The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-01-04
+. S. ARTHUR,

hands 10 be equal, ard ia many respects supe-
rior in character, strength, interest and tttrac-
tiyencss to any OF The !nlGaZlios issued, lhr
aim of the Editor is II h!rh one. lie r'pudIalcs
the long prevGlen system OF bas.Hg ms cork
upon tie reputation OF contributes, whose arti-
cles no matter Shat tHcy have u"ie ale, III Too
many instances, hcoH meNocrlty.
Eolbiro gaius cJtn.ss,on into the pages Of
this N,aruziuc which is not excellent IN it5rii
The sourea from which an article comes is Sc
coadarv--ils merits always primary. Sarh
rule. strictlP carried out, must give character 10
nywork IL has given "ARrnrR's MAGA@nE"
u character a!roaGy acknowledged in al respec-
table qiarteis where IT has been received.
Among the iELXHAUsTArLG SOURCES that
omen ~ to the hands Of . literary caterer, FLk-
MAN AND FEtxcn LITERATURE offer u wide field
for selection into tins rcgon with an admira-
bio Cores Of Traislut"Is, we are steadily pcne-
tratiop astouishcd at every ssep by the II hes
we meet Especially is this the case in Ger
man Literature Already we have given some
Splendid Articles trom the German, brtm iuil OF
pure truths, umdtorcIbio Illustrations OF the pow
er Of goodness. Silent Love, "'lho fovcrn-
or and his successor The Unknown latent
Tie Russian PfiGce, lee fHFy tounctl-
lorrSc. &c. al! who have lead will remember
with delight.
From, the French we have also given many
frst.rate articles. "Thc PerplcXcd Lovers"
from Madame de Gens, also. tic Lessen OF
Nlisfortunc,'' and THE Error ola good Fathel,"
from Marmontcl, with line tales from BunaS,
Iccroir, .Nodicr, Bai-ac, and other authors of &C.
lebrity.
In Selecting from the French our Translato,s
are guidcd by a strict regard 10 Panty and In
cell.nre.
None know better thar they do how much
TINT is oil i.ctonab!c ahounds in tho light htcra-
-. ,oo,ln lhit HutViuu alJnn BY the
side Of this impure current, IS aholhCr, IS !ucld
and clear as crystal From tbs tiey dip up the |
bright waters and present them to our lips.
At this fountain we shall continue to lei or
readers drink. Blu, in doing so wc sinai! notne-
eject the eXcelenclrs OF our o%r literature. |
This would he the worst OF folly. Yet in doing |
this we shall make no pa;rcC OF names. He
public are getting to understand pretty c!c1ry |
flow much tns is worth. and 10 GlSy0vc! that cX
ce!lence is not always to be found II the tugl- |
tive productions ofwriters via have done well |
in books Our country is teeIning with young !
genius too often oyershadowed and hedcn by |
the successful, who possess not hail thclr lntrn'
r.c worth. and whose writings exert not halt so
healthy all influence. They are crowded from
the path Ia " Inch obey are fitted 10 walk, and
Their merits kept out OF sight by a tc" who have
gained the public ear and eye, and wo are Kept
h fore the public, not so much on account OF the
Superior cxccllucc Of N,hat they are giving forth,
as on ucco,nt of what they have done.
To merit, whe rever we find il, we will give
the right hand Of fellowship. We womb not
accept a poor article from the mos, celebrated
writer in the country: bat good ore, let il come
from where 1t will shall find a welcome.
In all sources, at home and abroad, we shall
seek the good, the true and Tie beautiful. For
zone time and with too much business in the
allegation, our Magazines iaTe been charged
with being too light and trashy. Tins fault We
lnve from the first steadily avowcd. "Althurs
Magazine" will ccnt:Hc 10 sustain high char
lcter Of Excellence III all its Departments
Something more than mere love tales will be
given. Us stories, while fill Of deep aud ao-
iorbng interest, or sparkling with wit and happy
ceilings, will have in them Eonl-A living
oui OF goodness ana truth. Reviews, essays
md sketches, with poetry that STALL he truly cal
cd sacL, val! be blended vii. chem il just FRO
,crton.
Thus much in regard to INC literary depart
rlGnt Ct our Magazine. .3.otAef wntter claims
,ur atLenlicn--'hat u Pictorial '"'el!ishmens.
Custom and taste have r"nde,n- them indg.
,ensabe in a literary wcrl like ,Irs. We shall
lot stand to argue lie ,nattor with Custom and
Taste, but proceed 10 open h.? our intentions on
his head. First, then; ", have determined to
present he subscribers IL ''AtthIrs Maya zine"
aring the year, with novelty Of highly at
Tae'ive c'arac'et' no 'GSS ''"h series oil re- {
male tharncteFS 'foLo Si'""e"pcafe, c,'g '"yeo on
teel N = "Gh,y hh'shea s'yIe' ms 9h"hS-
'eaFe Gu'iHEF OF heanty VIII present 10 'hI eye
ONE OF the noHio care hoSl DSfo''ioi ct@a-
'tas OF ths H''no us Wen as one or '"H ccIeofa-
Cd 1"a! ciefs N hslofy' around "h,cI ms ma
.ic pen has thrown a new charm What lover
! The foetS hHmoIt@' crriN1hS, "'Li mol De
ageF 10 secure 'h'S SPtan",;,1 series Of Ehsla-
'ings. Net one surely. Every posso65oF OF
opy OF Sh'Es?Gare' an" whose ''ofa'' Goes no,
o"tan "'s Woi"" WI nave al a mere nominal
'3st, SIX exquisite iIoS!FaIohs' not 70 Dc o"tah
20 IN any Nthcr way lh's IS certainty Il great
DuI IeS'ocs these ocau''es IRON
"" arc making afrang'hehts 10
procure series OF female figures lar surprising,
ovelneGs OF iof',' ana lace, ahG EXQUISITE mn
sH al! tHlis tHGl mas dPPcdlCo III any HtEefi- +