The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-04-11
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Groham's 4maieaa Mapihiy Magazine, will
Commence . new volume. December 10Th, ,s \.
! with The January hulr.er. Us long and uiivrr-
sally successful career. from its COMMENCEMENT
nGtil the ;reseIi time. when ii has circulation
excee,ine by thuiis ards any other Magazine Il The
country, j. perhaps good an evidence ofits great
and increasing merit the publisher has il IL hi.
pow er 10 offeI To his ed subscribers. he trusts
no assurances are necessary ofhis drternnal to
MAINTAIN its present ascehdacy over all the rival
periodicals ofthe county The engagement, per-
panently. during the past year, cf such men as
| BRYANT, Cooper. Paulding, Dana, Longfeiiow,
I Hoffman, Neal, Manour, etc, ofhigh reputation
in the literary world, as regular contrib fors in,
addition 10 previous list embracing The first
names in the nation, Is sufficient guarantee that
| the work will continue to be the principal medium
| ofcomnuIIication between the best duth0ys and
| the public
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of the people of the United States Though its
plan does not entirely exclude articles of the most
important character, such as have raised Black.
wood and some other foreign journals to their
high Influence and reputation, its pages pri,l-
cipaly devoted to what is usually termed light
| literature 1t is distinguished from other publ.
cations of similar aims BY the literary aud artistic
merit of its contents While those Of other works
| are unknown or Anonymous, the contributors to
this are the most eminent authors OF our age aud
eoantry;the very creators. founders. OF onr Ma
tional Literature Especially is it celebrated as
containing the choicest pro Iuctons of die finest
female writers of the time. Every iumher con
tall.s gem, viii h may lie appealedo with pride by
the sex, as vdicaiiDg their Intellectual emibence
II may safely he asserted. that Grahan's Masa-
zine has regularly engageda heter corps Of writrrs
than a. Y other Dasaz e: that slice its establish
mept il has heen the pioneer IN magazine literature;
and that the contributors OF .'G,ahdm" have. by
their able contributions, q, Ell higher Ea'inl.a
charac ter 10 pericdiral literature The United
States than il eve, before possessed With such
list of writers our pages exhibit, We may rl'al
lenge the criticism of Europe. There Is 10 naga-
zine abroad that presents any thing Ike such al
array Of eminent writers us Jane. more Coop.
er w. C. Brya {, Hon, James X Pauldl,g, R.
H. Dana, II. w, Longfellow, Nafa,,itA Haw-
thorne, J. c, Neal, Henry w. Herbert. James
Russell Lowell. Charles Fenno Hoffman, Hon. X.
T. Comad, II T. ruckerman, Alfred b. Street,
etc. b.. .. ..-- 20 H.. l..
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Sisonrney. Ms, Mary Cia,ers, Mrs. Am S Ste.
rhers, Mrs. Brooks. Mrs. Usgood. Mrs Embnry
Mrs AMMAN, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs Pierso,,, Mrs.
Worthipgtou, Miss Rand Miss jer, ey, and others.
Many names of like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want Of space. ".
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engaged permanent rottributor> to Graham's
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a,ntrtcan pictnrts Our avn country abounds
with iheiinest scenery in the world II is full Of
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ir sentiment urges the selection Of aonaI subjects
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which have be-, rr idplS p0t uiar. " Ill also be
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ty thu. trm--amo. bi,h We MAY i,,lance ihal
Of Mrs Stephens which has reter yheen eql4l-d
in TN, cou, tiy-Nhihr tmrlhrr supp,iedby Mrssrs
II W. l. a.. Whose "a, Iilies did iaeUis. ~ lhrIr
lur~ot ai. ave lartiraipd iii The a.id. Ne NAY
safely ,ay fhat We have ait he he'll liIsts emil,-
ed on : Gr1hoHi.
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time of era aIcaBp plI.hed ariist>, among "lom
are W-ich l. Waller G. Parker AID Others
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fully carried out. We defy any compe ion IN
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not say TO the readers Of G ahan that these brl
AIT MIXTURES excel any meZzoli"ts ever issued il.
America. AID his finest efforts have appeared in
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Mr.. j. C.. Neal, c. A. Poe. H. H Weld, aud
Others will furnish series Of amusing sketches
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