Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-02-20
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THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE,
FOR 1915.
EDITED By JOHN INMAN AND ROBERT A. WEST,
Prospectus for the Second Year.


At the close fhs second volume, the magazine
having been commenced on The first OF January,
1874 the publisher finds himself ifses:stably call
ed on to express the satisfaction and grainude
With which he has been filled by the brilliant AMI
unexamped success that has attended his enlea-
vors to win the public favor. Notwithstanding
the difficulties, disappoinments and ycydoas that
almost invariably follow the establishment ef 4
new periodical, In the production Of which there
must be the harmonious Cooperation at mary
heads and many hands notwithstanding OCCASION
al shortcomings, especially in Tie pictorial de-
partment, which no care or diligence could avert
and no expenditure prevent, the CouIauian Mar
azine has gone steadily increasing IN SUPPORT
and popularity from the opening number. and if
the unbought unsolicited testimony of the pres,
may be received as unswayed by Partially ant
unbiased by friendship, the efforts Of contributors
and editors have been satisfactory the publ,
and accepted as fulfilling the promises made for
them at the commencement of the enterprise.
The publisher undertook the work with firm
conviction that the great city of New YORK was
the best and the true home for magazine of gen-
era literature that Notwithstanding the failure of
many previous attempts TO establish such work,
there could be no impoSslbillty of success with
sufficient capital, perseverance and the right sys-
TEN Of management both by publisher and editor;
stimulated by this conviction he embarked in the
enterprise and the result OF the first year has proved
that his judgmen was correct.
II has long ceased to be necessary, or reasona-
BILE, that we should speak of the Columbian as al
experiment. Al all events. it IS now an expert
ment substantially tried. We feel curse YES upo
firm a basis as any similar journal In the world
Our principal cares now regard not much the
securing what ground we have gained (for we con-
slider this Sufficiently secure) as the extension Of
our sphere OF action and utility-not so much even
the mere enlargement OF our subscription-lst, as
the most suitable modes of catering for the amuse-
ment (and shall we say occasionally for the prof
1t y oi our subscribers IN the present and in the
future-the many whom we have, and the MANY
more we shall undoubtedly have as time rolls on
We have made arrangements which will enable
Us to present friends with embellishments of
very superior taste, style and finish. In this re-
spect it is our firm purpose, if possible, outyie
all competition. Our music and engravings we
confidently believe, will not be equalled-yery GER
tainly they shall not be surpassed in real merit.
by those of any other magazine. We propose To
give, each month, two or more superb engravings,
independently of two pages of music by the most
eminent composers and plate of authentic fashions
Regarding the literary and editorial conduct Of
the Columbian, the publisher does not feel called
upon to say more than very few words. The
general management of this department is confided
to the gentleman who has hitherto given abundant
evidence, not only of the highest ability to put
forth a merltoriOus magazine and exactly
adapted to the tastes of all readers, with whom Is
associated another gentleman of ability and expe-
rence. The publisher, therefore, has every con-
fidence 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 re-
spect should be estimated by our past. The sub
Joined list of those who have furnished articles for
the Columbian during the by gone year, will sat
isfy, we feel assured the most fastidious that we
are resolute to spare in particular, either ex-