The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-08-16

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VNVHE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE FOR Is45
I'LL PROSPECTUS FOR THE SECOND
YEAR.-At the close of his second volume--the
magazine having been commenced on the first of
January, 1874, the publisher finds himself rresist-
ably called on to express the satisfaction and graft
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 yhands--notwithstandin the occasional short
comings, especially in the pictorial department,
which no care or diligence 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 parliality 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
lirevIous attempts to establish such work, there
could be no 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 proved that udg,
ment was correct. .,.
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stantialy tried. We feel ourselves upon as firm a
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sufficiently secure)aJ the eXtehtion of sphere OF
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largement OF our subscription list, as the most suit
able modes of catering for the amusement (and shall
we say occasionally for the prot) of our subscrib-
in the present and in the future, the maEy whom
we have and the many more we shall undoubtedly
have as time rolls on .HI. .atH
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upon to say more than very few words. The gen.
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fore, entrusted TO gentleman possessing every
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dant evidence, not only of the highest ability put
forth meriorious 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 future in this
pect should be estimated by our past. The subjoln-
ed list OF those who have furnished articles for the
Columbian during the bygone year, will satisfy, we
feel assured, the most fastdous that we are reso-
lne to spare in particular either exertton or
pense. a ..-
Mrs l. H Sigourney, Mrs Kirkland, Mrs Ann S
Stephens, Mrs S Osgood Mrs E 0 Smith, Mrs
A G Mowatt, Mrs e Ellet, Mrs M silicon Loud,
Mrs James G Brooks Mrs James Hall Mrs M Hunt
Mrs Fl Lighhpe, Mrs G II Butler, Mrs e G EN-
bury, Mrs Cary, Mrs E r Steele, Mrs N Erving,
MSS Mary l. Lawson Miss Colnan, Miss Isabel
Jocelyn, Miss Martha Russell, Miss E E Chubbnck,
Miss Louise II Brauner, Miss Fanny Forester, Miss
N Quincy, X Paulding, WIN Bryant, Fitz
Greene Halleck, Edgar A Poe, John Neal, Henry
w Herbert, H H Weld, Park Benjamin, William
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T S Arthur, H P Grattan, H T Tuckerman, F
Otis, Rob't l. Wade, S d Patterson, Ed Gould,
Seba Smith, Fenno Hoffman, Theo S Fay, Rev
Francis C Woodwork, C Donald M'Leod, w H
Willis, Walter Whitman, Isaac F Shepherd, T B
Read, VIM Olard Bourne, R G White, Henry A
Clark, c Wilkins Ennis Edward Porter, E Parm-
| y, Hamilton Myers, M C Hill, M E Wilson, Jos
Boushton, G McLachlan, WIN Russell, Jr. The au
thor of "Time's Doings," A. M Ide, Jr. o G War
ren, Augustus Snodgrass, J T Headley. F L Hag-
adom Henry B Hirst
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is needless TO say one word in the way of commen-
dation) and of numerous others, perhaps equally
meritorious If less celebrated, who have promised
US their support, we atter ourselves that asa lite
rary work, the Columbian need be under no appre-
henslon of being excelled.
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matured numerous plans (for the Third Volume)
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