The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-10-03
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The Gentlensnn's Magazine.
WILTON sANpERs 5I,I q !, John l.!I M::hUNTlEe

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'AAA fuBLisHED BY "A COMPANY
THE Psoprie,ors Of the GENTLEMAN'S
= MAG AZlNE are well aware that seye.
| raj periodicals Of a somewhat similar cbarac-
ter have been published IN The West. and
that, after lingering through an cpIemefal q
precaliops ex xsiencc, have been almost uni
iormly abandoned. They are f,.lly conyin-
ced, however, that the radical cause eftbese
failures consisis--noi 80 much in The disin-:
clinalon Of the enlightened people ofthis
Western land 10 encourage aliome Litefa-
tnre," as in fact thatiihe proprielers respec-
lively have lacked adequate capital 10 en-
sure firm foundation foe the work at the
onset. This insuperable obstacle 10 success
exists not in the present Magazine, Wheth-
er il al first meets with iLe support which
its proprietors dare 10 anticipate, still they
are determined that il snail appear regularly
for at least one year, on the first day Of eve
ry month; and in literary matter and ~
popraphlcal execution, shall not be inferio
to any Magazine in this country. We are
not partial TO promises, knowing that The
smallest circumstances modify and alter The
firmest resolutions; bnt we venture TO assert
thai The Gentlemdn's Magasine will be oy.
cry thing Which the progress Of The age,
both in Literature, Science, and the Fine
Ar's, may require. and that il will be such
as the West may proudly regard as her own
The Magazine will be under the editorial
control Of y. Milton Sanders, an elegant
fluent, and vigorous writer-and John III
Huntington, who will lake general charge
of the review department. These gentle
men will devote their exclusive attention 10
The editing ofihe work, striving as much as
possible TO procure vigorous, manly pro tue-
tions, and avoid the corrupling emanations
Of that viii tied taslc, and slckly sentiment
ality, predominant in the literature. Of the
present day. Everything ofs Sectarian or
Political nature, will be vigorously excluded
from lis pages. Ina word, il is the in,en.
tion of our editors 10 furnish their readers
with Tales, Essays, Poetry, ETC, embodying
strength, deplh,, and leryor of thought, min
elcd with the more brilliant, but not less
pleasing, delicate, and, refined, etusions Of
fancy and Imagination; and, therefore al
though Geetlemdn's Magazine, il is 10. he
hoped thai the enlightened Lady will find
in lis pefusal much 10 commend and admire
The rapid growth Of the West within ihe
last few, yeaIs, and The sill greater increase
of taste and refinement, requires Maga
zine. some what similar to what the proprie-
tors contemplate in the present 1t is truc
that Publications Of The East are widely dis
semnaled amongst US; but must we look
abroad for our literature, while the thousand
unwriten themes of the broad West--ils no.
BILE forests, savage denizens, and fierce bor-
der warfare-remain ready 10 develope tfem-
selves, under the influence Of native talent,
n all the pleasing garbs of romance and po-
esy? 1t would be nvidious 10 sert ihis
cognzant as we are Of the feeling and pow
ers oflhe readers and writer's of the West
1t will be the continued task ofihe Edit
ors Of the Genlleman's Magazine, 10, reudel
it ore Of tke highest order, relying as they
do upon the strong assurances Of the cor
iinued aid oftbe ablest minds in the land foy,
its literary matter, s4 n
The first number will be issued on the
lst day of June nexI, at Cincinnati, Ohio.--
Ii will contain 46 octave pages of Original
matter; and be accompanied with one or
Two splendid engrayngs, II will be printed
On the finest paper, with, new type, at The
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