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The Baron Alexander d/ Humboldt w at preaeut
devou.ig U> important literary labours all the leisure
hours left by hi. dunes at the couit of Pruaaia, and Hie
ueceaeary aHnMM to hi. health He u now superin
tending the publication of the drat volume of bi?
ognoetic Voyage in Northern Asia, the reauli* of which
have been ao irnme (lately interesting to Ru???? Tn?
naristivc ia drawn up in German by M Rose, one of
I ha party which accompanied the illuauioua traveller.
Whdat superintending thia work, the baron m preparing
? new ediltou of bia " Asiatic Fragmeuts, revised and
augmented, and ia alao continuing the scientific'work,
under the title of " Koaiuoa," u? which he explain. the
physical lawa and formation of the world, and for
which he collected a number of preciou. material* dur
ing bia late residence in Paria, toward. the cloae of
1835.
Correspondente of the Journal of Commerce.
Gibbaltbb, ITlh July, 1837
A despatch baa been received this week by our Go
vernor from the Britiah AmlwsMdor at Madrid, end
ing a communication from the Spanish Premier, where" Y
that Government atand. pledged to remove
certain obnoxious decree*, which for many years, ha
manna I lv tended to injure the trade of this place. We
ahall therefore be euabled tbua again to export a variety
of articlea to Spain, and aa aaid gooda wdl be admitted
frern ihia in veaael. under the Spam.b flag, on the duties
charged on direct imports from the place of growth or
manufacture we naturally look for a apeedy revival of
our commerce.
Treasury of tke Dey of Algur* ? The Treasury waa
paved with .tone, for no wooden floor could have sup
ported the weight of golden coma lying literally in
million*, heaped up like corn in a granary, aeveral feet
high against the wall, the plaster of which had been wet
when they were .hoveled in, but when dry "???**?
impressions made, and the silent walls
have been printed by coma of gold. In this haU of
Pluto, were contained not only some hundred thou
sand. in gold and jewels, which the
but betweea two and three million which the French
owned to receiving Con.iderable sums, it w known,
disappeared unaccounubly after the French got pos?e.
sionTf them, but Mr. St. John suspect, that inillwn.
have been secreted, though not thought of, by the IJey
himself ?Lettert from tke South.
The DncheM of St. Alban's property, amounting lo
$9 000 000, waa all bequeathed to Miss Angela Mur
dett, youngest daughter of 8ir Francis Burden.?
PrevkMis to her deatli she sent for the Duke, and made
known to biro her intention of leaving the bulk of- ber
property to the family of her former husband. Mr. ^outls,
from whom .he received it, but informed him, however,
that should he marry his descendant (Mis. BimleU) bis ,
grace might keep the property in hi. family. Hie Duke
refused to make any promiae, and all he gets u a life
annuity of $50,000 a year, chargeable to the whole pro
perty left to Miss Burden It ia aaid that with all her
extravagance ahe saved #200,000 a year out of her in
come, over which she had the sole and nncontrolled
use, and into the disbursement of which the Duke never
inquired.
The Columbia Telescope eaya:
As some of our reader, may be in the .ainc predica
ment we were in, but lately ouwelvea. to account for
the name of the Hon. R. B Khett, among the list of
member, of Congre.. of South Carolina, we will atate
for thei? information, that it ..the present cognomen
of the gentlemen hitherto well known as R. Barnwell
Smith Esq We learn moreover, that the name of
Rhett has been assumed by Mr. Smith, with permission
of the Court of Equity for the pur|K>se of reviving an
ancient and honorable name which had become extinct,
and of inheriting a legacy, to the possession of which
the aaaumption of the naine was made obligatory.
Loss of the Steamer Dubuque ?By the steamer
Pavilion, from Galena, we learn that this ill-fated
vessel struck a snag about 100 miles from this port,
and sunk in about ten minutes afterwards, in 1? feet
water It is expected that part of the cargo, which
is principally flour, may be saved in a damaged
state ?but little hope is entertained of raising the
boat. No lives lost.?St. Louis Bulletin.
Murder ?Four Spaniards landed August 31st, in
a boat at Bush Island, about 30 miles from the out
let of Atchafalaya Bay, and after being hospitably
treated at the house of Capt. Jno. Allen, drew 'heir
pistols, and, without any provocation, shot one of
nis men named Joseph, dead on the spot, and
stabbed another man, and killed a negro woman and
two children. The pirates then plundered the
house and sailed off with Capt. A's fishing schooner.
The United States custom house officer, on receiving
the above intelligence, immediately despatched the
revenue cutter to scour the inlets for the murderers.
A FOR SALE, OR BARTER, for property
in the city of New York, or lands in Illi
nois, the following valuable property in the
*'ICT Tteropuf"growth of Oswego, its un
surpassed advantages and great prospects, are too well
andtoo generally kndwn to require - particular descrip
tion.
p-jr a very minute description of the property is deem
ed unnecessary as it is presumed that purchasers living
at a distance will come and see, before they conclude a
bargain. Suffice it to say, that it is among the very best
in the place.
