Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-16
THE UNION MAGAZINE,
OF
LFTATURE AND ART.
EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND.


AUTHOR OF "a NEW HOME. "'FoREsT LIFE" ETC.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent Writer'S 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. To a
mere observer, the field seems fully occupied
every advantageous position secured, and all
available force enlisted. 1t would appear, upon a
casual view, as if nothing could be added to the
futterng 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 y 10 the utmost parts Of the earth, delightng
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 room touching at honolulu Tor
supplies ia the course of three years cruise,
look for the New York and Philadelphia Maga-
zines as confidently as for the replenshment OF
the water-buits. Why, then, attempt the establish
ment Of another Because it is the vertabe
belief of the publisher of the Union Magazine
that much may vet be done for the advancement
Of th,s 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 a taste Tor
refined culture will always more than keep pace
with the efforts which may be made TO meet lis
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-
diocry, whether in literary matter or illustrations
Our plan for the Union Magazine embraces all
tha; enterprise, industry, skill and cost can accom-
plsh for publication of this description. We
say our plan for we are 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 little
more TO say.
Our engravinss are to be exclusively from orig
inal designs by t. HI. Matteson, and of these we
shalpoffer in each number, one in mezzotnt oJ
H. S. Sadd or I. Doney, and one line engraving
! bv NJ Osborne or John G. McRrae; besides Illus
tratiye wood cuts by B. F. Childs and T. Loumis
dispersed through the body of the work, and ;
coloured fashion plate, engraved by W. S. Bar
nard, which may be relied on as the true mode G
the month. If there be any reality IN the warn
interest lately expressed in the advance of Anne.
ican AIT, this new feature of exclusively or1gtne
pictures will afford opportunity for the expression
of such interest; since those who know any thlnt
of the subject will not need be reminded OF the la
Dor and risk to be incurred in the course OF sucI
an undertaking, we are confident that the mer
mention of the plan will secure attention.
/ The names of a few Of those from whom we ar
encouraged to expect assistance Will be found