The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-12-08

No.cXy.I isl CONTENTS DECEMBER
WASHINGTON IN 1859. a.r rs ai ..f
Win N v II n1s,sa!ons Of the New Public Building
With Sixteen Illustrations. 81 T. 81 81
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SOP ByGeorge William Curtis
"VENI, vIDl, VICI."
MONTHLY RECORD OF CURRENT EVENTS
LITERARY NOTICES.
EDITORS TABLE.
EDITORS EASY CHAIR
OUR FOREIGN BUREAU.
EDITORS DRAWER.
sPRiGGINSS VOYAGE OF LIFE
Eighteen Humorous Drawings by McLensn.
FASHIONS FOR DECEMBER.
With Two illustrations.
The present Number commences the Twentieth Volume
of Hsrper's New Monthly Magazine in the n,roduc DRY
Notice trefxed 10 the first Number, the Publishers
Iouneed their intention TO present periodical which
no who had the slightest relish for miscellaneous
reading, the slightest ~sh 10 keep himself iliv med
Of the progress and results OF the literary genius Of his
own age, would willingly be without And they intend
much beyond its price that shall make its way into the
hands of the family circle of every intelligent citizen of
How far they have succeeded in carrying their de-
sign the lis numbers of the Magazine already pubs ed
ordinary OF 400 pages, cosdng if illustrated in the
style OF the Magazine at least three dollars The Nine
teen Volumes OF the Magazine thus equivalent TO
library of more than hundred Volumes comprising he
best productions of the foremo Noveiiss, Historians,
Esssyists, and Poe,s, of the day.
Without entesing into comparison with other Amerl-
can periodicals. the Publishers may be permitted say
that HaTpers Magazine contains as cent. mat
ter than Blackw oods aser's, the Dublin Unger-
sty Magazine While giving place to many OF the best
productions of European Novests and Essayiss ilar
per's Magazine regularly furnishes larger amount oi
original matter than is contained any other similar pc
rodical whether European or American IL has pub
ished articles from than Two hundred Amer can
writer's residing in cton and IN almost every
Sta.e of the Union. By thus welcoming ribuiOns
from every part OF the country The Publishers have effect
uay prevented the Magazine from assuming sectional
character becoming the organ OF any mutual ADM
ration clique or party.
out rival The volumes sloeady published have con
tanned more than six thousand EGgravings, most OF
them xecued in the hi hest style of the art from ORG
inal Drawings by Doper, Parsons, Hitchcock, Fred
erieks, Wslhn, ThwmIes HopP'n, Chaplin, Losing,
Voght, BeIlew, McLenan, rother Hooper, Dallas and
other Artists For the Magazine has paid less
than hundred and twenty thousand dollars. The
cost of its literary contributions consde rably
ceeded this amount HarpeT's Magazine has heref. re
in less than ears paid more than quarter of mil
| lion ofdollars TO American Authors and Artist.
The Publishers grateful acknowledge this large
has remunerave beg Ond their sanguine
expectations They hoped from the first that The Maea
zine would make way into the hands The family
circle of every intelligent citizen of the United States
but the number of these readers has proved far greater
than they anticipated They believe that the circulation
Magazine will continue 10 increase with the growth
and population of the country For the spirit ard man
a which 1t will hereafter be conducted they Offer
no Better guaranty than the contents of the Volumes
already issued.
Whi+e The Magazine will continue 10 be sustained by
the whose papers have gained for il its distinct
i've character, heay welcome will be given TO u
thors Almost every Number has Introduced fresh
TO the reading publ and the Editors that their lis
of ConlTDuIors will be yet more enlarged.