Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-06-21

PROSPECTUS
LITTELL,S LIVING AGE.

THIS work is conducted in the spirit OF litte!Pe
Museum Of Foreign Literature, (Which was favorh-
bly, received by the public for twenty years) but ~
II is twice as large, and apearS so often, we Eot on
~ give spirit ard freshness to it BY many things
which were excluded by mouths delay, but, whiio
thus extending scope and gathering greater and
more attractive variety, able 50 to increase the
solid and substantial part OF Our literary historical,
and political harvest, fully to satisfy the wants Of
the American reader.
The elaborate and stately Essays oithe Edinburgh,
Quarterly, and other Reviews; and Blackwood's
noble criticism on poetry, his political Commenta-
RES, highly wrought tales, and vivid descriptions
OF rural and mountain scenery and the contributions
to Literature, History and common, Life, by the sa-
gaciOuS SPECTATOR the sparkling EIomner. the JUDI.
cious AttenGuHa, busy and industrious Li!e-ary Co
aete, sensible and comprehensive BritGnfr the so.
Der respectable Christian Observer these are internix
ed with the Military and Naval "reminiscences Of tho
United Service, and with the best articles of the
Dublin Un:veTS:y, New Monthly, Iraser's Iars Aas.
wort"s, Hooa's & Sporting Magazines; & OF Chambe,ss
admirable Journal. We do not consider il beneath
our dignity to borrow wit and wisdom from Punch.
and when we think ii good enough, make use of tho
thunder Of The 1f'nes. We shall increase our variety
by lmportations from the continent of Europe and
from the new growth Of the British colonies
The steamship has brought EuIoTc, Asia, and AZ.
RIGA, into our neighborhocd and viii gre9tly multi.
ply our connections, as mel lIaItS travellers and
politicians, with all parts of the world; so that much
lie
to be informed Of the condition and changes OF
foreign countries. And this not only because OF there
nearer connection with ourselves, hut because the
nations seem to be Fastening, through rapid pro.
of change, to some new state of things. which
the merely prophet cannot compute or fore
see.
Geographical Discoveries, the progress OF Colon
lzation, (Which is extending over the whole wor!dJ
and voyages and Travels, will be favcrc matter for
our selections; and in general, shall systematic
NIL aiyff
great department Of Foreign affairs without entirely
negleCing our own.
While aspire TO make the Liring ACE desirable
to all who wish to keep themselves informed o: tho
rapid progress OF the nl0rement--to Statesmen, D.
vines, Lawyers and Phi! siCians-tO men of business
and men of lCisurCit is still stronger object to
to make it attractive ard useful to their wives and
children. We believe that we can thus do some eoo,.
III our day and generations; and hope to make the
work indispensable in every weli-normed FIRMLY.
We say Indispensable because in this day Of cheap
literature ii Is not possible to guard against the in
lux Of what is bad in taste and vicious in morals in
any other way thaa by furnishing sufficient supply
of healthy character. The mental and moral appe-
tite must be gratfed.
We hope that, by ssby rim curing the uheot from the
chat,'' by providing abundanty for the imaginstion
and by large collection OF Biography, Voyages and
Travels, History. and more solid matter, We may
produce work which shall be popular, while at the
time it will aspire to raise the standard OF public
taste.
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OF all the periodical journals devoted 10 literature
and science which abound in Europe and in this
country, this has appeared TO to he the most use
full. 1t contains indeed the exposition only Of tho
current literature OF the English language; hut this
by Its immense extent ard comprehension, includes
portraturc Of the human mind in the utmost ex-
panson Of the present age.
John QUINCY ADAMS
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NEW FERRY
At Council B|xt1S on the Missouri.