M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-07-10
The KnickerbOckeT 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 1t
in 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 wa S impossible to permit magazine,
which in its circulation reached the best in.
telIecls in the land, to continue in a purely
literary course, as if nsensible or indifler-
ent to the dangers which threatened the Un'
ion, The proprietors accordingly gave no.
tice that it would present in its pages forcl'
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 hd'
been redeemed, the public must Judge. /
would, however, be mere affectaton to ig
more the seal of appreciation which tht
public has already placed on these. Th'
Proprletors greatfully acknowledge this, anc
it has led them 10 embark in fresh under
taking, the publication of the "Continenta
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 IemaiI
firm in the support of the Union, will il
future be found according to the Originally
expressed intention of the publisher, devo
thug itself more exclusively to Art and Let
ters, aud maintaining its long establishe,
position as the leader in America Of tn
widely varied departments of Literature t
which it is especially devoted.
The present number commences its thirti
eth year. With such antecedents as it po;
sesses, it seems unnecessary to make an
special pledges as to the future. but it Inn
not be amss to say thatit will be the aim c
its conducto RS to make it more aud NOR
deserving of the liberal support it has here
tolore received. The same eminent writer
who have contributed to it during the pas
year, will continue 20 enrich its pages, an
in addition contributions will appear fror
others Of the highest reputation, and iroI
many rising authors.
We shall. as before, specially cultlvat
; the genial and humorous in every vatiet!
But during the coming year, however, ii
Knickegbocker will receive many contribl
tioLs in the highest department OF literaIur
embracing critical historical, biographical
scientific, or ethnogrsphic articles, in all {
which special pains will be taken to intrC
: duce tha spirited and agreeable tone an
! style hich OF late year distinguished real
|, INST class writings of this nature from Il
dry and pedantic essays OF the oId sctuu
We intend to devote especial zeal and Il
Dor to attract TO our pages such readin
and confidently anticipate pre-eminehce
this department. In the January numbt
we shall publish Sunshine in Thought"
Chas. Godfrey Leland, the first Of series
papers on the cheerful and joyous in Liter,
: ture and Art, which will be found intereI
ting TO the most general reader; while ,
an early date will appear the first chapte
J of first class novel. The Kniekerbocks
, in short, while retaining the beet of II
old, will continually add to it the best
the new.
TERMs:-1'hree Dollars year in az
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