, 1857-05-01
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GRAHAM'S MAGAZINE,
OUR JULY NUMBER, 1856,
Commences The 49M Volume Of
Graham.

WITH it We shall also commence various lmproye
w ments in the Typography, style, contents and
business arrangements Of the work. that readcrs
may look forward with pleasurable anticipations
thereto. 1t will be our endeavOT to make the Maga
zine worthy Of the high reputation il has previously
enjoyed and of the liberal support generously eX
tended " it by an appreciative public Bringing To
its aid years Of experience in the walks Of popular
literature, and in the not less important departments
Of publication aud typography together with all the
modern facilities for issuing rst-class Magazine, we
feel confident Of being able to place GTnhams Ameri-
Monthly in the front rank of national period.
ica literature. No effort part shall he wanting
to the accomplishment Of this end, and whatever en-
terprise judicous outlay taste for the elegant
the picturesque, the refined, the interesting or the
valuable can command, shall be furnished to the
readers Of this Magazine Stimulated by a desire to
infnse fresh spirit into the work, shall not cOnne
our scope to particular vein Of literary pictorial
matter, but shall comprehend a that may be desired
by the popular taste in such a periodical Recngni-
zng the truth that genins is Of no cline country
we shall endeav0r TO make our Magazine as cOsmOp-
Oitan our country and the latter is the refuge
of all nations and people aspiring for republican free
dom, so, the former shall always have a place for
whatever Is really interesting valuable in the chr.
rent micellaneous literature of The world. At the
same time, we shall, with especial care study to pre-
serve the high character which Grahams Magazine
has always maintained the organ Of our own pecu-
liar national writers. Decming that the public look
for something betterin periodical Of this kind than
mere fugitive or occasional productions, we shall not
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spirited or entertang, no matter from what source it
may come, or how eminent may he the name Of its
author On the other hand we shall feel pride in
rescnng genius or talent from Obscurty and be ready
at all times to give place to any good article, even
though the writer may not have the SaRction Of a
popular name. w.
The active, entcrprising, vigorous and powerful
mind OF the nation requires think, nutriment
which shall add to its strength, stimulate its growth
and correspond with its own high hopes and glorious
destiny. The dreamy, sketchy, and insubstantal
character of too much of our current literature affords
no type for tlFOse who would venture upon a career
of success in this line. 1t may minister to the pleas
urc OF passing moment, though even that is doubtful
in such community. But it cannot do more. For
as the figures upon the must not he 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 on so busily
all around us. We know that il is difficult tn do ail
this and that it is much easier to promise than to
perform, yet, as broken promises would he Of no ad
vantage to an enterprise Of this character we could
hope to gain nothing more than a mere temporary
success by holding up deceptive lures And regard.
ing the field before with the perceptive faculties Of
practical men, who have long been accustomed TO
deal wththe popular taste, and have experience
Of the channels in which it runs, we think we make
no promises which shall not be fully able to per.
orm as soon a. our operations may be rightly under
way.
We shall study to present the public monthly,
with an ingenious and agreeable variety of contents
tbNt Hot 10 ne met with IN other
And that the taste for the nearts now
20 rapidly growing in the interior, may not want fos
erng we shall present every month large number
IF the best engravings, by European and American
,rtsts on subjects of interest 10 general readers
)nr fashion department, always superior to that of
,nr cotemporaries will still continue to be So We
shall, for this purpose, engage the services of persons
who are earliest apprzed of the variations of the
nodes in the fashionable circles Of Paris, London.
New York and Philadelphia. On this Magazine
therefore, our patrons in the interior may surely rey
Is the best monitor Of the fashions in America Onr
eview of new books will he guided by thorough indie
'endence of tone and thought.
Such are the views with which we enter upon our
lew career. II merit can command success, we shall
most earnestly strive to deserve it, And having an
bidding faith in the correctness, generally, of the
popular judgment we feel sanguine of liberal sup
)ort. F
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