, 1857-04-03

WITH it we shall also commence various improve
w ments in the typography, style, contents aud
business arrangements of the work that our readers
may look forward with plcasuIablc anticil,ations
thereto. II will be our eIdeayor to make the Maya
zine worthy of the high reputation 1t has previously
enjoyed, and Of the liberal support generously eX.
tended TO il by an appreciGtive public Bringing to
its aid years OF experience in the walks of popular
literature, and in the not less important departments
of publication and typography, together with all the
modern facilities for issuing irstclasS Magazine, We
feel conidcnt of being able to place Grahams Ineri-
can Monthly in the front rank Of national period
cal literature No effort part shall he wanting
to the accomplishment Of this el, and whatever en-.
terprisc, judiciOus outlay or taste for the cerat
the picturesque, the refined, the interesting or the
valuable can command, shall he furnished to the
readers Of this Magazine Stimulated by desire to
niuse fresh spirit into the work, shall connc
our scope to particular vein Of literary or pictorial
matter but shall comprehend all that may lie desired
Dy the popular taste in such periodical. ReGngui-
zlng the truth that genius Is Of no cline or county,
we shall endeay0r to make our Magazine cosnoI,
Ohtaa as 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 ! really interesting valuable in the cur
rent micellaneous literature Of the world At the
time, shall, with especial care study to pre-
serve the high character which Grahams Magazine
has always maintained, as the organ OF our own pccu-
liar national writer's. Deeming that the public look
for something better in periodical Of This Kind than
mere frgitiyc occasional prOdrctons We shall not
publish anything which Is not interesting, valuable
spirited or entcrtaing no matter from what source it
may come, or how eminent may lie the name of It's
author. On the other hand we shall feel a pride in
rescnng genius or talent from obscurty ard be ready
at all times to give place to any good article even
though the writer may not have tic sanction Of
popular name.
The active, enterpIisng, vigorous and powerful
mind of the nation requires, ye think nutriment
which shall add to lis strength stimulate it, growth
and correspond with its high hopes and glorious
destiny. The dreamy, sketchy, and insubstantal
character of too much of our current literature affords
no type for those who would venture upon career
OF success in this line. II may minister to the pleas
ure OF passing moment, though that IS doubtful
in slcha 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-
thes. The writers must take their subjects from the
great drama Of actual fe which is going on so busilv
all around US We know that il is difficult to do all
this, and that it is much easier to promise than to
perform, yet, as broken premises would he Of no ad-
vantage TO on enterprise Of this character We could
hope to gain nothing mere than n mere temporary
success by holding up deceptive lures And regard
ing the field before with The nerceptive faculties of
practical men, who have long been accustomed TO
deal with the popular taste and have some experience
OF the channels in which Il runs. we think We make
no promises which shall not lie fully able TO per-
form as soon as our operations may be rightly under
way.
We shall study to present the public. monthly
with an ingenious and agreeable variety of coatcnts
ahordlng mental feast not TO he met with in other
rapidly growing in the interior may not want fos
terng' we shall present every month large number
0l the best engravings, 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 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, our patrons in the interior may srey rclv
as the best monitor Of the fashions in America. DIR
review Of new books will he guided by thorough indie
pendencc Of tone and thought.
Such are the views with which We enter upon our
new career. If merit can command success Nc shall
most earnestly strive to deserve IT, And having an
abiding faith in the correctness generally, of the
port.
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