Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-01-21

OF 1t! Diapldaied anstOcrauc notions and
petulani and pulling senlmentalism. wilher,
''fade. grow dim and die IN AN ATMOS-
Pierre OF. VIGOROUS AMERICAN
THOUGHT.
The JANUARY NUMBER contains original
articles itom
w. G. Bryant, Miss Cooper,
II. w. uongfellowS Grace Greenwood,
G. 7. H. James, Miss L. v. Smith.
]. S. Dwight. Alice Carey,
N. P. Willis, Miss Emma Duval,
Geo. p. Morris. Mrs. E. j. Eames,
Geo. D. Prentice, Mafy S. Pease,
Henry w. Herbert. r. H. Sroddard,
J. BayaFd Taylor. D. II, Barlow,
E. P. Whipple, c. ]. Eastman,
Alfred b, Street, t. Wyatt, A. M,
]. M. Legsre, VIM. P. Brannan,
T. Buchanan Read. J. Hunt, Jr.,
Rich'd Penn Smith. NJ L. Ruiter.
THE NOVEL OF JAMES.
| We have gone little out of our rack. this
month, and paid an English author, G. P. r.
james, 5000 for his story, for we do not see
that we have any more right to appropriate
mans brain work, than to put on his coat
and hat. and march off as if the broad cloth
and felt were our own properly. Weihaye
paid all the contributors to this number their
own price, and that right wilIinely,--now
the simple but pregnant questions which we
put 10 The American press and American
people, are Shall. we have an American
lterature2' Is ii as profitable to scissors as to
buy2 7
We think that we4-one OF the hewers of
wood and drawers Of water, in the field OF
labor occupied by American magazines,
have right 10 ask these questions and we
ask them. Brothers Of the hardy west, the
sunny South and toiling east-what saw vou2
SPLENDID ORIGINAL ENGRA-VfNGS.
THE SOURCE OF PROSPERITY
A magnificent line engraving by w. E.
Tucker, from an original drawing by John
Gilbert, Of London.
UNION PARK. N. Y, most splenddIy
executed landscape engraving by Smllie,N
lof Union Park, with a view of Spri1gler In
siitute, Unequalled in artistic beauty BY
any engraving in any other magazine of the
month.
EVENING IN PERSlA-From an orig
;nal drawing by Devereux, done in oil col
ors. A new and costly style of illustration
PARIS FASHIONS-One Of Dayid's
beautiful and spirited designs, coIored by the
artists of Montieur de la Mode. in advance
for Graham"
THE ALAMO-Drawn by Captain East
man, engraved by Brightly.
CHAPEL OF ST. JOSE Drawn by Can't
Eastman, engraved by Brightly.
CANVASS BACK SHOOTING-Desigu
ed by Herbert, engraved BY Brightly.
MUSIC-'TIS GLORY THAT LEADS
THE SOLDIER ON! Words by N. Lev
ering Ritter Music by George Eel il Ben
kerr.
The embellishments are OF the very highest
efforts of art, IN this cbuntry and Europe
the eos, being concentrated upon four gems
of art-instead of being dissipated upon
dozen different pictures.
PROPHETIC.
The following announcement in OUR Pros
pectus was PROPHETIC: i
THE JANUARY NUMBER will con- |
tain some oil the most exquisite productions
Of artistic skill, and the series Iheh begun
will be continued through tie year.
Our artists in London, Paris. Italy land the |
United States, TO whom WE PAY CASH
for Tie best and freshest promise us tha,
GRAHAM SHALL NOT BE BEATEN,
however others may boast.
In the department Of Fashion we shall excel
all that has ever been attempted, either in the |
Uniied States or Paris. The ARTISTS OF
MONlTEUR DE LA MODE engage TO fur |
nish us with the most splendid drawings
December and January numbers will contain
specimens. 10 word, wait for the January |
compare il with others and de-
eide Id will eclipse all others, or we shalt
submit that we have not learned how a mag
azins OF the most brilliant description can be
produced.
THE TERMS FOR THE NEW
YEAR.
The, following are the terms for 1851 +,
from which we cannot WAIVER in a single
instance, without abandoning, utterly. all
hope of The high excellence which we prom
Use ourself that "Grahsm" shall attain to,-I
MONEY, as our friends must have felt. is
secondary with US. to the reputation of being
The owner and editor of the best Magazine
on this continent, this, unless health, reason.
Or seed time and harvest fail US, we shall
make this work
TERMS. SINGLE COPIES So.
PRICE OF CLUBS FOR 1851: +
Twp copies. S.; Five copies, $40; and ten
copies for $50; and an extra copy to the per-
son sending the club Of ten subscrbers.-l
These terms will not be departed from.
THE PUBLISHER STAKES HIS
on the assertion that this
lumber of GRAHAM, in high excellence,
las never been approached in America or {
Europe, and CHALLENGES HIS COM
TO EQUAL 1T. ID
GEORGE Z. GRAHAM,
M f24 Chaenut Straar. DI,;loIol-h.-