Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-28

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Il contains every week Lists Of all Books published in this
country Descriptive Catalogue OF valuable works pub
hed abroad and not reprinted here This can
not be ob.ainsd in any other single puSieaan ano s
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quarto pages and issued every Saturday. So per annom
''I'''' ! = E. A. * G. l. DUYCKINCK,
Editors and Propretors Isl Broadway, New York.
FROM g THE LITERARY WORLD" DEcEMBER7, 1850.
We have oen the OF editorial existence,
dropped penwe worked the desk in the cause OF the
familiar talk with readers concerning what is underneath
the types they every week looking We have ieh
hs i an age Of words IS well as deeds that rumpe
accompa iment for all we'll fought battles and
indeed that General Scott hms i would hardly go into sa
we'll clothes philosophy and woe pc 70 tne man VINO
does nd it out 1t difficult instruments 70 De sure,
play we'll upon, and without army behind ~ Is but
bra,sy brayng aaand way you possibly happen
| to lose the battle after all. ,
entering with the present number lo1 upon the third
century, were of periodical lfe-weeks are to be
in the antiquity Of American Literary
may be privileged speaking few words about our
plans for the future We believe this 10 tne
rs of periodical on the plan OF the ferdry
World nd there have been various undertakings Of the knd
borers have been driven from the field Literary Gazette,
form similar own, published some years since
Boston; and when that Bryant and Longfeilow
we're among its contrbutor will write upon IT. tomb
stone, died for want OF brains The rends OF the late
William Leggett remember his ind mable industry second
ing order of merit in every department OF the
Critic. He Tales for it, Poems, Essays hevews
literature cannot spare them set the A.
h ok their heads proud went about
ing and apologzing, with the dsiiabe heavy on
hsheart The experiment tried, and well tried by MIR.
TINS
thin volume tells the whole history OF that Yet du
all this time there was no work which could DC
necessary honorable to the community. Ihe well
conducted literary journal is perpetual companion to the
and cultivated with the best thoughts the best
wit humor tastes and philosophy the most richly furnish
ed inellecs Of the age the common OF
the aims aud purposes Of of learning and Imagination in
the landn which they rightly demand support and through
which they speak to the public It may be said that no soun-
needs such Of opinion more than our own 70 Other
tors Of the country His interests heirs they have in
him glan gsarsn Here the author waits manu-
sss. hand ~. y, ss
he is invited in from the hail. where he Ia. cooling his
heels and may take his the table The literary JOUR
nal the remedy Of his grievances Here his merits pre-
sented the public and that pub has organ which
competitors f.....
Here are substantial grounds support While faithful to
these we confidently rest our claims upon them and have
satisfaction knowing that there few who value
therefor. s#. "a. .Etf l..# .7...y., }.
The LITERARY WoRLD, apart from what it has done at
by the contributions of best scholars in nearly
every department Of composition, till has become among
them, considerable extent, common grolnds club
room were for the interchange Of their newest stndie
You will at times meet something n these columns from the
ps fI pSadenSa hi or csr Benson or Tav sJasque.
du Monde the Partisan vintage of Old Wine in New
Bottles or the choice taste in German Of e the trans
htor Of Tan, the author Of Chantcleer," or F.,
Tin legend and adventure gentle Emily Hernahn,"
Prof. Adler mayhap voice from Harvard or New Ha-
ven, Princeton South Carolina "Casariensis," or
Decius-or the Manha,tanern OF New Orleans In,he
number you are addressed perhaps from Long
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journal is over all the world noting the products q every
land. ''1'.. ..@, "a
OF the Literary World, reply not equal to the
dertakng Ii would require the Wit the Father OF all the
Jesuts to tool OF all these elements.
hold whatever position we attain on the ground Of the
good and literature publish and urtherance
e the q the PIE wna. We
they look the Singers they listen to- the Society
and Manners Of which they are part. ..,.yy,
We have accomplished something in these h'r and we
shall steadily bend efforts the pursuit OF the more be-
yond The volume Of the LIrERART WoRLD, as il will
appear for the coming year. will sustain all the old elements
OF the Journal with popular additions both OF form and
suggested BY experience which cannot but be
ceptabe to our subscribers These will consist in better
OF the pan enlargement Of old features,
and an introduction OF new ones.
The Literary World will in future be thus arranged
Several Leading Articles illustrating, in the handling OF
timely topc the general principles OF the Journal IN all
its departments. k,a.lai .Lac ,eayL1H pfI
fassages Advance OF
s. Reviews OF New Books. N
catalogue raisoe of Books published abroad and
reprinted in this country
S. Literary Intelligence and Gossip. ~ %@l@8aGEH
6. The Reports OF Socetesthe Oriental Historical Eth
biological, &c communicated from original sources.
2. Original Poems, Tales, Sketches usti.@ Fl
3. Communications of Correspondents ysrous topics
g. Occasional Select Papers from Books, Periodicals. &c,
at home and abroad. .a&&tta
10 The Fine Arts-New Galleries. Paintings Institutions
Prints &c, with the Artists Gossip Of the Week and For
eign Items. .s @MN E&5t.E 8H##zs I'd. ,s..t
IL Music and the Drama the Performances and Gossip of
the Week. r. .# =
IL. Facts and Opinions miscellany of novel Incidents
with comments the topics OF the day. from all
presented comprehensive, striking and picturesque form
paragraphs with the materials of an essay. ,.as
Is. Varieties, anecdotes &c. .,
a. Publishers' Circular, Book Announcements.
In this programme have proecte we believe the most
economical and profitable OF our space no 1ne
readers attention sttainabe in journal OF tns Sn "
the gossip the fact IN the making re-
view OF the thing when done, and the general
which arise from it, OF course we cut ou lot the
largest quantity of work this arrangement Tor the COM
peteness defects OF this Journal as a'n Iecora anu
report will be made evident at glance But we wh 10
challenge this Inspection and to receive support strictly for
fathfuness and Industry We ask on no other groundshan
The nss,nne of the paper confdent cannot make il
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