The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-09-05
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tThe Gentleman's Magazine.
dILToN SANDERS & JOHN M, HUNTING.
-. -. TON. EDITORS.

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.,g PUBLISHED by COMPANY.
YTNHE Proprie,ors Of the GENTLEMAN'S
a MAGAZINE are well aware that seve.
al periodicals Of a somewhat similar charac!
sr have been published in the West, and
hat, after lingering through an ephcmeral q
precarous ex slence, have been almost uni-
ormly abandoned. They are fi.lly convin'
ced. however, that the radcal cause ofibese
failures consists--noi so mnch in the dsin.
clination Of the enlightened people Of this
Western land 10 encourage Home Litera-
nre," as in fact that the proprielers respec.
lively have lacked adequate capital to en-
sure a firm foundation for the work at the
onset. This insuperable obstacle TO success
exists not in the present Magazine, Wheih-
er il at first meets with the support which
lis proprieiois dare 10 anticipate, still they
are determined that il shall appear regularly
for at least one year, on the first day of eve-
ry month; and in literary matter and ty
geographical execution, shall not be inierio
to any Magazine in this country. We arc
no, partial to promises, knowing that the
smallest circumstances modify and alter The
frmest resolutions; bnt we venture to assert
that The Gentleman's Magazine will be ev-
cry thing which the progress Of The age,
both in Literature, Science, and the Fine
Arts, may reqnire.-and that il will be such
as the West may proudly regard as her own.
The Magazine will be under the editorial
control of J. Milton Sanders, an elegant
fluent, and vigorous writer-and John NJ
Huntington, who will take general charge
of the review department. These gentle
men will devote their exclusive attention TO
the editing Of the work, striving as much as
possible TO procure vigorous, manly pro uc-
lions, and avoid the corupling emanatlons
of that yiiilte taste, and slckly sentiment
alty, predominant in the literature of the
present day. Everything Of a Seclarian or
Political nature, will be vigorously excluded
from its pages. In a word, il is The inten'
ton of our editors to furnish their readers
with Tales, Essays, Poetry, etc, embodying
strength, deph,, and fervor Of thought, min
glcd with the more brilliant, but not less
pleasing, delicate, and refined etfusions Of
fancy and imagination; and, therefore al
though Geetleman's MAGAZINE, il is TO be
hoped that the enlightened Lady will find
in lis perusal much 10 commend and admire
The rapid growth Of the West within The
last few Yeas, and the still greater increase
of taste and refinement, requires a Maga
zine somewhat similar 10 what the propne-
tors contemplate in The present. Ii is true
that Publications of the East are widely dis
seminaled amongst us; but must we look
abroad for our literature, while The thousand
themes Of the broad West--ils no.
Bile forests, savage deLizens, and fierce bor-
der warfare-remain ready to deveope them
selves, under the influence of native talent,
n all the pleasing garbs of romance and po-
esy? 1t would be invidious 10 a sert this
cognizanl as we are Of the feeling and pow
ers ofthe readers and writer's of the West
II will be the continued task of The Edit
ors Of The Genileman's Magazine, to render
it ore of tke highest order, relying as they
do upon the strong assurances Of the cou-
tinued aid ofthe abest minds in the land for,
its literary matter.
The first number will be issued on the
lst day of June next, at Cincinnati, Ohio.--
1t will contain 46 octave pages of original
matter; aud be accompanied with one or
two splendid eugravings. lt will be printed
on the finest paper, with new type, at the
price of three dollars per ahnum, payable in
advance. 0f
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tion, or relating to business, must invariably
be addressed, post paid, to "Tbe Editors Of
The Genlleman's Magazine, Cincinnati, O.
hio." aa
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Cincinnati, OHIO, May Sd, lS4S.