Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-09-13
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LITERATURE AND ART,


MRS. c. NJ. kIRkL AND,
Author ola "a New Home" ssForest Lile,' ect
AND FILLED WITH
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM SOME OF THE MOST
EMINENT WRITER'S OF The COUNTkY.
Second Volume commenced, January /, 1913.
4 T The conclusion Of the first half year of the
N Union Magazine, the Publisher feels lnpell-
ed to make some acknowledgment of bis sense
of the favorable reception accorded to it BY the
public. It's success has certainly been unprece-
denied; and while it may be pardonable to as
crlhe this IN part to the merits of the work. If
must not be denied that public goodwill and
kindness have been abundantly demonstrated -
The press in all parts Of the country. has given
its'voice literally in favor of the new aspirant.
To flag after this, would be dishonorable in
deed. 1t is the hope Of the publisher that the
courage and enterprise which belong to success
will be found rather to have stimulated than
slackened his exer'ions. If there be talent of
suitable kind in the country, he is determined to
make i, available to the Union Magazine in the
various departments He will continue to give
super or engravings in Mezzotnt, Lire and
Wood, by H. S. Sadd, Thomas Cooley, NJ Os-
borne, Robert Hinshelwood, ". S. Barnard.
B. F. Chlds. P. Loomis. &C., from original de-
signs by T. II. Matteson, who has the sole d.
rectis of all the designs for the engravings.
ut matter VIII continue 10 De UHueT
the exclusive contro! of the Editor, Mrs. c. NJ.
Kirkland, assisted by corps of contributors
who are either established favorites of the read
in" public or worthy to become so. Such as
Mrs. L. Maria Chiids, William C Bryant,
l.. n. Sigourney, Fitz Greene Halleck,
&c Francis G. Osuood, N p Willis,
CO f c Embury, Charles Hoffman
Z Elet, Theodore S Arthur
&c II Butler, II w Herbert
&c c NJ Stark, II + Tuckernan,
E Little, John Brougham,
g H Whitman, Francis Woodwork
" Mary S B Dana, Charl Lanman,
&c Jane C. Campbell, W H Jones,
Miss M Sedgwick, J H Mancur,
" Hannah F Gould; John W Bryant,
Augusta Browne, OIyile Dewey,
e Louise O. Hunter, w. Gilmore Simms,
6 Martha Russell, Redwood Fisher,
" Elizabeth Emmett, William Orland Bourne.
&c F. T Herbert, Caleb Lyon.
The paper will be Of the same quality now
used. The Fashions viii be coIored BY T. p.
spearing.
There will be two pages OF original Music in
each number.
In the course Of about as many months will
be given c-simles Of the characters used in
writing fourteen different languages, with short
translation into English similar to the Chinese
and Persian Odes in The November and Decem-
Der numbers OF the Magazine, by Caleb Lyon,
U. $. Consul to Shanghai China, which to the
curious and intelligent will be worth at least
years subscription TO The Magazine. And eve
ry exerton will be made, which literary ability,
ingenuity Of Artists, and adequate capital can
do, to make the Union Magazine worthy of the
place already so generously granted it in the
public esteem. ..s
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