TC7 None but lands of the first quality, with a perfectly
clear title, and free of incumbrance, will be taken in ex
change.
mT Letters port paid, addressed to the subscriber, at
Oswego, will meet with prompt attention. An ample de
scription of the property offered in exchange is requested.
In East Oswego.?'The Eagle Tavern and Store ad
joining, on First street, with a dwelling house and stables
on Second street, being original village lot no. 50, 66 feet
on First street, running east 200 feet to Second atreet.
The south half, or original village lot no. 44, being 33
feet on First street, running east 200 feet to Second street,
with the buildings erected thereon.
The north-east corner of First and Seneca (late I mi
nis) streets, tieing 90 feet on First, and 100 feet on Sene
castreets, with the buildings erected thereon?comprising
part of original village lots nos. 41 and 42.
Three lots, each with a dwelling, fronting Second street;
the lots are 22 feet wide by 100 deep, being part of original
village lot ao. 41.
Lot, with dwelling house, [original village lot no. 26,]
being 66 feet on First street, running west about 250 feet,
across the canal into the river, so that it has four fronts.
Ii* Wkst Osweoo.?Lot comer of Fifth and Seneca
(late Taurus) streets, opposite the public square, being on
Seneca street 143, and on Fifth street 198 feet, withdwell
ing, coach house, stabling,and garden. The latter is well
stocked with the best and rarest fruit, ornamental shrub
bery, flowers, itc.
A lot adjoining the above, being 78 feet on Fourth street
by 58 feet in depth.
Six lots on First street, each 22 feet in'
front, running cast 100 feet to Water
street, with the buildings thereon.
The Wharf and Ware houses on Wa
ter atreet, opposite the foregoing, tieing
132 feet on Water street, and running
east abeet 110 feet to the river. [This
wharf has the deepest water in the inner
harbor.]
Lot comer of Seneea and Second streets, being 24 feet
on Seneca, and 66 feet on Second streets. Five Lots ad
joining the foregoing to the east, each being 22 feet on
Seneca street, by 66 feet in depth. The above being part
of the original village lot no. 36.
The north half vt block no. 63, being 200 feet on Utica
[late Libra] street, by 198 feet on Third and Fourth
streets.
Ob Vaw Bum* Tract.?Lotno. 1, Montcalm street,
being 200 feet deep, and running north along Montcalm
street several hundred feet into the Lake.
Lots no. 2 anil 3, Montcalm street, each 66 ty-SQO ft.
12 " 13 >: " "
13, 14, and 15,being 315 ft. on Bronson St.
240 on Van Uuren at.
300 on Eighth st.
North 3-4ths of lot no. 25, comer of Van Buren
nd Eighth streets, being 200 feet on Van Buren, and 148
t eet on Eighth streets. .
Lot 82, south-west comer of Cayuga and Eighth streets,
?6 by 198 feet.
Lots 83, 84,- H5, 86, 87. on Cayuga st. 66 by198 ft.
08, s. e. comer of Cayuga and Ontario streets, 198
by 104 feet.
89, s. w. comer of do, 198 hv 195 ft.
70, on Seneca St., 66 by 1<IH fret.
98, s. w. corner of Seneca and 8th st*., 66 by 198 ft.
50, n.e. comer of Ontario and Schuyler streets, 198
by 104 feet.
59. on Seneca street, 66 by 198 feet.
75, s. e. comer of Seneca and Ontario streets, 198
by 104 feet.
76, s. w. comer of do. 198 by Kin ft.
64, n. e. comer of do. 198 by 104 ft
46, 47, 48,49, on Sehnyler st., 66 by 198 ft.
The incumbrances on the whole of this property do not
exceed sixteen thousand dollara, which may either re
main, or if desired, can be cleared off. '.
C. J. BURCKLE.
Oswego, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1837. 2m6
tty Compris
ing the original
'village lots no.
3 and 4.
?2i? sM sM
"tlTASHINOTON BRANCH RAlLROAU-Ou ami
VV after Monday next, the II uutont,thr car* will leava
the depot in (kin city for B?lt?raore at V o'clock. A. M , lu
atsad oiU i-l A. M., tut heretofore.
i'h? object of thi* ulterutioii i* to render certain the ar
rival of the train at Baltimore early enough to afford
ample time for passenger* <omg North to take the strain
Itoal, which now depart* daily for Philadelphia, at half pant
12 o'clock.
The aAeraoou train will, a* heretofore, leave the depot
.at a quarter after 5 o'clock, P. M
S1*?dtSt&wtf.
(Glolw, Native American, Alexandria Gazette, and Po
tomac Advocate.)
E 7)WE> * CO., MERCHANT TAILORS.
