Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-07-29
The New Magazine.


PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & Co., of Boston, have an
nounced their intention to commence the publica-
ton of an original American Magazine. The pub
lie at large and especially those persons interested
in the welfare and progress of American literature
will rejoice to see this praiseworthy enterprise
commenced, and earnestly hope for its successful
continuance. A first-class literary magazine, is q
great desideratum, not only with the people of
New England, but with the entire country The
enterprise is in the hands of one of the most
celebrated book publishing firms in the union
The Boston Traveller aludes to the necessity of a
new magazine and the fair prospects ofthis enter
prise in the following language:
"Though there has been great advancement in
our magazine literature within the last few wears
through the enterprise of Harper and Putnam, and
their influence has stimulated previously existing
magazines. the want of something more, some
thing higher and better, was never more keenly
felt by the reflective and intellectual portion of the
American public than it is now. There is de-
mand for some better representative of the Amer
lean mind and morals and politics; magazine
that shall unite responsibility with force origin
aty with practical thought, pleasure with instruc-
non-that shall give tone, direction and symmetry
to the loose, disointed conflicting thought of the
general average American mind. we have, it
would seem, abundant material alike for the pro-
ducton and support of such magazine-one
and the Edinboro' in Great Britain. And though
it may well be doubted, we think. whether we have
n sufficient number of that class of writers who
with knowledge and ability, have the MOTIVE the
TACT the persistence and the subject6ity necessary
to make good magazine of the character desired,
we welcome every effort in the right direction as
step, at least, towards an ultimate success.
Such an effort, resolptely formed and strongly
based is now soon to be developed by the wealthy
and enterprising publishing house of Phillips
Sampson Co., of this city. They propose to
start, early the coming fall, The Northern Maqd-
zine monthly, at three dollars year, to be alto
gether original, and to aim at the highest literary
and political character. The best of our American
writers have been secured for its pages and an
agent of the publishers is in England to secure
aid in that quarter. Such men as Emerson, Long
fellow, Lowell Hawthorne, Huntington, FELTON,,
Agassiz, are to be its master-spirits. 1t will like
the frst-class British reviews discuss affairs of
state-the higher grade Of politics-and seek to
give food for strong men, not milk for babes, on
all the greater themes of practical life, well
TO separate the false from the true, the low from
the high, in struggles after an American liter
ature. The advent of this important enterprise
will be awaited with interest and its progress
watched with eager and hopeful curiosity and
favor"
OWEN LovEJoY STEALING MEN-Doctor
1Hoaodrd Eulogizing Douglas.-It appears
by the Princeton Democrat (O Democrat
"over the left") that Owen Lovejoy is at his
old business Of stealing men,; in other words,
he feeds the hungry and hides the outcasts"
as the higher law directs" We remember
case in his history when he was arrested
and tried under the black laws of Illinois for
stealing a woman" 1t was proved, beyond
a doubt, that this man and woman thief"
had given certain old lady, who was fleeing
from christian (O bloodhounds, pair of
slippers to keep her feet from the ground, for
thus they had been worn to blood, while ma
king her escape from the southern prison.
house.
Lovejoy is minister of God, as well as
humanizer of men. He breaches what his
bible and his conscience demands, and then
sets an example before his people by practi-
sing what he breaches. No wonder the
Princeton Democrat is down upon him.
Had Owen Lovejoy took the course of Doc
tor Howard on the fourth of July, and eulo-
gized Benedict Arnold, Judas Iscariot or Ste
phen A. Douglas, the Democrat would have
commended him as true follower of Jesus !;
but, if he gives poor old woman pair Of
slippers, he is denounced as stealer of men,"
Let us say to the Princeton Democrat, and
all Others of that ilk, that the days of Illinois
black law persecution are about ended in this
state. The day is close at hand, when man
hood" will be sufficient passport through
the state Of Illinois.
The day is near when the real man-thieves
those who have robbed and plundered Gods
suffering poor for ages, will not be allowed to
hunt them over the rich prairies OF our love-
ly state. The day is close at hand when pi-
racy will be the Cain-brand written upon the
brow Of every stakeholder and his abettors.
The day is close at hand when "keeping
it out of Kansas" will not satisfy the demand
of American christians but total extinction
Of the whole system of slavery will be de-
manded everywhere.- Chicago Ledger.