Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-12-09
THE UNION MAGAZINE,
Or
LITATURE AND ART.
EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND,

IS
EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND,
AUTHOR OF ANEW HOME" FOREST LIFE" ETC.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent Writers of the
Country.
II requires some experience in catering for the
public taste, TO enter upon the conduct of new
Magazine with sanguine hope of success. Io
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
futiering host of many -coloured competitors for
public favor, which swarm just before the opening
of each calendar month.
Spread their light wings of saffron or of blue
and fiy to the utmost parts of the earth, deghtng
the ladies of the torrld zone with our comfortable
winter fashions, and enlightening the dandies OF
St. Petersburg with our opinions on politics. 1he
American travelling in Sweden, or in Italy, is al
ready sure of a monthly standard by which to reg
ulate his notions of foreign countries the gentle
men of the ward room touching at Honolulu fof
supplies in the course of three years cruise,
look for the New York and Philadelphia Maga-
zines as confidently as for the replenlshment OF
the water-butts Why, then attempt the establish
ment of anotherl 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 for
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-
docrty, whether in literary matter or illustrations.
Our plan for the Unon Magazine embraces all
that enterprise, industry, skill and cost can accom-
plish for publication of this description. We
say our plan for 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 well known and
highly esteemed names some which are destined
to grow upon public favor hereafter. But in the
matter of pictorial illustrations we have little
more to say.
Our engravings are to be exclusively from orig
inal designs by T. III. Matteson, and of these we
shall offer in each number, one in mezzotint by
III. S. Sadd or t. Doney, and one line engraving
by M. Osborne or John G.. McRrae; besides illus
trative wood cuts by b. F. Childs and P Loums
dispersed through the body of the work, and a
coloured fashion plate, engraved by w. S. Bar
nard which may be relied on as 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 la
Dor and risk to be incurred in the course Of such
an undertaking, we confident that the mere
mention of the plan will secure attention.
The names ofa 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. II. Sigourney, H. w. Longfellow,
Ann S Stevens, FitZ Greene Halleck,
f. c. Embury, c. F. Hoffman,
F. S Osgood, 4. 5. Arthur,
Mary E, Hewitt H. II. Weld,
E. F. Elet, John Neal,
c. H Butler, c. F. Briggs,
Miss C. NJ. Scdgwick, H. w. Herbert