The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-04-18
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and universally successful career, ON its com.
mencement until the preset time. vben Il has =
circulation erceedtng By ttoasqnds ami other Maya
zine IN the country, - perhaps god an evidence
II OF Its great and Increasing merit asEhe publisher
has it IN his power to offer. To hi old anbecg;b
ers, he trusts no assurances ara na,eeaarv oT ~;
determination to maintain it's present ascendancv
over all the rival periodicals Of the eountrr sTbs
engagement permanently, during the Dast wear. ~
such men as Bryant, Cooper. Panlding' Nan.
ongIeliow' Hoffman. Neal, Mancul ETC., Of hieb
IePu.atlon IN the literary world, as regular Con.
~ - adoluon TO the previous list, embFac.
Ang tue hIss names IN the nation. is sufficient aay
antee tnat the work viii continue to be the nS;oc
Pal medium OF communication betVaeD The b.sf
authors and The public. S'- ''0 Oe''
GRAHAM's MAGAZINE has been, fran its establish.
ment more than any other, the GyOrite periodical
OF Ine people OF the United States. Though its
plan does not entirely exclude artirIsa ~ tbs ,ot
mdorant character, such as have rs;ssd Plao IL
wood and some other foreign journals % their biob
hnuence ana reputation, its pages are principally
devoted to what IS usualey termed LIGHT literatnrc
II Is distinguished ffom other nnbIications 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 are and co,n
try; The very creators, founders of orr Nrt;onol
LITERATURE Especially it Is celebrated as contain.
ing the choicest productions of the finest female
writers OF the time. Every number contains gems
which may be appealed to with pride by the sew. as
vIndlcatlng their intellectual eminence II NAV |
De safely asserted, that Grahana's .Nagasine has
! regularly engaged better corps of writer's than
any other magazine; that since its establishments
II has been The pioneer in magazine literature and
that the contributors of ''GR4HAM" have bv tbair
able contributors, given Higher National Cbarac-
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. There is no maoaz,3e
abroad that presents any thing like such an arrav
Of eminent writer's as DANES FennimoIe CooDeT.
w 7. Brant, Hon. Jas X. Paulding r Fl Dana.
II. w. ongfeow, Nathaniel Hawthorne. !. q
Neal Henry, w. Herbert, James Russell Lowell.
G :, Fenno Hoffman, Hon. R. r. Conrand. q.
1. Tuckerman, Alfred B. Street. etc.
Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Sedgwiok. Mrs
Signourney, Mrs. Mary Clavers, Mrs. Ann S. Ste.
piers, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs Osgood, Mrs. Emburv.
Mrs. Smith, MIS-. Amman, Mrs. Nicholas Mrs. Pier
son, Mrs. Worthngton, Miss Rand, Miss Heryev
and Others.
Many others OF like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want of space.
While the most able writers of the country are
ENGAGED as permanent contributors to Grabam,s
Magazine, The Arts are not overlooked.
The most Accomplished American
Artists
employ their genius for our subscribers The most
elegant engrayings that have ever appeard in Amer.
lea, have been given to the public in Graharo,s
Magazine. We are now prepared 10 rive 1be
right direction to the talents of our artists and are
resolved that national tone shall be strictly nre
setved in Graham Hereafter we shall place in
the engravers' hands none but american Pet,lres
Our own country abounds in the finest scenery in /
the world. Ii is full of historical Associations If
thrilling interest; and on every hand subjects Start
up, fit for the painters pencil and the engraver'
BURN Every patriotic sentiment urges the selee.
ton of national subjects for the pen and Mcneil.
and we feel assured that the American public will
sustain the enterprise.
Variety Of Magnificent EmgrGU-
ingS.
No Magazine in the world hrs presented 50
greet variety OF elegant engravings to its subscr
bers as Glaham's. Every branch Of art is bronvht
INTO requlsllon, and every novelty in scenery. or
incident IN american History, that can interest or
instruct the reader, is seized upon by the artists IN
Dur employ: Among the les TO be put forth in
following: I
American BatrIe-GrOumds,
Giving correct pictures, taken on the sDok of the
places in which the most remarkable battles have
been fought. These engravings will be of the high
5st order OF art and we may mention, that in or
Ter to insure permenency ia the elegance of
which these designs have already become celebrat-
%, we have engaged Mr.. Smillie Tor three vearss
IN American scenes and incidents.
PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAVlNGS.
In addition to this, we have entered into a per I
nanent engagement with the house Of Rawdon.
Wnget & Hatch. Of New York, for supply or I
most exquisite pictures among which we mention
series Of elegant Q
INDIAN AND PRAIRIE SCENES. a
5o up IN most magnificent style, and repFeseptinO
rom sketches taken from nature, the most beaut. q
go IF |
Views, engraved by the same house which have be- ,
;ome so widely popular, will also be countinued-
The exquisite female heads engraved by this 6ro,
among which we may instance that Of Mr. | n
stephens, which has never been equaed in this
ountry-will be further supplied b. Messrs. r w
IL, whose facilities and talents, In their line ef
Tts are unrivalled in the world. We NAV aafelv
az that we have ALL THE BEST ARTISTS
ON ''GRAHAM.n
Our Portrait Gallery
occupies the time Of several accomplished artists
mong whom are Weleh & Walter, 6. Parker. and
thers. sA'''
Portrait of Amtbors
5 feature originated BY the proprietor Of Ora
am, and successfully carried out. We lefv anv
competition in this branch. c
sartain's Elegant AIezzotlnts. Id
Mr.. Sartain viii furnish Us, Cor the New Volume. I
series of his magnificent mczz0tins. one vvili F
ppeaF n.Jan1aFy. We need not say d tba read. 6
e OF Graham, that these brilliant pictures excel
ny Mezzotints ever issuedln America and his fnsut
forts have appeared in this work. e
FLOWERS coLoRED FROM NATURE
rrnthfnlly drawn BY an able artist Is aaie MACE
9 department got up expressly IoF the lalies foF
be New Volume embracing
Ihe latest Fdskion.-.Nelo Ssule Of Deedle :
Work, and Ornamental Work, &c.
With letters on topics connected with fer1sie inter.
SIS, viii also form an interest il the New Volume