M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-07-24
The KnickerbOckeV Mag
aZine For 1852,

In the beginning OF the last year, when
its present Proprietols assumed the control
Of the Knickerbocker,. they announced their
determination to spare no pains to place il
i'm its true position as the leading literary
monthly in America. When rebellion had
raised successful front, and its armies
threatened the very existence Of the Sepub-
lie, it was impossible to permit magazine,
which in its Circulation reached the best in
tellecls in the land, to continue in a purely
literary course, as if insensible or indiIler.
ent to the dangers which threatened the Un.
ion, The propTietors accordingly gave no.
tice that it would present in its pages forci.
BILE expositions with regard to the great
question of the times: How to preserve
the United states of America in their integ
rity and unity. How far this pledge has
been redeemed, the public must Judge. Ii
would, however, be mere affecation 10 g
more the seal of appreciation. which the
public has already placed on these. The
Proprietors greatfully acknowledge this, and
il has led them 10 embark in fresh under.
taking the publication of the "Continental
Monthly devoted to Literature and Nation.
al Policy; in which Magazine those reader;
who have followed with sympathy the polit.
cal and social views SO torcibly expressed
of late in our pages, may find them still fur.
ther enforced by the most eminent and en-
ergetic minds in America.
The Knickerbocker, while it will Iemain
firm in the support of the Union, will in
future be found according to the originally
expressed intention of The publisher, devo-
ting itsel more exclusively to Art and Let
ters, aud maintaining its long established
position as the leader in America of the
widely varied departments of literature to
which it is especially devoted.
The present number commences its Thrift
eth year. With such antecedents as it pos
sesses, it seems unnecessary to make any
special pledges as to the future. but it may
not be amiss to say that it will be the aim OF
its conductors to make it more aud more
deserving Of the liberal supportit has here.
toloTe received. The same eminent writers
who have contributed to it during the past
year, will con tiaue 20 enrich its pages, and
in addition contributions will appear from
Others Of the highest reputation, and from
many rising authors.
We shalI,as before, specially cultivate
the genial and humorous in every variety.
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Knickerbocker will receive many contribu-
tioLs in the highest department OF literature,
embracing critical historical, biographical,
scientific. or ethnographic articles, in all of
which special pains will be taken to intro
duce that spirited and agreeable tone and
style which Of late year distinguished really
first class writings of this nature from the
dry and pedantio essays of the old school.
We intend to devote especial zeal aud Ia
Dor to attract TO our pages such reading,
and confidently anticipate pre-eminence in
this department. In the January number
we shall publish eSunshine in Thought" by
Chas, Godfrey LELAND, hefirst of series of
papers on the cheerful and joyous in Literd-
ture and Art, which willbe found inieres
ling 70 the most general reader; while at
an, early date will appear the first chapter
of first class novel. The Knickerbock, r,
IN short, while retaining the beet of the
Did, will continually add to it the best of
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