? 7 Building*. and near Fuller'* Hotel, reap?otf?llv
beg leave to inform their friends and ike public in general,
that they hare lately fitted up. and just opened, the large
atore formerly occupied by James Si Co., drugguu, lor
the accommodation of their patron* in that part of the city
they have laid in a inoal extensive atock of FALL
mmjITKR good*, consisting of the following choice
aaaortmenTW articlea for gentlemen'* wear :
For coat*, superfine piece* of broadcloth*, wool-dyed
black, blue, dahlia, Adelaide, invisible green, Polish do.,
claret, and all the favorite color* of the day.
For pantaloons, auperfine black ca*?iinere, I<ondon
atriperfrf*., black ribbed do., gray mixed do., buff, Victoria
atriued buckskin, fancy do., die.
tor vests, black silk velvet, fancy figured do., Genoa
do., woollen do., striped cballa gold tissue, black satin,
figured do., plain and figured silka.
?. O. <Sc Co. have also received a large collection of
stocks, plain, trimmed, and emboased, handkerchiefs,
opera ties, silk shirts and drawers, buckskin do., patent
merino do., shoulder braces, union do., (two excellent ar
ticles for the support of the back and expansion of the
chest,)gum elastic suspenders, buckskin do., silk, kid, and
buckskin gloves, die.
Sept. 14 Imll
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
The session of the medical depart
ment of this Institution, will commence on the
last Monday of October next, and continue until the last
day of February.
THE FACULTY OF PHYSIC ARE,
H. Willis Baxley, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and
Physiology.
Henry Howard, M. D., Professor of Obstetrics, and of
the Diseases of Women and Children.
Michael A. Finlby, M. D., Professor of Pathology,
and of the Practice of Medicine.
Robert E. Dorsky, M. D., Professor of Materia Me
dica, Therapeutics .Hygiene, and Medical Jurispru]
dence.
William R. Fisher, M. D., Professor of Chemistry
and Pharmacy.
John Frederick May, M. D., Professor of the Prin
ciples and Practice of Surgery.
Ellis Huohks, M.D., Demonstrator of Anatomy.
In making this annual announcement, the Trustces re
spectfully state, that, in addition to a Medical Faculty of
great uUilily, having high claims to public confidence and
patronage, this Department of the University of Maryland
offers other and peculiar advantages to Students for the
acquisition of Medical knowledge. Placcd in the most
favorable climate for attending to dissections, and pos
sessing commodious rooms for that purpose, the Universi
ty of Maryland commands an unequalled supply of Mutt
rial for the prosecution of the study of Practical Analom ,
such, indeed, is the abundance of Subjects, that th< l'i J
lessor of Surgery will afford to the Student? am opportunity
of performing themselves, under his direction, every Surgi
cal operation :?a great practical advantage, not heretofore
furnished, in any of our Medical Schools
This University has also an Anatomical Museum,
founded on the extensive collection of tho celebtated Al
len Burns, which became its property by purchase, at
great expense; and to this collection numerous additions
have been annually made :?and, of late, many very valu
able preparations have been procured from Franco and
Italy?which together afford ample means to make a great
variety of illustrations of healthy and diseased structure.
The Baltimore Infirmary, long and favorably known as
an excellent school of practice, is connected with the Me
dical Department, and furnishes every class of disease for
the practical elucidation of the principles taught, by the
Professors of the Practice of Medicine and of Surgery?
who, besides their regular lectures, will impart Clinical
instruction, at the Infirmary, at stated periods, in each
week during the Session.
The Chemical .and Philosophical Apparatus of this
University, is of great extent and value, much of it having
been selected in Europe, by the late distinguished Pro
fessor De Butts. And to a Laboratory, provided with
every thing necessary for a Course of Chemical instruc
tion, are united the numerous and varied articles required
to illustrate the lectures on Pharmacy and Materia Me
dics.
Neither expense nor care ha* been spared to secure for
the University of Maryland the facilities nccessary for
the acquisition of a thorough Medical Education.
THE EXPENSES ARE :
THE FIRST COURSE.
For attending the Lectures of six Professors,
each . - ? ? $15 90
For attending the Dissector and Demonstrator, 8
For attending Clinical Lectures and instruc
t tion at the Infirmary, .... 5
$103
THE SECOND COURSE.
For attendance on the Lectures of six Profes
sors, . $90
Graduation and Diploma, ? - - 20
9110
The whole being only 213 dollars.
But Students who have attended one course of Lec
tures in another respectable Medical School, may gradu
ate here after they nave attended one full course in this
University?where the course of instruction is as com
plete a* that of any other Medical School?each Profes
sor being, in this Institution, required to Icclurc every
day?an<l where, from tho facility with which SUB
JECTS are procured. Dissections can be prosecuted with
more ease, and at less expense, than at any other place :
?here too, good tioarding can lie engaged, on as cheap
terms as in any other Atlantic City.
