The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-01-11
PrGSpcrfNS.
Y. S. AR THUR,

rior, in character, strength, interest and hurlc-
tiveness, 10 any OF the magazines issued. he
MIN of the Editor is hign one lie rcPudla'cs
the long prevalent system oi bas'ng las work !
,,on the regulations OF contributors, WHOSE arli- .
Giles, no matter IhLt they have done are, Iii 100
MANY instances, below mediorfly.
Nothino gains admission into the pages q
his Magaz'pc. rh,ch is not excellent III itself. I.
The source from which an article comes is Sc
condary-its merits always primary Sue.
rul.. slijct carried ont, must give character
any work IL h rs givea 'ETnrE MAG'zihL /
cha, acter already acknowledged IN al fespec'
table quarters where ii i!ls been received.
more the lxtXuAusTAGlE SOURCES that
omen NJ to the hands OF = literary caterer, GER
MAN AND FELAcn lhrERATrrh otcr wide h'!d
for selection. Into this region, with an "'h'r"-
bio Corus of i'ransiators, we nre steadily prnc-
tratiug, astoris.,cd at every sep by the RICHES
we meet Especially is this the case III "tE-
man Lite ltltl,. lready we have given soInc
toendid Articles from the German, urIln fail OF
uure uu:hs, and !urche illustrations oi III" pow
or of goodness. .cnL Love, 1.-THE Govern
or and E;s succc ssnr Tho Unknown Patient
"rhe Russian Pruce, '"i'cc Prvy Council
lor,nSc &c. all who have read WI! remember
with delight
From the French we have also given many
frst.rate articles. The Pcrplcxed Lovers,
tom Madame dc Grnl's, o'ao, the Lessen OF
Misto tnne,'' ana "f'hu Error Ola rood fnthei,
from .iarmontrl, with fine tai, tion B"mes
Lacl oir, .Ntdier, Bo!="c, and other a"lhois oI &C.
lebrty.
Ip selecting from the French our Translators
are guid, (, BY strict regard TO Parity and En-
cellunce.
None know bette, than they do, how much
that is oil c,ionahlc ahounds in tho hight lltera-
ture Of this people. But, flow ing along by inc
side Of this impure current, is another, as lnc'o
md cleur as crystal. From this thcy dip up the
bright waters and, present them to our Ups
At this fountain wc shall continue to let our
readers drink. But il doing so We snail not ne
s,ect the excellencies OF our own literature
This would be the worst oi folly Yet III Going
this. we shall make no parrde OF names Inc
public are getting 10 understand Pf't'9 Sle"'N
how much his is worth, and to uis.oTcr That en-
cellence is not a!gyavs to be found in the iugi-
tive productions of writers who have done well
in hooks Our country rs tcCnIinE WITH young
genius, too often oYer3hadowed and hiedeh by
the successful, who possess not halt Their ihlrlh
sic worth, and whose writings exert not hali so
healthy an influence. They are crowded ioh
the path III which they arc fitted to walk. and
Their merits kept GU! OF s'ght by Il lie" VINO nave
gained the public ear a.! eye, and WHO ar htP'
before tne public, not so much on account oil the
super Or excellence OF what they are giving forth,
Us en- account of what they have done
To merit wherever we find it, we Will give
the right hand OF fellowship. We wonld not
accept poor article from the most celebrated
writer ia the country; ti'' GOOD ooe, let 1t come
from where it will, shall iil.G IA wocol"a,
In all sources, at hone and ahroan, we shall
seek tho good, .he true and tie o"autfGl. FOR
some tim, ana with too much business in the
allegs on, our Magazines have been charged
with beiI Z too light and trashy. This fault we
have rom the first 81 Oily avowed, "AItnur's
Magazine" viii conlinuu tC sustain high CHAR
acter Ct Excellence in all its Departments
Something more than mere love tales Will be
given. lis stories, while iu'l Of deep and abb
Borbng interest, or sparkling with wit and happy
feelings, will have in them soul--A living
soul of goodness and truth. Reviews, essays
and sketches with poetry that shall be truly cal
led SUCH viii be blended with li.cm in just pro
portion.
Thus much in regard to the literary DEPART
mcnt Of our Magazine. .mothor matter claims
our attcn,on--tat Of Pictorial Embellishments.
Custom and taste have rendered them lads 4,
pensablc in literary work like ours. We shall
not stand to argue the nattor with Custom ana
Taste but proceed % open up our intentions on
this head. First, then; we have determined TO
present the subscribers to" hrthur's Magazine"
daring the year, with a novelty of highly at
tractive character. No less than series of Fc- |
male Characters from Shakespeare, engraved On
steel in il highly finished style This Shaks |
pcare Gallery Of Beatty will present to the eye,
some of the noble bard's most beautiful creu-
tons OF the mind, as we'll as one or two cceora |
ted characters in history, around which Ills ma
gle pen has thrown new charm. What lover
of the Poets inmortaG Creations Will not be
eager TO secure this Splendid Series Of Engra- |
N,,tI ,l,- ", ~
copy of Shakespeare, and whose library does not
contain his works will have at a mere nominal
cost, six exquisite Illustrations, not to be obtain
ed in any other way. This is certainly a great |
dGsderaum. But besides these beauties from |
Shakespeare wo arc mixing arrangements TO |
procure series of female figures far surprising |
IN lovelness of form and face, and exquisite lin. |
ISL, any thing that has appeared in any Atncr- |
can magazine. Celebrated views, i'll this and
other countries, Will also be leading feature III
our work. Among these will be several of
Amer can Scenery, engraved from original pie
lures, which we have purchased from an Amer !
lean Artist of great merit. Most ofthem are
rich views of Western Scenery, that world it.
self, 20 full Of natures grand and beautiful
achievements. Several new views Of Niagara
Falls taken from new points, aud with greater |
accuracy than any that have yet appeared, are
included in those pictures. The Artist spent
two moths at the Falls, and painted views Of il
from more than thirty different points, Thee
of the finest Of these have been purchased by
us, and will be engraved for our Magazine. For
the January number shall give u highly
wrought view of the Bridge Of Doom over viii h
Tam O'Shanter fed in such hot haste from the
Kirk and the witches. This splendid steel plate
will accompany thu first Of our Shakespeare
beauties and will make that number of our
work hiuhlv attractive one. No less so will he |
that for February Nor shall there be any fall
ling off in the style Of establishment, or in the
haracter of the literary contents OF the "o5k.
rom the first we have aimed at a gradual I'M
rrovepent. V g donot Issue one or Two good |
numbers, and then, alter car list Of subscribers
j filed up, fall Of Rut we ondeaver TO make
every number better than the one that preceded .
1T. Excellence, as We have before said, is our
aim