The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-01-13
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+ ITTELL'S LIVING AGE, published every
IL Saturday at l2l cents a number, or yearly, in
advance, six dollars. This work is conducted in
the spirit Of Luell's Museum of Foreign Litera-
ture, (Which was favorably received by the public
for the past twenty years. but as it is twice as
large, and appears often, we not only give spirit
and freshness to it by many things which were ex
coded by months delay, but while thus extend
ing scope, and gathering greater and more at
tractve variety, able to increase the solid and
substantial port Of our literary, historical, and po
cal harvest, as fully to satisfy the wants of the
American reader,
The elaborate and stately essays of the Edin-
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GOODS noble criticisms on Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought tales, and vivid de-
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.Nsm Monthly, Fraers Taits, .aiaaeorts, Hoods and
Sporting Magazines, and of Chambers's admirable
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Of The Times. We shall increase our variety by
importations from the continent Of Europe, and
The steam ship has brought Europe, Asia, and
Africa into our neighborhood and will greatly
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and politicians, with all parts of the world; so that
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gent American to be informed Of the condition and
changes of foreign countries. And this not only
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but because the nations seem to be. Fastening,
through rapid process of change, to some new
state of things, which the merely political prophet
cannot compute or foresee.
Geographical discoveries, the progress Of colo
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world and voyages and travels, will be favorite
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We have spoken confidently of what we can
bring from abroad. OF our labors in the home de-
parment, it becomes us to speak with diffdence;
for we know not, till we try, how far we may have
the able ASST stance we hope for, or how much we
may be left to our own resources. We must feel
our way, and gradually develop this part of our
plan; but II will always be subordinate to the foreign
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voyages, and travels history, and more solid mat
ter, we may produce work which shall be popu-
lar while at the same time il will aspire to raise the
standard Of public taste.
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