THE orriCERS ARE,
His Excellency Thomas W. Veazy, Governor of Ma
ryland, President of the Board of Trustees.
The Hon. Roger B. Taney, Provost.
THE BOARD or TRUSTEES.
Nathaniel Williams,
Vice President.
John Nelson,
Solomon Etting,
Isaac McKim,
Dr. Dennis Claude,
James Cox,
William Gwynn,
Dr. Hanson Penn,
James Wm. McCulloh,
Henry V. Soinerville,
Dr. Samuel McCulloh,
and
John G. Chapman.
By order,
JOSEPH B WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Baltimore, 26th August, 1837. twtlN5
MRS. GASSAWAY has taken the pleasant and com
modious house at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave
nue and 10th street, which she will open for the reception
of Boulders, on the 1st of September next. Mrs. G. will
take either yearly or transcteut boarders.
Aug. 21. 4t7.
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Back numbers have been rc-printed to supply
Nine, and five thousand copies of Volume un will
printed, to meet the demands of new subscribrr*.
A few brief notices of the Knickerbocker, from well
known journals are subjoined :
" The progress of the Knickerbocker is still onward. It
is conducted with decided ability, is copious and varied
in its contents, and is printed in a superior style. At this
season we have little space for literary extracts,and cannot,
therefore, enable those of our renders who maynrt see
this Magazine, to judge of its merits, otherwise thar upon
our assurance that they are of a high order. ?i\n, 1 ork
have found in the Knickerbocker so much to ad
mire and so little to condemn, that we can hardly trust
ourselves to speak of it from first impressions, as we count
not do so without lieing suspected of extravagant pnise.
? It is not surpassed by any of its contemporaries at lome
or abroad." " It sustains high ground in all the requisites
of a Magazine, and we are pleased to sec that its merits
are appreciated abroad as well as, at home ? Alb y
" This monthly periodical is now so well known that t
hardly needs commendation, having established for Use"
n character among the ablest and most entertaining publi
cations in the land."?A'. I". Journal of Com
"The Knickerbocker seems to increase in attractions as
it advances in age. It exhibits a monthly variety of eon
tributions unsurpassed in numlier or ability. ?Aal int.
" The work is ir. the highest degree creditable to the
literature of our country."?Wash. Olvbr.
?' Wo have read several numbers of this talented pe
riodical. and rejoice in them. They would do credit to
any country or to any state of civilization to which hu
manity has yet arrived."?Marryutt t London Metropolitan
Magazine.
" We hope it will not be inferred, from our omission to
notice the several numbers of the Knickerbocker us they
have appeared, that we have there lost sight of Its charac
ter and increasing excellence. It has Income decidedly
one of the best Magazines in America. Hie proprietors
have succeeded in procuring for its pages the hrst talent
of this country, as well as valuable aid from distinguished
foreign sources."?-iVne \ ark Mirror.
" We have on several occasions adverted to the snirit
and tone of the articles contained in this periodical, as
being radically Amtriem, and as highly honorable to our
liiwiuw " " it ??*?* the ?fini ol "?? ??1 *?#
witU it boldly and aWy."? Bahimrv Amur**n.
??There in no publication among many we receive
from the.old country, and fiwu thia eoiUiu??jt, to the ??
reiut of which we look forward with higher eijM-etation
than the Enk kertiocker ; awl U a?ver diaappoiuU our an
ticipaUun*.''?QutUc Mercury.
?' Ita content* are of real excellence and variety. No
department ia permitted to decline, OS to appear m had
cuntrust with auother."?Phtladtlphia Inquirer.
'?Thia American Magazine biila fair to rival *ome of
oar beat English moutblifa. It contain* many very excel*
lent article*."?London Altiu.
H" Its contents are apirited, well conceived, and well
written."?I/. S. UaxMU.
" la our humble opinion, thia ia the beat literary publi
cation in the limited State*, and de*erye* the extensive
patronage it haa received."?Cobvnhiu (8- C.) Vtlttcope.
1'nai.?Five dollars per annum, in advance, or three
dollars for ?ix moutha. Two volumea are completed with
in the year, commencing with the January arid July num
ber*. Every Po.uuo.ter in the United S'etea l? apho
rized to receive *uheeriptions. Five copies lurwarded lor
twenty dollar*. Addreaa C'lurk EJton, Proprietor*, 101
Broadway.
T1IE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY;
A JfuMM of Poetry, Biography, and CrUicum.to be pub
luketi Monthly, with rplrndtd illuitraitons on A teel.
