The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-03-28

iinanently, during The past year, Of such men as
Bryant, Cooper, Pauiding, Dana, Longfellow,
Hoffman, Neal, Mahcur, ETC., ofhgh reputation
ID, The literary world, as regular contributors, IN
addition 10 a previous list, embracing the first
names in The nation, IS sufficient guarantee that
the work will continue to be the principal medium
Of communication between the best authors and
the public.
ment, more than any other, the favorie periodical
Of the people of the United States Though its
plan does not entirely exclude articles OF the most
| important character, such as have raised Black
wood and some other foreign journals to their
high influence and reputation, its pages are prn.
cipaly devoted to what is usually termed light
| literature II is distinguished from other publ-
cations of similar aims by the literary and artistic
merit Of its contents. While those Of other works
are unknown or anonymous, the contributors to
! this are the most eminent authors OF our age and
country;the very creators. founders, OF onr Ma
tonal Literature. Especially is il celebrated as
containing the choicest productions OF fbe finest
| female writers of the time. Every number con-
| taIns gems which may be appealedto with pride by
the sex, as vindicang their Intellectual eminence
| 1t may safely be asserted, that Graham's Maga-
zine has regularly engageda better corps of writers
than any other magazine; that since Its establish
mentit has been the pioneerin magazine literature;
| and that the contributors Of "Grdhdni' have, by
their able contributions, given higher national
charac ter to periodical literature in the United
| States than it ever before possessed. With such
| list of writers as our pages exhibit, we may chal
lenge the criticism OF Europe. There is no maga-
zine abroad that presents any thing like such an
array Of eminent writer's as James Fenmore Coop
er, w. C. Bryant, Hon James X. Paulding, X.
H. Dana, H. w. Longeow, Nathaniel Haw-
thorne, j. G. Neal, Henry W. Herbert, James
Russell Lowell Charles Fenno Hoffman, Hon. R.
| T. Conrad, H. +. Tuckerman, Alfred B. Street,
etc.
Mrs. Amelia B. Welby, Miss Sedgwck, Mrs
Sigourney, Mrs. Mary Clayers, Mrs. Ann s, Ste
rhens, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Osgood. Mrs, Embury
Mrs AMMAN, Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. Pierson, Mrs
Worthington, Miss Rand Miss Hervey, and Others.
Many names of like celebrity are necessarily
omitted for want OF space. s,!....-
While the most able writer's of the country are
engaged as permanent contributors to Grahams
Magazine, the .arts are not overlooked.
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shall be strictly preserved in "Graham." Hereai-
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american pictures. Our own country abounds
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historical ASSOCIATE ns, ct thrilling interest, and on
every hand subjects start up. fit for the painters
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ic sentiment urges the selection ofnationaf subjects
for the pen and pencil, and feel assured that the
American public will sustain the enterprise
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ofmost exquisite pictures, among which we may
mention a sci les of elegant INDIAN AND PRAl
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aud representing, from skttches taken from nature
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Our Southern Views, engraved by the same house,
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Of Mrs. Stephens, which has never been equaIled
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ed on :. Graham"
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are Wech & Walter. G. Parker, and others.
PORTRAITS OF AUTHORS is a feature ORR
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rot say to the readers Of Graham, that these bri
ant pictures excel any mezzntms ever issued in
America. aad his finest efforts have appeared in
this work.
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NEEDLE WORK, AND ORNAMEN rAL
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connected with female interests, will also form a
eature ofthe New Volume
COMIC AND HUMOROUS SKETCHES.
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others will furnish series of amusing sketches,
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earliest ieaary intelligence, and short notices Of
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the purchaser here has been duped by putspaM
for by interested publishers
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tract attention will be fearlessy discussed. In
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follies of the fashionable world, for the amusement
of our lady read ys: and for the gentlemen; Frank
Forester has promised us HINTS ON SPORTS
A ND PAST les, a feature which we have no
doubt will be ofinterest to many thousands of our
eader. We have also made arrangements for as
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posers so that we shall present next volume A
MOST AMPLE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT.,
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