Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-09-02
THE UNION M1GAZINE,
OF
LETATURE ANDyART.
EDITED BY
MRS KIRKIAND

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. 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
iluuerng host of many y-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 hy TO the utmost parts of the earth, delightng
the ladies of the torrid zone with our comfortable
winter fashions, and enlightening the dandies of
81 Petersburg with our opinions OH politics. The
american travelling in Sweden or in Italy, is al
ready sure of a monthly standard by which to reg
laie his notions of foreign countries the gentle
men of the ward room touching at Honolulu for
supplies in the course of three years cruise,
Ijok for the New York and Philadelphia Maga-
zines as confidently as for the replenishment of
the water-butts. Why, then, attempt the establish
mcnt of another! Because it is the veritable
belief OF the publisher of the Union Magazine
rlar much may yet be done for the advancement
Of tins popular class of publications. Every day
witnesses the progress of our country in every
Thing connected with Literature and Art; and ev-
tly 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 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
thai enterprise, industry, skill and cost accom-
Iiish for publication of this description We
our plan, for we are 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 10 add to those well known and
highly-esteemed names some which are destined
10 grow upon public favor hereafter. But in the
matter OF pictorial illustrations we have little
more 10 say.
Our engravings are to be exclusively from orig
ilal designs by T. II. Matteson, ard Of these we
shall offer in each number, one in mezzotint by
ii. S. Sadd or T. Doney. and one line engraving
by NJ. Osborne or John c. McRrae besides Illus
trative wood-cuts by B. f. Chlds and p. 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 of
The month If there be any reality IN the warm
interest lately expressed in the advance of Amer
Ican ant, this new feature Of e1cuSiccly original
pictures will afford opportunity for the expression
OF such interest; since those who know any thing
ol the subject will not need be reminded Of the la
bor and risk TO be incurred in the course of such
an undertaking, confident that the mere
mention of the plan will secure attention.
The names ola few of those from whom we are
encouraged to expect assistance will be found in
lie following list:
Mrs l.. Maria Child, w C. Bryant
l. Ii. Sgourney, II. w. Longfelow,
Ann S. Stevens, Fltz Greene Haleck,
T. c. ErnbIry, c. F. Hoffman,
F. S Osgood T. S Arthur,
- Mary Z, Hewitt, H. Weld,
g E. F. Elet. John Neal,
c. H. Butler G F Briggs
Miss c. NJ SedgNck. H. w Herbert
Hannah Gould, j T. Headley
Eliza Leslie. Park Benjamn
81 Augusta Browne, H. T. Tuckerman,
. Louisa Hunter, H. P. Grattan
Annie Middleton. Edward S Gould
q" Grace C feenw ood George P. Morris,
Martha Russell, Francis c Woodwork.
The first number ofthe Union Magazine will be
published about the first of July, lS47, and after
wards regularly on the first Of each month
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gents for the Union Magizine, will please apply
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are desired to act as agents for title usual dis
count will be made to them When published,
specimen numbers viii be sent to any one wishing
10 see it, on application to the publisher, post paid
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One copy two years, . 500 /
Two copies one year 500
Five copies one year 1000
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