WHILE nearly every country of the old werld can
boast of iti collected body of national Poetry? on
which the seal of a people*? favorable judgment baa been
set, aud which eshibita to foreign natioua in the moat
striking light the progreaa of civilization and literary re
finement among ita inhabitant* ; while England, eapectal
ly, proudly di.play* to the world a corpu. poetarum the
lustre of whose immortal wreath haa abed a brighter glory
upen her name than the moat splendid triumph* which
her atateamen and her aoldiery have achieved, our own
country st erna destitute of poetic honors. Appear*, we
?ay, for although no full collection of the chtf d twvres ol
our writers has Iteen made, yet there eiirt, and are occa
sionally to he met with productions of American poets
which will bear comparison with the nohlest and most
polished efforts of European genius, and which claim tor
America as high a rank in the scale of lilcrury elevation
as is now ceded to older and in some respects more la*
vored lands.
Impressed with the correctness of this judmnent we
propose to issue a monthly magazine prhtch ahall contain
in a perfect utuuulilaled form, the moat meritorious and
beautiful effusions of the poet, of America, of the past
and preaent time, with auch introductory, critical, and
biographic notices as shall be necessary to a correct under
standing of the works presented to the reader, and to add
interest to the publication. Those who imagine that
there exists a dearth of materials for such an undertaking,
who believe that the Aonian Maids have confined their
richest favors to our transatlantic hrethten to the exclu
sion of native genius, will be surprised to learn that we
are already in possession of more than two hundred vol
umes of the production of American lairds, from almut the
year 1830 to the present day. Nor ia it from these source*
alone that materials may be drawn. There are but few
w riter* in our country who pursue authorship a* * voca
tion, and whose works have been published in a collected
form. Our poets, especially, have generally written for
particular occasions, with the remembrance of which
their production* have gone to rest, or I heir effusions have
hcen carelessly inserted in periodicals of slight merit and
limited circulation, where they were unlikejy to attract
notice to themselves, or draw attention to their authors
The grass of the field or flower* of the wilderness are
growing over the ashes of many of the highly gifted who,
through the wild and romantic regions of our republic,
have scattered poetry in "ingots bright from the mint of
genius" and glowing with the impress of beauty and the
spirit of truth, in quantities sufficient, were it known and
appreciated as it would be in other countries, to secure
to them an honorable reputation throughout the world.
Such were Harney, author of' Crystalina* and the ? l-ever
Dream,'Sands, author of ' Yamoyden Wilcox, author
of the 'Age of Benevolence ;* Robinson, author of 'The
Savage;' Little, the sweet and lender poet of Christian
feeling, the lamented Braiuard, and many beside, whose
writings are almost unknown, save by their kindred asso
ciates and friends.
With the names of those poels who within the last few
years have extended the reputation of American lite
rature beyond the Atlantic, Bryant, Dana, Percival,
Sprague, Sigourney, Whittier, Willis, &c. the public are
familiar ; and we can assure them that there exists, though
long forgotten and unknown, a mine of poetic wealth,
rich, varied and extensive, which will amply repay the la
bor of exploring it. and add undying lustre to the crown
which encircles the brow of American geniu*. In the pub
lication now proposed we ihall rescue from the oblivion
to w hich they have long been consigned, and embalm in a
bright and imperishable forin the numberless ' gems of
purest ray,' with which our researches into the literary an
tiquities of our country have endowed us ; and we arc con
fident that every lover of his native land will regard our
enterprise as patriotic and deserving the support of the
citizens of the United States, as tending to elevate the
character of that country in the scale of nations, and as
sert its claims to the station to which it* children entitle*
it With this conviction we ask the patronage of the com
munity to aid us in our undertaking, conscious that we
are meriting its support by exhibiting to the world a proud
evidence that America, in the giant strength of her Hercu
lean childhood, is destined ere long to cope in the arena of
literature with those lands which for centuries have boast
ed their civilization and refinement, and justly exulted in
their triumph* of their cherished sons in the noblest field
which heuven has opened to the human intellect.
The Amkhican Antiioi.oov will contain complete
work* of a portion of the following?the most popular of
our poetic writer*?and of the other*, the beat poena*, and
sueh aa are least generally known :
Adams, John Quincy Gould, Hannah F.
Allston, Washington Hallack. Fit* Greene
Barber, Joseph Harney, John M.
Barlow. Joel Hillhousc, John A.
Benjamin, Park Hoffman, Charles F.
Bognrt, Elisabeth Mellen, Grenville
Br.iinerd, John G. C. Ncal.John
Brook*, James G. Pcabody, B. W O. i
Bryant, William C. Percival, James G.
Clark, Willis G. Pierpont, John
Coffin, Robert 3. Pinckney, Edward C.
Dana, Richard H. Prentice, George D.
Doano, George W. Rockwell, J. O.
Drake, Joseph R. Sands, Robert C.
Dwight, Timothy Sigourney, Lydta H.
Ellct, Elizabeth F. Sprague, Charles
Embury. EmiqaC. Sutermeister. J. R.
Everett, Edward Trumbull, John
Fairfield, Sumner L. Wctmore, Prosper M.
