Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-17

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Author Of "a New Home,' ssForest Life,'' ect
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| CONTRIBUTIONS FRUM SOME OF THE MOST
| EMINEFr WRITER'S OF THE COUNTRY.
Second Volume commenced, January /, 1913
4 + the conclusion of the first half year Of the
| ~ Union Magazine, the Publisher feels impell-
ed 10 make some acknowledgment of his sense
Of the favorable reception accorded to it BY the
public. Its success has certainly been unprece-
dented; and while it may be paIdonable to as.
cribe this in part to the merits of the work, il
must not be denied that public goodwill and
| kindness have been ahundantly 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 dishonorabIe 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
siackened Ais exertions. If there be talent of a
suitable kind in the country, he is determined TO
make it available to the Union Magazine in the
various departments. He will continue to give
superior engravings in Mezzotint, Lire and
Wood, by II. S. Sadd, Thomas Cooley. M Os-
borne, Robert Hinshe'wood, W. S. Barnard.
B. F. Chlds, P. LOOMS. &C., from original de-
signs by T. II. Matteson, who has the sole d.
reclt OF all the designs for the engravngs.
The literary matter will continue to be under
Kirkland assisted by corps of contributors
who are either established favorites of the read
in" public worthy to become so. Such as
Mrs. L, Maria Childs. William Bryant,
" l.. II. Sigourney. Fitz Greene Hslieck.
" Francis G. Oseood, n P Willis,
" + Embnry, Charles Hoffman
" f T Ellet, Theodore S Arthur
6 G II Butler, II w Herbert
g c NJ Stark, II T Tuckernan,
I" f Little, John Brougham,
" 5 II Whitman, Francis Woodwork
Z" Mary Dana, Charl Lannan,
% Jane c. Campbell, w Jones,
Miss c NJ Sedgwick, J II Mancur,
d" Hannah F Gould; John w Bryant,
" Augusta Browne, Orvlle Dewey,
Louise O. Hunter, w. Gilmore Simms,
" Martha Russell. Redwood Fisher,
I" Elizabeth Emmett, William Orland Bourne.
" f I Herbert. Caleb Lyon.
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used. The Fashions will be colored by T. P
Spearing.
There will be two pages Of original Music in
each number.
In the course of about as many months will
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writing fourteen different languages, with short
translation into English similar to the Chinese
and Persian Odes in the November and Decem-
her numbers o. the Magazine, BIZ Caleb Lyon
U. s. Consul to Shanghai, China, which to the
curious and intelligent will be worth at least
years subscription 10 The Magazine. Ana eve
ry eXertion 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.
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