Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-10-21
THE UNION MAG1ZINE,
LTTATURE AND ART.
EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND,
...m,,oB or o. NEW HOME y nt.FaR EST 4 liz Eo ETC

MRS. KIRKLAND,
AUTHOR OF "a NEW HOME" FOREST LIFE" ETC.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent Writer'S Of the
Country
1t requires some experience in catering for the
public taste, TO 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 fof
public favor, which swarm just before the opening
of each calendar month, t2.
Spread their light wings of saffron or of blue
and fly to the utmost parts of the earth deghting
the ladies of the torrid zone with our comfortable
winter fashions, and enlightening the dandles 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 for
supplies in the course of three years cruise,
look for the New York and Philadelphia Maga-
zines as confidently as for the replenishment OF
the water-buttS. Why, then, attempt the establish
ment of anotherl Because it is the verlable
belief Of the publisher of the Union Magazine
that much may yet 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 Union Magazine embraces all
that enterprise, industry skill and cost can accom-
pish 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 well l-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. H. Matteson, and of these we
shall offer in each number, one in mezzotint by
H. S. Sadd or L. Doney, and one line engraving
by 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
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 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: