Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-11-11
THE UNION MACHINE,
OF
LITATURE AND ART.
EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND,

EDITED BY
MRS. KIRKLAND,
AUTHOR OF "a NEW HOME. ""FoREsT LIFE" ETC.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent Writers Of the
Country.
It requires some experience in catering for the
public taste, TO enter upon the conduct OF new
Magazine with sangune 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
flutterng 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 f1y to the utmost parts of the earth delghtng
The ladies of the torrld zone with our comfortable
winter fashions, and enlightening the dandies OF
St. Petersburg with our opinions on politics. Inc
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 Tor
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 verltable
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 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 It's
requirements and where there one reader
able TO Judge correctly of our periodical literature
twenty years ago, an hundred may now be found,
not one of whom viii be satisfied with tame me-
diocrity, whether in literary matter or illustrations.
} Our plan for the Union Magazine embraces all
that enterprise, industry, skill and cost can accom-
plish 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. III. MatteSon, and of these we
shall offer in each number, one in mezzotint by
HI. S. Sadd or Il. Doney, and one line engraving
by M. Osborne or John G. McRrae besides illus
trative wood cuts by B. F. Chds and ?. Loumis
dispersed through the body of the work, and a
cooured fashion plate, engraved by w. 5. Bar
nard, which may be relied on the true mode oi
the month. If there be any reality In the warm
interest lately expressed in the advance of Amer
ican art, this feature of exclusively OrigtRa
pictures will afford opportunity for the expression
of such interest; since those who know any thing
of the subject will need be reminded Of the Ia
Dor and risk to be incurred in the 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: