The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-01-18
Il. S. AR THU Il.

substantial claims 10 patronage. he first ANA
second volumes have been acknowledged on all
hands TO be equal, and III many respects supc-
rior, in character, strength, interest and attrac-
t.veness, to any Of the magazines issued. The
aim Of the Editor If h4gh one. lie rcpndiatrs
the long prrYa!ent SYSTEM al hasiug bis work
NpOn the reputation al contributors, whose ari
clcs no matter what they have done are, in to
snany instances, below tnediocrity.
Nothing gains aGunss,on into the pages Of
This Magazine, which IS not excellent III itseH
The source from whirh nn article comes is Sc
condary-- lis merits always primary. Such
rule, strict carried ont, must give character o
any work. it has given 'ETIrRs MAGAZINE
1. character already acknowledged III al respcc
table quarters where it has been received.
mlrg the INExnAusTABLE souRcLs that
open up to the haut!s si j literary caterer, GER
Man AND tRENrn LITERATURE offer wide field
t,r selcct,,ra. Into this region, with an admira-
so Curps OF 1raIaslators, we are steadily penc-
,rl.iag, ast1nishcd At every sSep by the riches
sc meet. Especially is this the case in Ger
man Lite ,ulI.,c. ircady we have given some
Sp'cndid Articles from the German, brm fun of
purc truths. and tDrrih,c Illustrations Vi the pow
Or 81 goodness. Silent Love, h"Ilp Guv-!ru-
or and his succCgsnr."' The ukI,own PATIENT"
cite r ssjnu rn',re, Tee Priyy Council
lor,' &c, &c. al. Who have read will remember
with delight.
!
fr>t.ratc articles '''rhe "rrplcNcd Lovers
ir, Madame de Gons, also, the Lesson Of
MISFORTUNE" and The EIror Ola good Father"
from M,rruutcl with nie tails from BmNGs,
LacroI .Ntdtcl, EalzGc, and other authors Vi &C.
lcbritv.
In selecting fin,n ti,1 Frnch onv Transators
arc guided ~ s':lct rcg I'D 10 Panty ntd In
rr!lcnce.
None know t,tugl thar tl.ry DO how much
IN, Illr G,ril, Id
tnre Of tins people But flowing along by the
alde Of this inpme current is another Us lucid /
and clear os rYrsal. From TINS they dip up the /.
bright " alters ami present ;hcm t" our lips
At this ioumtuu we SHALL continue IT, let our !
readers dri;.k, But III doing sc Shall not ne
eject tie cXcclrncics OF our own literature. !
This would he thc worst OF folly, ct IN doing /
:hs we shall make no parrdc OF names. The |
ryb!ic arc getting 20 understand pretty clearly |
how much this Is worth. and to discover that cX-
,ecncc is not always to be found III the lugl- /
tive productions of writers who base done we'll
IN books. Our country is tecuing with yourg |
renus, too often ovrrshadowed and hiedch by !
the successful who possess not half their lntrin- |
I. &c worth and whose writings exert not hall 30 /
cuthv an influence. They arc crowded from
tie path III which they are fitted I" walk, and
I cir merits kept on! Of sight by lew who have
rain,d the public ear and eye. and w!;o are kept
Superior enc cllcr &C Of what they are giving forth,
ys on account OF Mat they have done.
TO merit wherever we find it, we viii give
The rlrnt hand of fellowship. We wohid rot
accent a poor article from the most celebrated
writer in the country; butte good one let il come
from where ii will, shall ti'd welcome.
In all sources, at home ard abroad, we shall
scck the good the true and the beautiful. For
some time, ana with too much business IN the
N',Uuyi,,as have hpp,l Cl0ITpU
tn being 200 light aud trashy. lhs fault we
have from the first steadily ayowed. "Artnur'a
Magazine" will continue TO sustain high char
acter Of Excellence iii all its Departments
Something more than mere love tales will he
riyer. lis stories, while full Of deep and ab-
torbing interest, sparkling with wit nnd happy
feelings, will have in them soul.-A living
soul Of goodness and truth. Reviews, essays
and sketches, with poetry that shall he truly cal
I'D sucli, VII! be olcnlGd "lt!i lhem ID just pro-
portion.
Thus much in regard to the literary depart
mcl,t u u'r Magazine. .inoher natler cihhbS
,us I,,caliou--,hat Of Pictorial Embellishments.
Custom and taste have rendered them inuis-
.ns,b,e il. 4 literary wurk like ours. Ncsl'all
i.u. stand 10 arg!c the nattor with Custom and
Tastc bat proceed to open up Our Intentions on
ihis head First, then; we have determined to
orrscnt The subscribers to ArhurS Magazine"
i airing the wear, with, novelty of highly at
,r,c,er No less than series of Fc-
-, Il, c,b,r,r,crs from Shakespeare, engraved on
'""ni IN = hirlly finished style. Til. Shaks-
, ..u Gniery Of Beauty will present to tic eye,
ie.' n,n ,nIls h,,J's most beautiful cren-
r,I,a,,vd ,s we'll as one or two cclebra-
..o',% in history. around which his ma
Wv. .5n ,en has thrown new charm. What lover
= ,5e Poets ip.nortac creations, will no, be
aarer to secure this Splendid Series OF EngIa
sa az. !" s,r,iv Every posscssor Of
sanE' ., t,,,Lsncnrc and whose library does not
~'P! ~ .''r.,. ,,,,li bavo AT = n,eic upIljnui
",'' sx >.,,,sr illustrations, not to be obtain
'"S'' ''N :t This /. r,r,,irl, , c,r.at
W. ~ VI .a'; Rnt BESIDES these beauties from
nIsIo,"a,,, ,onrc making urrangyn.n,s to
,'r;rs of fajr tigures far SURPRISING,
?, i'.,J,ncss Of form and ftce and exquisite fin