Freneau, Philip Whittier. John G.
Gallagher, William D. Willis, Nathaniel P.
In addition to the poems of the above named authors,
selections, comprising the best productions of more than
four hundred other American writers, will be given as the
work progresses.
The American Anthology will be published on the first
Saturday of every month. Each number will contain
seventy-two royal octavo pages, printed in the most beau
tiful manner on paper of superior quality, and two or more
portraits on steel, with other illustrations.
Price, Five dollars per annum, payable in advance.
The first number will Ik- published in December.
Subscriptions received iu New-York, liy Wiley Si Put
nam, 181 Broadway, and Griswold & Cambreleng, 118
Fulton street. All letters to be addressed, post paid, to
RUFUS W. GRISWOLD,
See. N. Y. Lit. Antiquarian Ateoctation.
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tiers to begin with the series w hichcommenced W beptsss
l*-r 1836, the first volume of which terminated m March
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Presidential election, all the proceedings of the reform
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PROSPECTUS OF
THE UNITED STATES MAGAZINE
AND DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
ON the 1st of October, 1837, will be published st
Washington, District of Columbia, snd delivered
simultaneously in the principal cities of the L ulled States.
a new Monthly Magazine, under the above title, devoted
to the principles of the Democratic party.
H has long been apparent to many of the reflecting mem
bers of the Democratic party of the Lmted Stutes, that a
periodical for the advocacy snd diffusion of their political
principles, similar to those in such active and influential
operation in England, is a detideraXum of the highest im
portance to supply?s periodical which should unite with
the attractions of s aouud and vigorous literature, a poli
tical character capable of giving efficient support to the
doctrines and measures of that party, now maintained by
a large majority of the People. Discussing the great
questions of polity before the country, expounding and
advocating the Democratic doctrine through the most sble
pen. that that party can furnish, in articles of greater
length, more condensed force, more elalx.rale reaearch,
and more elevated tone than is possible for the newspaper
press, a Magazine of this character becomes sn instru
ment of inappreciable value for the enlightenment and
formation of public opinion, and for the support or the
principles which it advocates. By these mean., by thus
explaining and defending the measures of the Democratic
party, and by always furnishing to the public a clear und
powerful commentary upon those complex questions of
policy which so frequently distract the county, and upon
which, imperfectly understood as they often are by
friends, and misrepresented snd distorted as they never
fail to be by political opponents, it is of the utmost impor
tance that t'hTpublic should be fully and rightly informed,
it is hoped that the periodical in question may be made to
exert u beneficial, rational, and lasting influence on the
public mind. , , ...
Other considerations, which cannot be two highly appre
ciated, will render the establishment and success ol the
proposed Magazine of very great importance- ....
In the mighty struggle ol antagonist principles w-hicli is
now going on in society, the Democratic party of the Uni
led State? itand* committed to the world an the deposi o
rv and exemplar of those csrdinal doctrines of politics
faith with which the cauot of the People in every age and
country is identified. Chiefly from the want of a con
venient means of concentrating the intellectual energies
of its disciples, this psrty has hitherto been almost w holly
unrepresented in the republic of letters, while the views
and policy of its opposing creeds are daily advocated by
the ablest and most commanding efforts of genius and
'"iMbe United States Magazine the attempt will be
made to remove this reproach. .
The present is the time peculisrly appropriate for the
commencement of such an undertaking. The Democratic
body of the Union, aAer a conflict which tested to the ut
termost its stsbility and its principles, have succeeded in
retaining possession of the executive administration ol
the country. In the consequent comparative repose from
political strife, the period is auspicious for organizing and
calling u, Its oid anew and powerful mlljr of ?j>i? ehuraa
ter. interfering with none and co-operating with all.
Co-ordinate with this main design of 1 he United States
Magazine, no caie nor cost will be spared to render it, in
a litrrary point of view, honorable to the country, and fit
to cope in vigor of rivalry with ita European competitors.
Viewing the English language as the noble heritage and
common birthright of all who speak the tongue of Milton
and Shakspeare, it will lie the uniform object of its con
ductor. to present only the finest productions in the vari
ous brsnche. of literature that can bs procured, and to
diffuse the benefit of correct models of taste and worthy
execution. . , . , .
In this department the exclusiveness of party, which is
inseparable from the political department of such a work,
will have no place. Here we all stand on a neutra
ground of equality and reciprocity, where those univcrsa
principles of taste to which we are all alike suhject, will
alone lie recognized as the common law. Our political
principles-cannot tie compromised, but our common litera
ture it will be our common pride to cherish and extend,
with a liberality of feeling unbiassed by partial or minor
views. . , , .
As the United Ststes Magazine is founded on the
broadest basis which the means and influence of the l)e
mocratic party in the United States can present, it is in
tended to render it in every respect a thoroughly Nation
al Work, not merely designed for ephemeral interest and
attraction, but to continue of permanent historical value.
