, 1856-08-29
GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE
OUR JULY NUMBER, 1866,
Commences the 18Th Volume Of Graham

s"0 SSsu NOthnle Oi 0rallam.
WIIh We shall alro cplEmcucc various imp oye-
w mehi- IN The typography, style, coHtcni. and
hu~inesz afrangrmers II the WORK 20 that our rrsr
may look forward with plcasuTallc autitipaiIons
thrpto. Il vii he our endcayor 10 make tie Maqa.
zinc worthy Il the high !, nuiati,n II has ,,si.
cfioyrd. and II the liberal support generously ex
tcnd''l b. Il ly an apprecati,e public bringing to
hs ad years ot cNIcrcncc in the walks Of popular
icralurr. and In the not css important departments
81 pnbicaiipn and Typography, togcih,r with all The
mod,rn facilities for issuing frst-class Magazine We
ecl confident II l-ing able 10 place Gnham's Ameri
can M"nthly In The front iank Of national period
real literature, No effort part hall he wanting
10 the Accomplishment Of this end and whatever eI,
terhi.c jrdirous outlay. or taste for the elegant
Tie nleturc-ue. the refined the interesting or the
NanIahle can command shnll he furnished to the
reader. oi this Magazine. Stimulated by a desle TO
inure fresh spirit into the work. Me'sha not c,ufnc
our scope 10 particular vein NJ literary or uirt0iaI
matter, but shall comprehend NIL that may be desired
by the popular taste In such periodical Recount
zing the truth that genns Is Of no cline or country
we shall endeayor 10 make our Magazine as cosmop-
oltan ~ our couit try and the latter Is the refuge
ol all nations and people aspiring for republican frdt
dom 50, the former shall always have place for
whatever y really interesting valuable in the cur
rent miscellaneous literature Of the world At the
same time, we shall, with especial care. ,tsly 10 pre-
serve the high character which Graham's MaPazine
has always maptained, the organ Of our own ecI.-
liar national writers. Deeming that the public lock
for something better In periodical Of this kind than
mere fugitive or occasional productions, we shall not
publish anything which is not interesting, valuable
spirited or entetang no matter from what source it
may come. or how eminent may he the name Of It's
author. On the other hand, shall feel pride in
pscung genius or talent from Obscurity and Le ready
at oil times to give place to any good article even
though the writer may not have the sanction Of
popular name. o.
The active, entcrprising, vigorous and powerful
mind oi the nation requires, we think, a nutrment
which shall add to its strength stimulate its growth
and correspond with its own high hopes and glorious
destiny. The dreamy, sketchy, and insubstantial
character OF too much OF our current literature affords
no type for those who would venture upon career
OF success in this line 1t may minister TO the pleas
nre OF passing moment though that Is doubtful
in such community. But it cannot do more. For
as the figures upon the must not be those Of
still life they must speak to feelings and sympa-
thies The writers must take their subjects from the
great drama of actual life, which is going busy
all around us. We know that 1t is difficult 10 do all
this, and that 1t is much easier to promise than to
perform, yet, as broken promises would be of no ad-
vantage To enterprise Of this character we could
success by holding up deceptive lures. And regard
ing the field before US with the percepve faculties Of
practical men, WIN have long been accustomed to
deal with the popular taste and have some experience
of the channels in which it runs, we think we make
no promises which we shall not be fully allie to per
form, as soon as our operations may be rightly under
way. - r. -
We shall study to present the puiIic. monthly.
with au ingenious and agreeable varietyo Of contents
aitordlng mental feast not 70 be met with in other
periodicals And that the taste for the nneaits now
so rapluy growing In the Interior may not want los
tcring, shall present every month large number
Of the best engrayings, by European and American
artists, on subjects Of interest to general readers.
Our fashion department, always superior to that Of
our cotemporaries, will still continue 10 be so. We
SHALL for this purpose engage the services Of persons
who are earliest apprzed Of the variations Of the
modes in the fashionable circles of Paris, London,
New York aud Philadelphia. On this Magazine,
therefore, patrons in the interior may surely rely
as the best monitor Of the fashions In America. Oar
review Of new books will be guided by thorough inde
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Such are the views with which we enter upon our
new career II merit can command success, we shall
most earnestly strive to deserve 1t. And having an
abiding faith in the correctness, generally. Of the
popular judgment we feel sanguine Of hberal sup
port f. f ~
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