Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-04-18

a magazine such as we have been able t
furnish was needed for the many thou
sands Of American readers.
We enter upon our third year wit
bright and cheering prospects. Ever,
where has the press spoken in terms @
high commentator, not alone Of the lit
efary contents oil the Columbian, but o
Its unsurpassed embellishments, and neve
with warmer praise than during the las
six months This, with our increase,
circulation, we take as an acknowedg
ment that we have fulfilled the promise
we renewed six months ago. We nee,
not again renew them. Be it ours 10 d.
and not TO boast. To those who have pat
ronIsed US so far we offer grateful thanks
We have no doubt that we shall continu,
to secure their approval and their gooc
wishes. To those who, know that tht
new postage law is in full operation ant
a new year is commencing, will doubtless
swell the list Of our patrons, we say tina
we have contracted for and have in pro
Igtess some Of the richest and rarest en-
bellshments, for the new volumg1Atha
have ever been produced in this c%htry
embellishments designed as well as
engraved expressly for the work; anc
that we have entered into treaty will
many of the first American authors regu
larry to aid US by their literary labors
These arrangements have Of course en-.
tailed upon US great expense. but we in
tend that the Columbian shall be the first
in every respect the best-of American
magazines. Let there be no misappre.
hension on this point, and let our friends
give US the return of a still larger patron.
age, for we will deserve it.
As TO the past or future discharge Of
our editorial duties it behooves US to say
little. we shall indeed but express our
TO our numerous corresond-
ens and request continuance OF their
tavors, assuring them that they shall
ever have the most courteous attention al
our hands. Speaking Of correspondents,
we refer with pride to the annexed list OF
thoss, who have hitherto aided us, EN-.
bodying, as it does, names that are an
honor to our country's Iiterature-those
who have attained to the highest lame
and others who are steadily and rapidly
pressing to the same goal.
Mrs L Ii Slgourney, Mrs c w Kirkland
YRS Ann S Stevens, mrs L maria Child
Mrs F S Osgood, MRS E c Embury, MIS-
Mary E Hewett, MRS + B Steele, MRS + O
Smith, Mrs A G Howatt, Mrs L + Elicit,
Mrs NJ A Erving, Mrs MSt Leon Loud, Mrs
James G Brooks, mrs James Hall. MRS NJ p
Hunt Mrs H Lighthpe, MIS- G II Butler,
Mrs Anna Saltus, mrs D E len Goodman,
MRS G Louise Mills, MIS- Garter, Miss
Emily e Chubbuck, Miss Martha Russell,
Miss Fanny Forester, Miss Mary L Law
son, Kiss NJ G Quincy, Miss CoIman, Miss
Cary, Miss E II Dupuy, Miss Isabel locke
Ign, Miss Augusta Browne, Miss mary
Florence Noble, MISS Ellen Darby. Miss
Ann SIoman, MISS r J De Grove, Miss
Jane c Hopkins, F E F, Author of "sum-
mer Frolcking." Miss Emily Ames, Miss
Mary BeIevilIe, MSS Jude Cole, MISS A
Miss Frances B Sutton, Miss
Henrietta Aubins Miss Minerva Catlin, MISS
Eliza Richie, Miss Lila Herbert, J K
Paulplng, VIM C Bryant, Fitz Greene
IlaIIock, Edgar A Poe, John Neal, Henry
W Herbert, H II Weld, P Benjamin, T S
Arthur, H T Tuckerman, G f HOFFMAN,
T S Fay, G w Kendall. II P Grattan, H
5 SchooIcralt, w Cox, F OTIS, M II An.
lrewS, S d Patterson, r l. Wade, E S
Gould, s Smith, G d Macleod, Rev F CT
W ooGworth, VIM IL Willis, J Boughton,
Burnam, W Whitman, Il B Hirst, T B
Read, F Shepherd, R G White, VIM o |
Bourne, VIM Russell, Jr,, Ii A Clark, Rev
A Noble, A Snoggrass, l. Labree, J II
Butler, E J Porter, G w Eimi, P II myers,
: ParmIy, NJ L Wilson, NJ G Hill, c Mac
pchlan, Q A Wood, A M Ide, Jr., The
u;hor of Times doings."J + Headly,
} G Warren, + l. Hagadorn B B French,
V G:lmartin,, S B Porter, E G Hurley, J
Jett, J A maybe, Brougham, H S
aron, G p Morris, \ MorreII, VIM Kirk
and, } B Taylor, The author of "Pen and
nix sketches" h MorIord, IL lngraham,
7 E Davis, @ H Mideberger, Rev Fran
IS A West, J Mcclellan, jr., S c B Thimp-
IN, John lnman, r A West
We have but to add that the publisher
1ters upon new volume, therefore, with
tpectations of increased patronage. He
as every reason for induging such ex-
octations Increased exertions will be
ade to deserve it in each department of
e work.
Dealers in Periodicals throughout the
nited States and The Canadas who wish
become agents for the Columbian Mag /
line will please apply to the Publisher /
lmediateIy. The usua discount will be
ade 10 them. !
Editors of newspapers who will insert T
is Prospectus entire, and send copy I
arked and addressed TO the Columbian {
agdzine, shall have copy sent to them
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