The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-06-11
THE COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE,
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EDITED By JoHN INMAN AND RoBr. "A. WEST,

In entering upou the th volume Of The Columbian Maa
azIne VIC hnd ourselves somewhat perpaxed
which might seem egotisficalt say IL and We have much
say Of the future but we fear lest we should appear
must be said, lest we should appear ungsatefu FOR ths
steadily increasing patronage bestowed upon u.s. Is not
pleasant predicamenti On one hand stands the pi
rt Of provefbia modesy and the moment we beginto
speak Of what we have done and shall do lays its sa
dowy finger upon its ghosty lips and with other mysterious
gestures frowns into senee the other hand the gen
erous pubIicthe embodiment and mpersonaon of sevo-
raj thousands Of that we
they nve BEEN for years
our pages and thai we declare our plans Tor the mtu
" sh0;a M ous . enSeos o 1e we
talk freely with our dear public ourselves and our In
How rapidly and no.withstanding difcues to be sur.
mounted how pleasantly has the time sped since we tried
the experiment OF new magazine in this great emporium
Of commerce Two years only have elapsed, and yet
enerprize with success and the pages
Of the Columbian Magazine periodically gladden. and in
sruct the hearts OF the matchless fair ones OF our owu
proud city and state throwing the light OF its pleasant tales
and virtuous sentiments over many thousand family
circles fostering purest affections and teaching that
well might fall from mothers lips into maden's listening
Already has magazine numerous readers in ev
cry state ofte Union The shrewd and obseryans New
nglander greets it with hearty welcome on summcrs
beneath the shady trees on Winters night around
the glowing hearth mnany youthful scion Of worthy
daughters ply willing neede and aged sire and dame
exchange approving and delighted gances Ear away in
the ek peoped West 40 we aS IL ma ~,
sooth the aspertes Of arduous toll and isolated e and
the South greets US monthly with frank and gener
welcome Yes brief though existence has been
has neither been protless oyess We have sought
supply Americans with magazine worthy of America,
andhe universal hail of welcome that has greeted has
far exceeded our expectations while IL has increased
conviction that magazine such we have been able to
furnish needed for the many thousands OF American
readers.
We upon third year with bright and cheering
prospects, Every where has the spoken In terms Of
high commendaton not alone Of the literary contents o.
the Columbian but of its unsurpassed embeshments and
never with warmer praise than during ne sa x mOh'ns
acknowledgement that have fulfilled the promises we re-
newed six months ago. We need not again renew them
Be il and not TO To those VINO nave pa
ronized far, offer grateful thanks. We have no
doubt that shall contnnc to secure their approval and
their good wishes To those who now that the NEW POST
mencng will doubtless swell the list of our patrons we
say that contracted for and haven progress some
Of the richest and embellishments for The new vol
ume, that have been produced in TINS
ehments DESIGNED as well as ENGRAVED EXPRESSLY
THE WORK and that we have entered treaty with many
of the first American authors regularly to AID US oy
upo us great expense but we intend Columbian
shall be the rsn every respect the best--of American
magazines Let there be msapprehenson this point
and let friends give the return of still larger patron
age, for we WILL deserve it.
the past future discharge editorial duties
it behooves say little We shall indeed but express
obligations correspondents and reqnes
continuance of their favors assuring them that they sha
have the most courteous attention at our hands,
Speaking correspondents refer with pride to the
nexed list of those who have hitherto aided u.s. embodyn
as does names that are an honor to our counys tera
urethose who have attained to the highest fame and
others who steadily and rapidly pressing to the same
goal.
We have butto add that the publisher enters upon
voume therefore, with expectations Of increased patron
age He has every for ndugng such expectations
Increased exerons will be made to deserve it in each de-
partment of the work.
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