Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-11-04
THE UNION .MAGAZINE,
OF
IUTATURE AND ART.
EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND,


AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent Writers Of the
Country.
II requires some experience in catering for the
public taste, 10 enter upon the conduct of new
Magazine with sanguine hope of success 10
mere observer, the field seems fully occupied
every advantageous position secured, and all
available force enlisted. 1t would appear, upon
casual view, as if nothing could be added to the
futtering host of many-coloured competitors Tor
public favor, which swarm just before the opening
of each calendar month";
Spread their light wings of saffron or of blue,
and fly to the utmost parts of the earth, delighting
the ladies of the torrld zone with our comfortable
winter fashions, and enlightening the dandies of
ST. Petersburg with our opinions on politics. lhe
American travelling in Sweden, or in Italy, is al
ready sure of monthly standard by which to reg
ulate his notions of foreign countries the gentle
men Of the ward-ro touching at Honolulu for
supplies in the course cf three years cruise,
look for the New York and Philadelphia Maga-
zines as confidently as for the replenshment of
the water-butts Why, then, attempt the establish
ment of another! Because it is the veritable
belief Of the publisher of the Union Magazine
that much may vet be done for the advancement
of this popular class of publications. Every day
witnesses the progress of our country in every
thing connected with Literature and Art; and ev-
cry day shows an increase in the number of those
who take an interest in this progress; taste tor
refined culture will always more than keep pace
with the efforts which may be made to meet its
requirements and where there was one reader
able to Judge correctly of our periodical literature
twenty years ago, an hundred may now be found,
not one of whom will be satisfied with tame me-
docrity, whether in literary matter or illustrations
| Our plan for the Union Magazine embraces all
that enterprise industry, skill and cost can accom-
| r e -
say our plan for we shy of promising very great
things before hand Our literary contributors will
be nearly the same as those whose writings al
ready give value to the other monthly magazines
although we hope to add to those we'll known and
highly esteemed names some which are destined
to grow upon public favor hereafter. But in the
matter of pictorial illustrations we have a little
more to say
| Our engravings are to be exclusively from orig
inal designs by L. II. Matteson, and of these we
shall offer in each number, one in mezzotint by
HI. S. Sadd or T. Doney, and one line engraving
bv M Osborne or John G.. McRrae besides illus
trative wood-cuts by B. F. Childs and P. Loumis,
dispersed through the body of the work, and a
| cooured fashion plate, engraved by w. S. Bar
nard, which may be relied the true mode OF
the month. If there be any reality In the warm
interest lately expressed in the advance of Amer
ican art, this new feature of exclusively original
pictures will afford opportunity for the expression
of such interest; since those who know any thing
Of the subject will not need be reminded of the Ia
Dor and risk to be incurred in the Of such
an undertaking, we are confident that the mere
mention of the plan will secure attention.
The names of few of those from whom we are
encouraged to expect assistance will be found in
the following list
Mrs L. Maria Child w. c. Bryant,
l.. III. Sigourney, II. w. LongfellOw,
Ann 5. Stevens, Ftz Greene Halleck,
E. C. Embury, c. F. Hoffman,
F. S. Osgood, Il. S. Arthur,
Mary E. Hewitt, II. H. Weld,
E. F. Ellet John Neal
C. II. Butler, c. F. Briggs,
Miss c. NJ. Sedgwlck, IL. w. Herbert
Hannah F. Gould, J. T. Headley
Eliza Leslie, Park Benjamin,
Augusta Browne, II. T. Tuckerman,
Louisa Hunter, IL. P. Grattan
Annie Middleton, Edward S. Gould
Greenw ood, George p. Morris,
Martha Russell Francis c. Woodworth.
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wards regularly on the first of each month.
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