The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-05-21
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE,
TED BY JoHN INsfAN AND RoBT. A. WEST

TED BY JoHN iNMAN AND RoBT. A. WEST
entering upou the fifth volume of The Columbian Mag
find ourselves somewhat perplexed to the right
cuton Of task. We have much to say Of the past
but II might egotscai to say IL and we have much
duly 70 boast on the other somens a h
must be said lest we should appear ungfatefu for the
steadily sssowsS % " Z
rt of proverbia modesy and the begnto.
speak Of what have done and shall do, lays It's sha
dowynger upon its ghosty lips and with other mysterious
gestures frowns into senee the other hand the gem
erous publicthe embodiment and mpersonaton Of seve
raj thousands of that
pay tribute TO their liberal patronage, that we recall the
pleasures they have been wont enjoy for now years
our pages and that we declare plans for the future.
We have no choice LEFT but exercise the ghost
Of native bashfuness, Tis done;and we will
talk freely with dear pubc Of ourselves and our In
How rapidly. and notwithstanding difficulties be sur
mounted how PLEASANTLY has the time sped since we tried
the experiment Of magazine In this great emporium
commerce Two years only have elapsed and yet
enterprise has been crowned with success and the pages
of the Columbian Magazine periodically GLADDEN. and in
struc the hearts of the matchless fair o owu
proud city and sate throwing the light Of its pleasant
circles fostering puies affections and teaching that
wellmight fall from mothers lips into maidens listening
ears Already mas our magazine numerous readers N ey
Engander greetsit with hearty welcome Summers
beneath the shady trees on Winters night around
sire aloud from pages while beautiful and vlrtuous
daughters ply the willing neede and aged sire and dame
exchange approving and delighted gances. Ear away in
the thcky peopled West do aid in upholdng and per-
petuaog the refining influence Of literature and art and
sooh the aspertes of arduous toll and isonted M and
the sunny South greets monthly with frank and gener
welcome. Yes brief though existence has been IL
has neither been protless nor ioyless we have sought
TO supply Americans with magazine worthy of America
and the universal hail of welcome that has greeted has
far exceeded our expectations while il has increased our
conviction that magazine such we have been able to
furnish needed for the many thousands Of American
! readers
prospects, Every where has the press spoken in terms of
high commendaon not alone of the literary contents q
the Columbian but of its unsurpassed embellishments and
with praise than during the last six months
This with increased circulation, we take as an &C
acknowledgement that we have fulfilled the promises we
newed Six months ago. We need not again them
Be ours to and not TO BOAST To those who have pa
doubt that shall contnnc their approval and
their good wishes To those who that the NEW POST
AGE LAW is IN FULL RATIoN and new year is COM
mencing win doubtless swell the list of patrons,
say have contracted for and have in progress
of the richest and rare embellishments for the new vol
ume that have ever been produced in this couny-embe
lishments DESIGNED well EXPRESSLY
WORK. and that have entered into treaty with many
of the first American authors regularly to aid us hy their lit
erary Iabos These arrangements have of entaed
upon great expense but intend that the Columbian
shall be the rstn every respect the bestof American
magazines there msapprehension this point
friends give the return OF still larger patron
age, for we WILL deserved It..
IL behooves say little. We shall indeed but express
obligations our and reqnes
continuance of their favor assuring them that they sha
have the most courteous attention at our hands,
Speaking of correspondents we refer with pride to the
as does names that country ltera
turethose who have attained to the highest fame and
others who are steadily and rapidly pressing to the same
goal.
We have but to add that the publisher enters upon new
volume therefore, with expectations of increased patron
age He has every for indugng such expectations
Increased exerons will be made to deserve it in each de-
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