The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-12-22
PROSPECTUS.
THE ErNTLEMEN's MAGAZINE. +
J. NILTON SANDERS AND JOHN NJ,
HUNTINGTON, EDITORS.
rusLIsnEp ~ A COMPANY,

The Proprietors Of the GENTLE
MEMS MAGAZINE are well aware tbal
several periodicals Of somewhat similar
character have been published IN the
West, and that, after lingering through
an epbeiuersl and precarions exislence,
have been slmost uniformly abandoned.
| They are fully convinced, however, that
| the radical cause OF these failures consists
not SO much in the disIncl:nati0D Oi the
enl l,ghteDed people OF this Nertern land
to encourge "H lone Literature. as in the
| fact that the proprietors respectively have
lacked adequate capital 10 ensure firm
found at ion for the work at the oD set -
| This insuperable obstacle TO success ex.
lists not in the present Magazine. Wheth
er ii al first meets with the support which
its proprletors dare TO anticipate, stlH
they are determined that II shall appear
regularly for al least one year, on the
first day of ever, month; and ia literary
matter and ypograPhic execution, shan
not be inferior 10 any Magazine ~ tins
country. We are not partial TO promises,
knowing that the smallest circumstances
modify and alter the Grmest resolutions;
but we venture to assert that The Gentle
man's .Naguxine will be every thing which
the progress of the age, both in Litera-
mre, Science, aud the Fine Arts, ma,
require-and that it will be such as the
Wes, may proud, regard as her own
The Magazine w,ll be under The edItor al
as an elegant. fuebl, aud vigorous wrI e.
and John ". Huntington, Wno VIII take
general charge OF HE Review depari
meDf. These gentlemen Ill devote thejf
exclusive attention to the editing Of the
work, sttIviug as much as possible 10 pro
cure vigorous, manly productions, aud
avoid the corruptlng emanati"Ds Of that
.yitisted taste, and slckly sentInsDtellty
so predominant in the literature OF the
present day. Every Thing Of a Sec arian
or Political nature, will ne vigorously ex
Glud ed from its pages In word, II is
the intention of our editors TO furnish thetr
readers with Tales, Essays, Poetry. eve,
embodyins strength, depth. and fervor o
intugled with The mere brilliant
but not less pleasing, delicate and rebDed
etfnsloD OF ianCy and Imag'natloh; and
although GeRttenadn's hlaga-
zine, it ls to be hnped that the enlIghteu,
ed Lazy will End in lie perusal much 10
and admire. The rapid growth |
of the " est 3itbin the last few years
and the stIll greater increase of Taste and
refinement, requires a Magazine some.
what similar to what the proprietors con-
template 10 the present. /, Is true that
the Publications of the East are widely
1858 seminated amoDgs, us; but mus, we
look abroad for our literature, while the
thousand unwritten themes of the broad
Nest--lts noble forests, savage deniGeDs
and fierce border warisre--rema,n reauN I
to develope themselves, under the info
eBce of native talent, in all tue pleasing
gar rbs OF romance aud poesy! Ii would be
inyidious to assert this coguizant as we
are OF the ieeliD $ and powers OF the read-
ers and writers OF the West.
Ii will be the continued task of the Ed
ltors of the Gen'Ieman's Magazine. To
render it one OF the highest order, rel,
ing as the! do upon the strong assurances
1t the continued aid OF the ablest minds
n the land, for its literary matter.
The first number will be issued on the
Ist day Of June next. at Cincinnati, Ohio.
Il will contain 4S octave pages ot orIgi-
lal matter; and he accompanied with nne
IF two splendid engravihgs. 1t viii be
printed on the finest paper, with new
ype, at the price of three dollars per an
lum. payable IN advance.
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