With this view a considerable portion of each number will
be appropriated to the follow ing subjects, in sddition to
the general features referred to above : . , .
A general summary of Political and of Domestic Intel
ligence, digested in the order of the States, comprising sll
the authentic important tacts of the preceding nionth.
General Literarv Intelligence, Domestic and toreigw
General Scientific Intelligence, including Agriculj^al
Improvements, a notice of all new Patents, occ. f
A condensed account of new work, of Internal Im
provement throughout the- Union, preceded by a general
view of all now in operation or in progress.
Military and Naval N?ws, Promotions, Changes, Move
ments, Stc.
Foreign Intelligence. .
Biographical obituary notices of distinguished persons.
After the close of eac)i session of Congress, an extra
or an enlarged number will be published, containing a ge
neral review and history of its proceedings, a condensed
abstract of important official documents, and the acts ol
the session. , .
Advantage will also lie taken of the means concentrated
in this establishment from all quarters of the I nion, to
collect and digest such extensive statistical observations
on all the most important interests of the country as can
not fail to prove of very great value.
This portion of the work will bo separately paged, *?
a. to admit of binding by itself, and will lie furnished v/ith
a copious index, so that the United States Magazine will
also constitute a Complete Annual Rkoistkk. on a
scale unattempted before, and of very great importance to
all clattrt, not only us affording a current and combined
view, from month to month, of the subject* which it will
coinpriae, but also for record and reference through future
years; the value of which will increase with the duration
of the work. . t, ,
Although in its political character the United States
Magazine addresses its claims to the support of the De
mocratic party, it is hoped that ita other features referred
to above?independently of the desirable object of becom
ing acquainted with the doctrines of an opponent thus
advocated?will recommend it to a liberal and candid
support from all parties, and from the large clas. of no
To promote the popular object, in view, and relying up
on the united .upport of the Democratic party, as well ns
from others, the price of subscription is fixed at the low
rate of five dollar* per annum ; while in mechanical ar
rangement, and in size, quantity of matter, &c , the t nt
ted States Magazine will be placed on a par at least with
the leading monthlies of England. The whole will lorm
three large octavo volumes each year . .
K7 Terms : $5 in advance, or ?6on the delivery of the
third number. In return for a remittance of #20, five co
pie. will be .ent; of *50, thirteen copies will he sent;
and of $100, twenty-nine copies.
ID* All communications to be addressed (post paid) to
the publishers.
TAMMANY HALL.
At a regular meeting of the Democratic Republican <ien
eral Committee, of the city and county of New-York,
held at Tammany Hall, on Thursday evening, April 6,
1H37
The'prospectus issued by Messrs. Langtree A O'Sulli
van for the publication, at the city of Washington of a
monthly magazine, to lie entitled the United State. Maga
zine and Democratic Review, having been presented and
read, it was thereupon, . .
Resolved unanimously. That, in the opinion of this
Committee, the work referred to in the prospectus wHI
prove highly useful to the Democratic Party, and benefi
cial to the c<?mmunity; that the plan of the work appears
to be judiciously adapted to the attainment of the impor
tant objects announced hy the publishers, snd we cordislly
recommend it to the support of our fellow citizens.
An extract from the minutes.
Edwaid SanDPOED. Secretary.
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PROSPECTUS
TO THK
AMERICAN MONTHLY MAGAZINE,
ro* 1837. '
PIVE DOLLARS PEE VIi|.
ON the first of January was published the first number of
the ninth volume of the American Monthly Magaxme
. commence the second year of " the New Series
of the American Monthly." One year has passed since,
by the union of the New England Magazine with this
w?" ??tablished periodical, the resources of a publication
which had previously absorbed those of the American
Monthly Review and of the United States Magaxme
were all concentrated in the American Monthly Mifa'
line ; giving at once so broad a basis to the work as to
stamp its natiooal character and ensure its permanency.
