The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-08-14
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THE KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE
Edited by Lewis Gaylord Clark.

THE KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE.
Edited by Lewis Gaylord Clark.
YNHIS is pronounced, by the press of America and
Il England, 'the best magazine in America. II
has nearly reached its thirty fourth o0Iu,ne, and in
its list of up,pard of hundred contributors found
the names of every distinguished writer, male and
female, in America with several equally prominent
of Great Britain, Turkey, Sweden, etc. new
volume, containing superb engraving, portrait
Of TIE editor engraved by CHENEY, from painting
by ELLIOTT, will commence on the first day July,
l549. The following notices of the KNIcKERBocKER
are from the American and English press, and from
American and British writer's OF distinction.
THE KNICKERBocKER.-The last number OF TINS
venerable and widely popular periodical appears
upon entirely and beautiful type, in all its de-
partments; and in its rich and diversified contents,
continues to vindicate its reputation as the most
agreeable and entertaining Magazine published in
the United States. When we first started the old
New Yorker our friend CLARK had preceded US
as Editor Of the KNICKERBocKER about twelve
month: it has reached an age greatly beyond
that of any American Monthly; fact which liter
ally speaks volumes in praise OF the manner In
which the work has been conducted. No number
of the X. has been issued under CLARK's super
vision that did not bear indubable evidence OF edi-
torial care, and anxious thought and well directed
labor enstamped upon its pages. We have known
monthly, Of this country or Europe, 80 thorough
y edited in the strictest sense OF the term'-Neso
York Daily Tribune.
asynpotes, whose popularity is always to approach
each other, and yet even when infinitely extended
never to ntersect. The KNIcKRRBocKER, which
has reached age for Magazine much greater
than hundred years for man, and only TO be at
tanned by more marvellous miracle, has perpetu-
ally approached the highest possible point OF interest
and excellence and yet it seems to have an eIcel-
siOr for each number seems better than that winch
went before. How it is done our friend CLARK may
understandable it is a sealed mystery to u.s. There
is no publication in the United States that has so at
tractive popular feature the Editors table OF
the KNCKERBocKER.'-New York Courier and En-
q,sirr
sWe regard it as the very best work Of its kind in
the Union st. Adams (Ha.) Journal.
Tts contents as invariably good as its appear
ance is punctual. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, IN
the Ne,p York Epening Post.
Its articles are worthy of BLAcKwooDs pamest
DAYS The Editors Table is in Mr.. CLARK's hap
piest vein; varied and racy in remarkable degree
-.Ne,p York Commercial Adurtiser.
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ability National Intelligencer.
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''1'he Editors Table alone is worth the price OF
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bound up in volumes. on the shelves of one OF our
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has often told us) than any other similar work.
Boston DAILY Transcript.
Minister to England peruse the KNIcKERBocxER
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odicals of this class, English or American
Hon. j. X. PAuLDINe, late Secretary Of the Navy
The manner in which the KNIcKERBocxER is con-
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it in the highest rank Of periodicals
PRoF. LoSerELLow, Cambridge University The
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superior to most of the English magazines, and well
deserves its large list of subscribers"
Hon. ROBERT M. CHARLTON, Georgia-'The
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