The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-29
PROSPECTUS.
THE GENTLEMEN's MAGAZINE.
]. MILTON SANDERS AND JOHN NJ.
HUNTINGTON, EDITORS.
published BY A}ooMpANY.

Tie Prdprietors Of the GENTLE
MEMS MAGAZINE are well aw are iha
several pc riodicals of.a 'sdnewiiat'similar r
character have been published in the
| West, and that, after Lingering through
an ephemera and precsridus existence.
have been almost uniformly abandoned.
| They are fully convinced, however, THAT
the radical cause ofthese failures consists
not SO much 10 the disiDclination ot the
enl lghteDed people OF this Wertern Iant
to encourge" Home Literature" as inthe
fact hat the'proprietors respectively have
! lacked adequate capital to ensure arm
! fu,tnd tion for the work at tho on set -
| This 'insuperable obstacle TO success ex.
lists not 10 Tie presen, Mag gsziue. Whe,h
er i, at first meets with the support which
Its proprieiors dare TO antictpafe, sui
hey are determined that il shall appear
regularly for at least one year, on the
6rst day of'ever, month; and 10 llerar,
matter aud topographic execution. shalt
not be inferior to any Magazine 10 this
country. We are not partial to promises,
knowing that the smallest clrcumstances
modify snd alter the ftmest resolutions;
but we ,e Iture to assert that The Gentle
mans .uagaSine will be every thing winch
he progress Of the age both IN LItera-
lure, Science, and the Fine Arts, ma,
| regrire-aud that it VIII be such as the
West may proudly regard as her own
The Magazine will be under the editorial
control OF j. Milton Sanders, well known
as an elegant, fluent, aud vigorous wri'e'
and John NJ. Huntington, WHO win take
,I, # ,L al
neUt. These genIfemen u will devote their
exclusive attention TO the editing OF the
work stris ing as ntrch as possible to pro
cure vigorous, manly productions, AND
avOrd tire c0rrupIIIg emaTations of thai
vita ed taste and SICK ly sen ntlt,rentalitl
so predominant, in tire lileraWre OF the
present day. Every thing Ut Sec arIan
or Political nature, will tie vigorously tx
cluded from its pages. In word, II Is
the int ention o our editors to furnish the ir
readers with Tales. ESSAYS, Poetry, eve,
embudying strength, depth, and fervor OF
thought, minghd with ,he more LrlllIsnl,
but not less pleasing, delicate. and refined
effuslon of fancy aud imag nation; ano
therefore, although a GeHtitmah's Alaga
zine, it is to be hoped that the enlIghttn,
ed Lddy will find in lie perusal much to
commend aud admire. The rapid growth
of he West Within the last lew years
ard tie sttll greater increase Of taste aud
refinement, requires a Magazine some.
what similar to what the proprietors cot.
template in the present. 1t Is true that
tho Publications Of the Eas, are widei,
disseminated amongst us; but must we
look abroad for our literature, while the
thousand unwIitten themes Of the broad
Wesi--its noble forests, savage deuizen>
and fierce border wariare-remain ia reau,
to de,clope themselves, nader the iufn
ence of native talent, IN all tie pleasing
garbs Of romance and puesl! 1t wtuId b.
Inyldious TO assert tins cognlzant as we
are OF the feelings and powers oitbe read.
ers and writers Of the est.
II will be the continued TASK of the Ed
Itors Of the Genllemau's Mag.zlne. /"
render ii Que OF the highest ofder, rely |
ing as they do upon The s'rong sssnrauces
Of tho continued aid Of the ablest minds
in the land, for its literary matter.
The first number will be issued on the
1st day OF June next. at Cincinnati, Ono,
II will contain As octave pages of orig
nal matter; and be accompanied with one
or two splendid engravlngs. 1t viii ut
printed on the fines, paper, with new
}ypc, at the price of three dollars per an
NUN. pa, able IN advance.
All communications intended for pub.
iicsiion, or relaliug TO business, must IN
be addressed, pos, paid TO "Thc
Editors of the GeDtieman's MagsZpne
Cincinnati. Ohio
Papers copying this Prospectus a few
times will receive the work
Cincinnati, Ohio, May 81, ls4S.