The Arkansas banner., 1845-06-25
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tlon to maintain its present asCcAdancy oyer all the rival periodicals oi the country. The engagement, | permanently, during the past year, of such men as Bryant, Cooper Pudding, Dana Longfellow, Hoh. | man, Neal, Mancur etc, of high reputation in the literary world, regular contributors in addition to previous list, embracing the first names in the nation, is a sufficient guarantee that Inc work will continue to he the principal medium of communea- ton between the best authors and the public
 Graham's Magazine has been, from it's establish. | ment, more than any other the laYore periodical 1 oi the people o the United States. Though it's plan does not entirely exclude art ss If the most iu,nar tant character, such have raised Blaekwood and some other foreign journals to their high influence and reputation, it's pages are principally devoted to what IS usually termed light literature. IL is distin- gnIshed from other publications of similar aims by the literary and artistic merit of it's contents While those oi other works are unknown or anonymous thc contributors to this are the eminent authors o our age and country; the very creators founders of Jour National Literature Especially is it celebrated a' containing the choicest productions ol the finest female writers ol the time. Every number contains 1 gems which may be appealed to with pride by the sex as vindeating their intellectual eniRcncc. II may be safe to assert, that Graham's Magazine has regularly engaged better corps of writers than any other magazine; thai since it's establishment il has been the pioneer magazine oflitcrature and that the contributors oi Graham" have, by theirab contr- buttons ahIghernatiohal characterize periodical literature the United States than before possessed With such list ol writers as our pages exhibit NC
 
 no magazine abroad that present anything like such an array of eminent writers James Fennmnre Cooper Wm. C. Bryant Hon. James K paulding k. II. Dana, II. w. LongIellow. Nathaniel flaw thome J C. Neal, Henry W. Herbert, James Rus sell Lowell, Charles Fenno Hoffman, Hon. R T. Conrad, II. r. fuckeman, Alfred B. Street, etc
 Mrs, Amelia B. uelbY, Miss Sedgwck. Mrs. SisoumeY, Mrs Mary Gavcrs, Mrs Ann & Ste phens, Mrs Brooks, Mrs Osgood Mrs. EmburY, Mrs Seba Smith, Mrs Annan Mrs Nichols, Mrs. 1 lrl WprtbI Ip0n Igy and NItgaI Il4p Vev. and others.
 Many names oflike celebrity areneeessarily omit ted for want of space.
 While the most able writers of the country are engaged as permanent catributoS 10 Grdham's Maga zine, the Arts are moi overlooked.
 The most accomplished American artists employ their genius for our subscribers. The most elegant engayngs that have eyefappeared in America, have been given 10 the public ln Grdham's Magazine. We are now prepared t0 give the right direction to the talents of oHr artists and resolved that national tone shall be strictly preserved in Graham. Here after we shall place in the engrayefs hands nothing but American Pictures Cur own country aheunds with the finest scenery in the world. 1t is full ol historical associations, thrilling interest and every hand subjects start up, fiji for the painters pencil and : the engrayer's bWin. Every patriotic sentiment urges the selection of national subjects for the pen | and pencil, and we feel assured that the American P public will sustain the enterprise.
 ! AMERICAN BATrLE-FTELDS.
 Giving correct pctures taken on the spot, of the places in which the most remarkable battles havC been fought. These engrayings will ofthc highes a order of art and may mention, that in order tC q ensure permanencY in the indulgence for Whcl these designs have already become celebrated, W,
 have engaged MT Smile for three years on Amerlea
 Scenes and Incidents.
 : PREMIUM PICTURES AND ENGRAVfNGS.
 In addition to this we have entered into perna
 nent engagement with the house ol Rawdon Wrgh e and Hatch, of New York, for d supply of most cX
 quisite pictures, among which We may mention o series of elegant
 g. INDIAN AND PRAIRIE SCENES,
 Got up in most magnificent style, and representing To from sketches taken from nature, the most beaatH le scenery of our western country. Our Souther l. Views engraved hy the same house, which hay le become widely popular, will also be continued II The exquisite female heads engraved by this firm n among which we may instance that of Mrs. Stephens Id which has never baen eqHaled in this country wi lh be further supplied by Messrs. R ". and H., who's
 facilities and talents in their line of art. unri' CT alel in the world We may safely say that we hay
 ALL the best artists employed on "Graham. H. PORTRAITS OF AUTHORS al Is feature originated by the proprietor of Graham and successfully carried out We defy any eomp al tlion in this branch.
 le SARTAIN'S ELEGANT MEZZOTINrS. IS MT Sartain will furnish us, for the New Noum
 q series of his magnificent meZAotnts. One W s, apnear in January. We need not say to the rcadc
 ot Graham, that these brilliant pictures excel a
 me1lonnts aver issued in America, and his fin,
 
 h FLOWERS COLORED FROM NATURE, is Truthflily drawn by all able artist. to take pt oi in department got Hp expressly for the ladies, Is- tba New Volumc, embracing the Latest Fashlof 'hs with letters on topics connected with female interest
 will also form a feature m the New Volume. Ill COMIC AND HUMOROUS SKETCHES.
 Mr.J C. Neal, E. A. Poe, H. II. Weld. and other si- will furnish series of amusing sketches, which W la' be handsomely illustrated by Croohe, or Dafley.- 'N' We shall also have
 ; us Ills at Fashionable Life m Letters fro ,os ,es abroad,
 for Written by F. J. Grnnd, Esq., Consul to Antwer ye who will also furnish the earliest literary intelligent
 and short notices of works, prior to their appea re- ance here in the shape of reprints his will g he "Graham' position to adjust the value oi torci le works before the purchaser here has been duped per pulls pad for by interested publishers.
 Editoriul and Criticat Department. ks The Editorial Department will continue to el u, brace notes on current literature, and reviews of lns new American or foreign works oi general Inter' os- or value. The criticisms of Grahams Magazine a
 acknowledged in all parts oi the country to be sur ind rior in aeumen honesty and independence to tho ice of any contemporaries. Greater scope will be giv ,ox to this department of the work, and topics
 subjects likely to attract attention will De fearless - discussed.
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