The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1846-06-05
He G OLU MIDI A N
MAGAZINE,
FOR AMMO oMiNI,Is4G.
EDiTEpR
John Ininan and Robert A. west.


OF the past, bnl il might seem egotis,ical
10 say il; and we have much to say Of the
future, but we fear lest we should appear
nnduly TO boast, On the other hand some
thing at this season must be said, lest We
should appear nngraieful for the steadily
increasing patronage bestowed upon us
is not ours pleasant predicament! On
one hand stands The spirit of our proven
bial modesly, and the moment we begin
10 speak Of what we have done and shall
do, ii lays its shadowy finger upon its
ghostly lips and with other mis- s'erions ges'
tures frowns US into silence; on the other
hand the generous pubic--the embodiment
and personation Of several thousands OF
subscribers and re eaders-- demands that W e
pay triLu'e TO tleir liberal patronage, that
tive the pleasure they have been won
TO enjoy for now two years in our pages,
and that we declare our piaps for the n.
tnre. We have, Of course, no choioe left
but To- exercise the ghost Of our bash
B fulness, lis done;--aud now we viii
talk freely with our dear pubiic," OF our
selves and our intentions.
How rapidly, and notw outstanding di0i
cnltics to be surmounted, how pleasantly
ment Of a new magazine in this great en-
porium of commerce. Two years only
have elapsed, and yet our enterprise has
been crowned with success, and the pages
of the Columbian Mag gazine periodically
gladden. and instruct the hearts of the
matchless fair ones Of our own proud City
and State, throwing the light Of its plea
SAINT tales and ever pirtuous sentiments
over many thousand family circles, foster.
ing purest affections and teaching lessons
that well might fall from mothers lips in
TO madens listening ears. Already has
our magazine numerous renders in evory
State of the Union. The shrewd aud OBJ
servant New Englander gree,s il with
hearty welcome; OH Summers eve beneath
shady trees; or on Winters night around
the glowing hearth, many youthful scoin
Of worthy sire reads aloud from its pages,
while beautiful and yirtuous daughters ply
the willing needle, and aged sire and dame
excLang approving and delightful elances.
Far away in the thickly peupled West do
we aid in npholding and perpetlIating the
refining influence of literature and art
and soolhe asperties of arduons tod and is
olated life; and the sunny South greets us
monthly with frank and generous wei
come. Yes, brief though our existence
has been, ii has neither been prchtless nor
joyless. We have sought 10 supply Ameri.
cans with magazine worthy Of Ammerica,
and the universal hail of welcome tha
greeted us has far exceeded our expecta-
lions, while il has increased our coDyic-
tion that magazine such as we have been
able TO furnish was needed for the many
thousands Of American readers.
We enter upon our third year with |
bright and cheering prospects. Every |
where has the press spoken in terms OF
high commentator, not alone Of the lite.
rary contents of the Columbian, but Of its
unsurpassed embellishments, and never
with warmer praise than during the last
six months. This, with our increased cir
culalioD, we take as an cknowledg cement
that we have fulfilled the promise we re
newed six months ago. We need not
again renew them. BE il ours TO doand
not TO boast. To those who have patron.
zed us SO far we offer our graf efu thank
We have no doubt that we shall continue
10 secure theirapproval and their wishes.
10 those who, know that the new postage
aw Is in full operation and new year is
will doubtless swell the list
of our patrons, we say that we have con-
lracted for and have in progress some ofl
Tue richest and rarest emb ellishments, for
The new volume, that have ever been pro-
dnced in this country--embe ellishments de-
signed as well as engraved expressly for
the work; and that we have entered into
treaty with many of the first American
authors regularly to aid us by their lite.
Ia |
Of course eutailed upon US great expense
but we intend that ,he Columbian shall be
.he frst--in every respect the best--Df {
American Magazines. Let there be no {
on this paint, and le
om friends give lie return Of still lar
ger patronage, for we VIII deserve it.
f AS to the past or future OF our editorial {
luties il behooyes us to say little. We 4
shall indeed but express our obligations
% our numerous CORES spondents and re-
quest continuance of their fayors, assu
ing them that they shall ever have the
most courteous attention al our hands
Speaking Of correspondents, we re fer with
,ride TO the annexed list OF those woh {
lave hitherto aided US, embodying, as it S
loes, names that are an honor 10 our
literature--those who have att c
aimed to the highest fame and others Who 7
ire steadily and rapidly pressing to the
ame goal.
Mrs L IL Sigourney, Mrs G w Kirk /
aud, Mrs AIMS Stevens, Mrs l. Marin |
Child, Mrs F S Osgood, Mrs L Embury,
Mrs Mary 6 Hewitt, Mrs E II Steele, Mrs
VI D Smith, Mrs A q Mowatt, Mrs Il +
Elicit, Mrs NJ A Erying, Mrs NJ st Leon
Loud, James e Brooks, Mrs Jas Hall, Mrs
Hunt, Mrs II Lighipipe, Mrs H But.
er, Mrs Anna Saltus, Mrs ID L Goodman,
Mrs C Louise Nj Mills, Mrs Garter, Miss
Emily E Chubbick. Miss Martha Russell,
Hiss Fanny Forester, Miss NJ l. Lawson,
Hiss Quincy, Miss Colman, Miss Cary
Iiss L ii Dupuy, Miss Isabel Jocelyo, S
Iiss Augusta Browne, Miss Mary Noble, t
! liss Ellen Darby, Miss Ann Sloman. Miss t
De Grove, Miss Jane q Hopkins. f
, + Author Of Summer Frolicking,' Miss n
,mily Ames. Miss Belleville, Miss Judie Il
u. A L ID / L