The number of pages, which have each month exceeded
one hundred, was at the same time increased, to make
room for an additional supply of original matter; and each
number of the work throughout the year has been onia
mented with an engraving, executed by the first artist* in
the country. How for the literary contents of the Minn
line have kept pace with these secondary improvements
the public are the best judges. The aim of lb* proprietors
has been from the first to establish a period*-J which
should have a tone and character of its own ; and which
while rendered sufficiently amusing to ensure its cirruila'
tion,should ever keep for its main object the promotion ol
good taste, and sound, vigorous and fearless thinking, up
on whatever suluect it undertook to discuss ; which, in a
word, should make its wsy into public favor, and establish
ita claims to consideration, rather by what should be
found in its pages than by any eclat which the names ol
popular contributors, or the dissemination of laudatory
j paragraphs, could confer. Nor has the American Monthly
| had any reason to regret having adopted and followed out
the course prescribed to, itself from the first. It has in
deed lost l?oth contributor* and subscribers by the tone of
some of its papers ; but by the more enlightened who have
judged of the tendency of the work in the aggregate snd
not by its occasional difference of opinion with thems.lv.,
it has l?een sustained with spirit and liberality. It' has
been enabled to merge from infancy and dependance upon
extrinsic circumstances; and the quickening power of
many minds, laboring successively or in unison, has in
fused vitality into the creation while shsping it into form,
until now it has a living principle <if ita own. It has lie
come something, it is ho|*d, which " the world would not
willingly let die,"
Bui though the subscription list of the American Monthly
has enlarged with the publications of every numlier during
the last year, it is not yet sufficiently full to justify the
publishers in carrying into effect their plan of liberally
compensating both the regular contributors and cverv wri
ter that furnishes a casual paper for the week. Nor till
literary labor in every department of a periodical is ade
quately thu- rewarded, can it fully sustain or merit the
character which an occasional article from a well paid
popular pen may give.
If these views be just, there is no impertinence in ap
pealing here to the public to assist in furthering them by
promoting the prosperity of the American Monthly Main
line.
The work which is under the editorial chagre of C F
Hoofinan and Park Benjamin, Esq. will continue to U
Riblished simultaneously on the first of every month, in
ew York, by George Dearborn At Co., in Boston by Otis,
Broaders Ac Co., communications received at the Office
No. 38, Gold Street, New York.
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
This is a monthly magazine, devoted
chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope of 8cience ; and not
professing an entire disdsin of tasteful selection, though
its matter has been, as it will continue to be, in the mum,
original.
Party politics and controversial theology, as far as pos
sible. are jealously excluded. They are sometimes so
blended with discussions in literature or in moral.sciencc,
otherwiseunobjectionable, as to gain admittance for the
sake of the more valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they are incidental only ; not
primary. 1 hey are dross, tolerated only because it can
not well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith il is
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spare
in the work; and it is the editor's aim that they should
have a threefold tendency?to convey in a condensed
lorin, such valuable truths or interesting incidents a* are
embodied in the works reviewed,?to direct the reader's
attention to books that deserve to be read,?and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large num
ber, which merit only to be burned. In this age o? publi
cations, that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscruninaling student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is one ot'
the most inestimable and indispensable of auxiliaries, to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays snd Tales, having in view utility or amusement,
or both. Historical Sketches,?and Reminiscences of
events too minute for history, yet elucidating it, and height
ening as interest,?may be regarded as forming the staple
work. And of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished?sometimes of no mean strain?to manifost and to
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents of otir
country.
The times appear, for several reasons, to demand such
a work?and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is feverish and irritated still, from recent political strife*
The soft, assuasive influence of literature is needed, to
allay that fever, and soothe that irritation. Vice and folly
are rioting abroad : They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, or lashed l?y ridicule, into their fitting haunts
Ignorance Jords it over an immense proportion of our
people. Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse
the enlightened, and to increase their number; ao that the
great enemy of popular government may no longer brood,
like a portentous cloud, over the destinies of our country.
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful I
agent can lie employed than a periodical, on the plan of
the Messenger; if that plan be but carried out in practice.
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent. In all
the Union, south of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals ! Northward of that city, there are probably at
least twenty-five or thirty ! Is this contrast justified bv
the wealth, the leisure, the native talent, or the actual
literary laate of the Southern people, compared with those
of the Northern ? No: for in wealth, talents, and taste,
we may justly claim at least an equality with our bre
thren; and a domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords us, if we choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
''?rom a deep sense of this local want, that the
word Southern was engrafted on the nsme of Ibis
periodical; and not with any design to nourish local pre
judices, or to advocate supposed local interests. Fsr from
any such thought, it is the editor's fervent wish to see the |
North and South hound endearingly together forever, in
the silken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditating hostility to the North, he has already
drawn, and he hopes hereafter to draw, much of his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himsell,
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dispel the
lowering clouds that now threaten the peace of both, ainl
to brighten and strengthen the sacred tics of fraternal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No. of its third volume. How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered, it is not for the editor to sav He
believes, however, that it falls not further short of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short of
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number of the
work contains 64 large super-royal pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner, on new lypc, snd on paper
equal at least to that on which any other periodica! i?
printed in our country.
No sulmcription w ill be received for less than a volume,
and must commence with the current one. The price n
per volume, which must be paid in sll esses at the time
of subscribing. This is particularly adverted to now to
avoid misapprehension, or future misunderstanding?s<
no order will hereafter l?e intended to unless accompanied
with the price of subscription.
The postage on the Messenger is six eents on snv sin
gle No. for all distances under 100miles?over 100 miles,
ten cents.
All communications or letters, relative to the Messen
ger, must lie addressed to Thomas W. VI'hitk.
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Rirhm< -.'l. V <
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