-
lnte spare in particular either exertton or ex-
| pense.
Mrs l. II Sigourney, Mrs Kirkland, Mrs Ann S
Stephens, Mrs f S 0sgood, Mrs Z o Smith, Mrs
Mowatt, Mrs Ellet Mrs silicon Loud,
Mrs James G Brooks, Mrs James Hall Mrs NJ Hunt
Mrs II Lghlhipe, Mrs G II Butler, Mrs. E En-
bury, Mrs Cary, Mrs f II Steele, Mrs N Erving,
Jocelyn, Miss Martha Russell Miss E 4 Chubbuck,
Miss Louise II Brauner, Miss Fanny Forester, Miss
N G Quincy. J X Paulding, VIM C Bryant, Fitz
Greene Haleck, Edgar A Poe, John Neal, Henry
w Herbert, Ii II Weld, Park Benjamin, William
Cox, Geo wilkins Kendall, Henry S Schoolcraft,
f S Arthur, II P Grattan, II T Tuckerman J F
Otis, Rob't L Wade, ID Patterson, Ed S Gould,
Seba Smith, C Fenno Hoffman, Theo Fay, Rev
Francis G Woodwork, G Donald M'Leod, w H
Willis, Walter Whitman, Isaac F Shepherd, b
Read, VIM Olard Bourne, r G White, Henry A
Clark, Wilkins Ennis Edward Porter, Parm-
ly, Hamilton Myers, NJ G Hill, M L Wilson, Jos
Boughton, c McLachan, VIM Russell, Jr. The au
thor of "Time's Doings," A M Ide, Jr o G War
ren, Augustus Snodgrass, T Headey, F Hag-
adom, Henry B Ilirst.
With the aid of these contrbusoTs (of whom it
is needless TO say one word in the way of commen-
ddtion) aud of numerous others, perhaps equally
merorious If less celebrated, who have promised
US their support, hatter ourselves that asa lite
rary work, the Columbian need be under no appre-
henson of being exceed.
But what we have done is already before the pub
lie, who will not fail to judge us with imparalitys
and III respect to what we intend to do, it will be
both wiser and more becoming (although less fash
ionabe) not to boast. We NAV be permitted to
assure our friends in brief, however, that we have
matured numerous plans (ior the Third VoumeJ
with which we feel confident they will be pleased.
1t IS our purpose to put forth every energy; and it
will be no fault of our own il the Columbian shalt
not be found at least equal to any magazine, of any
ass or price in Auerlca.
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