, 1857-01-30

GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE.
OUR JULY NUMBER, 1855,
Commences the 49M Volume o.
Graham

MYTH II we shall also commence various Improve
w ments IN the Typography, style, contents and
business arrangements Of the work, that readers
may look forward with pleasurable antieipations
thereto. II viii be endeavor 10 make the Maga-
zine worthy Of the high reputation II has previously
enjoyed, and Of the liberal support generously
rs aid years Of experience In the walks Of popular
iieratuTe and In The not less important departments
Of publication and typography, together with all the
modern facilities for ssuing rstcass Magazine we
feel confident Of being able 10 place Gfahnms Amer
can Monthly in the front rank Of national period
ical literature. No effort part shall be wanting
10 the accomplishment Of this end, md whntever en-
terprise, iudcious outlay, or taste hr the elegant
the picturesque, the refined the interesting or the
valuable can command, shall be furnished 10 the
readers Of this Magazine. Stimulated BY desire 10
infusc fresh spirit into the work shall not confne
our scope % particular VEN & H., literary or pictorial
BY the popular taste IN such a periodical. RecOgni-
Eng the truth that genins Il Of cline or country
we shall endeayOr 10 make Opr Magazine as cOsm0p-
oan our country, and as the latter Is the refuge
Of all nations and people aspiring for republican free
dom, -, The former shall always have place for
whatever Il really interesting valuable IN the
rent micellaneous literature Of The world. AZ the
time, we shall with especial care. study TO pre-
serve the high character which Graham's Magazine
has always maintained the organ Of our own pecu-
liar national writers. Deemlng that the public look
for something better in periodical Of this kind than
mere fugitive occasional productions, we shall not
publish anything which Is not interesting valuable l
spirited or entertaing no matter from what source
may come, or how eminent may be the name Of its
author On the other hand, We shall feel pride in
rescung genius or talent from Obscurity and he ready
Al all times 70 give place to any good article, even
thqlgh the writer may not have the sanction Of a
popular name.
The active, entcrprising, vigorous and powerful
mind Of the nation requires, we think, a nutfiment
which shall add TO lis strength stimulate its growth
and correspond with It's high hopes and glorious
destiny The dreamy, sketchy, and insubstautial
character Of too much Of current literature affords
n0esiype for those who would venture upon career
Of in this line. Il may minister 10 the pleas
ure Of passing moment though even that is doubtful
In such community. But 1t cannot do more. For
the figures upon the canvass must not be those Of
still ie they must speak to feelings and sympa
thes The writers must take their subjects from the
great drama Of actual life which Is going on 80 bisy
all around We know that il Is difcult TO do all
this, and that Il Is much easier to promise than to
perform yet, as broken promises would be OF no ad
vantage 70 an enterprise Of this character, we could
hope 70 gain nothing more than mere temporary
success by holding up deceptive lures, And regard
ing the hed before with the perceptye faculties Of
practical men, who have long been accustomed to
deal with the popular taste and have experience
Of the channels IN which It runs, think we make
no promises which shall not be fully allie to per
form, as soon as our operations may be rightly under
way. &
We shall study to present the public, monthly,
with ingenious and agreeable variety OF eontents
ahordlng mental feast not TO be met with In other
perodecls- And that the taste for the ineaTts,
50 rapidly growing IN the interior may not want fOs-
terins. we shall present every month large number
Of the best engravings, by European and American
artists, on subjects OF interest 10 general readers
Our fashion department. always superior to that of
cotemporaries. will still continue TO be So We
shall for this purpose engage the services Of persons
who are earliest apprized Of the variations Of the
modes in the fashionable circles OF Paris London
New York and Philadelphia. On this Magazine
therefore. patrons in the interior may surely RELY
as tle best monitor Of the fashions ia America. Our
review Of rev books will be guided by thorough indie
pendence Of tone and thought
Such are the views with which We enter upon our
new career II merit can command success, we shall
most earnestly strive to deserve il. And having an
abiding faith in the correctness, generally, of the
popular Judgment, we feel sangune Of liberal sup
port.
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