Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-12-02
THE UNION MACHINE,
OF
LETATURE AND ART.
EDITED By
RdRS KIRKI.AND

mRS. klRkLAND,
AUTHOR OF ANEW HOME" FOREST LIFE" ETC.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent Writers OF the
Country.
1t REQUIRES some experience in catering for the
public taste, 10 enter upon the conduct OF new
Magazine with sanguine hope OF success. Io
mere observer, the field seems fully occuped--
every advantageous position secured, and all
available force enlisted. 1t would appear, upon
casual view, as if nothing could be added TO the
hutiering host OF Eany-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 enghtening the dandes OF
St. Petersburg with our opinions on politics. The
American travelling in Sweden, in Italy, is al
ready sure of monthly standard by which to reg
ula,e his notions CT foreign countries; the gentle
men of the ward room touching at Honolulu ior
supplies in The course of three years cruise,
lock for the New York and Philadelphia Maga
zines as confidently as for the replenishment OF
the water-buits. Why, then, attempt the establish
ment of anotherl Because it is the veritable
belief Of the publisher of the Union Magazine
that much may ye, 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 oil 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 lis
requirements and where there one reader
able to Judge correctly of periodical literature
twenty years ago, an hundred may now be found,
not one Of whom viii be satisfied with tame me-
docry, whether in literary matter or illustrations
Our plan for the Union Magazine embraces all
,ha; enterprise, industry, skill and cost can accom-
plish for publication of this description. We
say our plan for we shy of promising very great
things before hand. Our literary contributors will
be nearly the same 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 little
more to say.
Our eneravings are to be exclusively from orig
inal designs by L. H. Matteson, and of these we
shall offer in each number, one in mezzotnt by
II. S. Sadd or t. Doney, and one line engraving
by NJ. Osborne or John G. McRrae; besides illus
tratiye wood-cuts by b. f. Childs and P. I.oumis,
dispersed through the body of the work, and a
coloured fashion plate, engraved by w. s. Bar
nard, which may be relied on the true mode Of
The month. If there be any reality IN the warm
interest lately expressed in the advance of Amer
can ant, 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 are confident that the mere
mention of the plan will secure attention.
The names Off few Of those from whom we
encouraged to expect assistance will be found in