The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-10-20
PROSPECTUS
PROSPECTUS
THE GENTLEMEN,s MAGAZINE.
J. MILTON SANDERS AND JOHN NJ
HUNTINGTON, EDITORS.
PUBLISHED by A COMPANY

TIE Proprietors Of tie GENTLE
| MEMS MAGAZINE are well aware lba
several periodicals Of somewhat simiia'
character have been published 10 me
! West, and that, after lingering through
an ephemeral and precarlous existence
have been almost uniforibli abandoned
| They are fully convinced, however. 'ha'
the radical cause OF these failures consist
not so much in the disin ncli0ation OF tie
enl lrghiened people of thus er'ern Ian
to epcourpe "Hume Literature, "as IL the
fact hat the proprietors respectively nave
lacked adequate capital 10 ensure hrh
! foundatoD for the work at tie on sei
I This lnsuperable obstacle 10 success eX'
lists not H. the present Maga2loe, When
er II al first meets with The support Htlcn
IT'S preprieturs dare 10 autictpaie sAli
they are aeterHllHed that Il shall apPe"f
regularly for al least one year, on lht
first day of ever, month; and IN IiloralN
matter and topographic execution, sha't
no, be inferior 10 any Magazine in this
country. We are MOI partlaI u promises
knowing lhar the smallest Circumstance
modif, tud alter the 6rmest resolutions;
but we ve1ture to assert that The GENIE
mans yhdgazine will be every thing winch
the pr gress Of the age both III Ll'eFa-
tUre, Science, and the Fine Arts, may
requirc-auu that II wili be such as the
West may proudly regard as her own
The Mag eziDe Will he under the edilorIa'
control OF j. .N,itoA SaadtrS. well know 81
as an eleg ant. fluent, and vigorous "rt e
and J0hA M. UuhtiHston. VITO VIII Iahe
general charge o. The KtVie" dePdr
ment. These gentlemen III devote the
exclusive attention to the editing OF tie
work, striving as much as possible 10 pro
cure vigorous, manly productions, aho
avoid the cUrruptIng CARNATIONS "f iba'
sltisted taste and sIckly sentinentalil,,
so predominant in the literature of the
present day. Every thing Of Sec arlan
or Political nature, will nc vigorously ex
cIuded from its pages. ln word, II ls
the intention OF our editors to furnish Their
readers with Tales. Essays, Poetry, elc
embodying strength, depth, aud tervor OF
thought, mingled with 'he more trillan'
but not less pleasing, deilcate. and rehucd
etusion of fancy and mag nation; anu
therefore, although a GfMftmdh's Maea-
zine, it is to he hoped that the entigh,en,
ed Lady w i'll find IN its perusal much t.
commend and admire. The rapid growi
OF the Vest Within the last lew years
and the still greater increase OF taste and
refinement, requires a Magazine some
what similar TO what the proprietors con.
template IN the present. II is true that
The Publications OF the East are de,y
disseminated amongst MS; bot must W.
look abroad for our literature, while th
thousand uuw,llten themes OF the broar
West-its noble torests, savage denl2eu
and fierce border wariaic-remaln rca
to develope themselves, under the ihl
eDco Of native talent, IN all the p!eas,nl
garbs OF romance and poes,? 1t would b.
invidious to assert this cognizant as we
are OF the feelings aud powers OF lie read
ers aud writers Of The West.
II will be the continued task of the Ed
itors of tie Gentleman Mag zlne, I,
render il one OF the highest order, rel' |
ing as they do upon tue s'Iong assurance
of the continued aid OF the ahIesi mInds
10 the land, for Its ilteraty matter.
The fils number ill he issued on tie
tst day OF June next. at C,aclnHat,. OH,
1t will contain ~ octave pages OF or,g
hhi HIa''ei, anu NC a'C pdhf'u " WIN 'ii' |
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Cincinnati OHIO May 3D., 1913.