The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-10
T iTreLI's LYING AGE. published every

T iTTELL's LIVING AGE, Published every
IL Saturday, al l2k cents number, OF yearly, "a
advance, six dollars This, work Is conducted IN
! he spirit Of Littes MUSEUM Of Foreign Lile5a
ure, (Which was fayorably received by The pubic
tor the past twenty years. but as II Is twice a.
large, and appears so oflen, We not only give spn
and freshness 10 II by many things which were ex-
Guided by months delay, but while thus extend
ing our scope, and gathering greater and more al
raciive variety, able to increase the solid and
substantial port OF our literary, HISTORICAL and pol-
zeal harvest, as fully 10 satisfy the wants OF the
American reader.
The elaborate and stately essays Of the Edia
burgh, QUA tsrly, and other Reviews and Black
Goods noble criticisms Poetry, his keen political
Commentaries, highly wrought tales, and vivid de-
scnptions of rural and mountain Scenery and the
contributions to literature, history, and common
life, by the sagacious Spectator, the sparkling En-
s,ninsr the judieious .1ihsn9um, the busy and In
dustTious Literary Gasei the sensible and eompre-
hensye Britannia, the sober and respectable Chris
tian O6snbtrj these are iniermixed with the Mill.
tary and Naval "reminiscences Of the United Service,
and with the best articles Of the Dublin Unirauiy,
Ntr .uOn,hy, Fsssrs, Tails, .dinaoor.h's, Hoods and
Sporting Magazines, and Of Chambsrss admirable
Journal We do not consider II beneath our dignity
| to borrow wit and wisdom from Punehj and, when
we think 1t good enough, make use OF the thunder
| Of The Times We shall increase our variety by
importatons from the continent Of Europe, and
from the new growth Of the British colonies
The steam ship has brought Europe, Asia, and
| Africa into neghborhood; and will greatly
| multiply our connexions as merchants, travellers,
and politicians, with all parts Of the world; so that,
much more than ever, It now becomes every ntelli-
gent American 10 be informed of the condition anil
| changes OF foreign countries. And this, not only
because OF their nearer connexlon with ourselves,
| but because the nations seem 10 be Fastening,
through a 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
| nlzallon, (Which Is extending over the whole
WORLDLY aud voyages and travels, will be fayorite
matter for our selectlonsi and IN general, we shall
| systematically and very fully acquaint our readers
with the great department offoreign affairs
We have spoken confidently Of what we can
! bring from abroad. OF our sboTs in the home de-
partment, 1t becomes US to speak with dlfhdence;
for we know not, I'LL we try, how far we may have
the able assistance we hope for, or how much we
may he lcfl To own resources We must feel
our way, and gradually develop this part Of our
plan; but vii! always be subordinate 10 the foreign
doPPySr,t%GG.ent ,..,..;..,,.
TO ell who wish to keep themselves informed Of the
rapid progress Of The aoutment-to Statesmen, d.
vines, lawyers, and physIclans-to men Of business
and men OF leisure-l is still stronger object TO
make il attractive and useful 10 their wives and
children. We believe We can thus do some good
i
work indispensable in every welLinformed family
We suys indispensable" because in this day OF
cheap literature, 1t is not possible to guard against
the influx of what is bad in taste and vicious in
morals, in any other way than by furnishing suf-
fciont supply of healthy character. The mental
and moral appetite must he gral6ed.
We hope that by "winnowing the wheat from
the chsf," by providing abundantly for the imagi-
nation, and by large collection Of biography,
voyages, and travels history, and more solid mat
ter, may produce work which shall be popu-
lar while the time II will aspire 10 raise the
standard of public taste.
A part is published once a month, containing
four or FIVE numbers.
A volume is published once quarter, containing
thirteen numbers
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editor of Lining .9ge.
"WAsHiNGros, 9th Dec. l645.
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| and science, which abound in Europe and in this
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| this, by its immense extent and comprehension, in
cudts a porlraiture OF the human mind in the ut
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tn
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