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UNION M A G Yin E.,

OF LITERATURE AND ART,
s. MRS, C. M. KIRKLAND,
.4uthor of".a .Ns,c Home Forrest Lits," etc.
AND FILLED WITH
Contributions from the most eminent writers
... Of the country. t
The Second Volume commences with the January
: . Number, lS4S.
At the conclusion of the first halfyear of the
Union Magazine, the Publisher feels impelled to
make some acknowledgment of his sense of the ia
vorable reception accorded to it by the public. Its
success has certainly been unprecedented and
while it may be pardonable to ascrbe this in part to
the merits of the work, it must not be denied that
public goodwill and kindness have been abundant
ly demonstrated. The press, in all parts of the
country, has given its voice literally and heartily
| in favor of the new asprant. ...
To flag after this, would be dishonorable indeed
1t is the hope of the publisher that the courage
enterprise which belong to success will be found
ther to have stimulated than slackened bis exer
tons. If there be talent of suitable kind in the
country, he is determined to make it available te
the Union Magazine in the various departments
He will continue to give superior engravings ir
Mezzotint, Line and Wood by H. S. Sadd, Thomas
Doney, M. Osborne, Robert Hinshelwood, w. S
Barnard, B. F. Childs, P. Loomis, &c.. from orgi.
nal designs by T. H. Matteson, who has the sole
direction of all the designs for the Engravings
The Literary matter will continue to be under
the exclusive control of the Editor, Mrs. C. M
Kirkland, assisted by corps of contributors who
are either established avorites of the reading public
or worthy to become so. Such as Mrs i: Maria
Child, L. H. Sigourney, Frances S.. Osgood, E. G.
Embury, E. F. Ellet, c. H. Butler, c. M. Stark,
Jane C. Campbell Miss C. M. Sedgwick, Hannah
F. Gould, Augusta Browne, Louise o. Hunter
Martha Russell, Elizabeth Emmett, Elizabeth T,
Herbert VIM. G. Bryant, Fitz Greene Halleck, N.
P. Willis, C. F. Hoffman, T. S. Arthur. H. W.
Herbert, H. T. Tuckerman, John Brougham, F. c.
Woodwork, Charles Lan,nan, w. A. Jones, J. H
| Mancur, John W. Bryant. Orville Dewey, w. Gil
more Simms, Redwood Fisher, VIM. GLAND Bourne
Caleb Lyon.
The paper will be the same quality now used
The Fashions will be colored by T. P. Spearing:
There will be two pages of original Music in each
number. .-.-lr -: .-s ....t So
In the course of as many months will be given
facsmes 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 December numbers of the Maya
zine, by Caleb Lyon, U. S. Consul to Shanghai,
China which to the curious and intelligent will be
worth at least years subscription to the Magazine.
And every exertion will be made, which literary a.
bility 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. .-t
The Union Magazine will be published regularly
on the first of each month.
Dealers in Periodicals throughout the United
States and the Canadas, who wish to become agents
for the Union Magazine. will please apply to the
publisher Immediately. All Post Masters are de-
sired to act agents for 1.-THE usual discount will
be made to them. Aspecimen number will be sent
to any wishing to it, on application to the
publisher, post paid. ..... .a.f
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