Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-09
PROSPECTUS
0f ns~ Litsfarg 6erl, 10 1ep,.bi,.aed III NE
Cuyof kiehmond. entitled
THE v tRG1Nra gCuvENxR
Ladies Iifera,g Eaztftf.

WINS work does not profess To bs singular
- ~ its Character. a. many others OF The
same stamp ARE published in the Northern part
Of lie continent. Ii Is ouly peculiar 40 res
sheets ITS locality for It's the only onr, and
first offs kind ever ablished IN the South
II Is true thai many. II 40, all ife journal, pub
iisiisd on the continent. psrtakr more or less
oil lTrarr character. aud afford 10 the sou
al song, The inspired child OF romance, and the
iyely es,ayisl full scope for the indulgence OF
each peculiar talent. But Their more itnmedi-
ale subject. will forever rncfosch upon the
fiontirfs Of literature, aud Al this time have so
far mtrudrd upon its privileged soil that, like
the AboTIgines. u hemmed within mere
corner, aud vi iesrful eye views The aggran-
dlzenent ol ITS powerful and over~ helmite ~
walls. From ms slate, Ne hope, and II shall in
III, undertaking. be our primary aim 10
bfiog u iouh, anletteTrd AID free
We would moreover stale thai another paon-
lauty will be annexed 10 tnis Undertaking
Born, educated and living ~ We are ia the
south, ID" Virginia Souvenir snail receive its
coloTIuE, feature aud character from thu differ
eut lights, shadows and maunefs peryading
Soutbern America Although we would nat
afsn 10 advance any opinion sayoring Of see.
tional preiudlees. ye the isci is ebytous, and
upon this lhct our preceding pledge is predic.
u ed, tina though the shades Of character be-
tween our brethrea 81 the North aud oufsel, rs
are minute, ~ they are pc. tepfible and slrk-
ing Surely. then. We cannot be considered
III, Idious, T. forming prefer nee Tor those
delineadons. endsa,.d 10 ~ by the familiarity
of a lifetime aud forming an humble theatre IN
winch they may be perhaps, bat partially de
fined
To the cltlzens oil the South. and more e,pe-
al Ia, tla
we appea' for support II is h. the latter that
We morr especially commit ourselves, and it
Vii e for them that the mos unyieidnng ener-
gees Of our humble inleiiects will be exerc ,sed,
aud, should our last arguiaeut be OF any ayail,
W. "Ili assue them that We are both Bachelors
aud noi brnedcis.
TERN The Virginia Souvenir will be
published for III. II 81 year -emi monthly on u
medium sh 81 OF the hn' 81 paper each number
containing eight pages. The editor al depart.
mrni II bc assisted b. the finest writer, in the
south. The matter contained ~ us columns
bal b. II possible. exclusively orig NAL, and
confined 10 the mos inlr IS ing subjects IN Iiqhr
aud elegant literature. |, viii IN addition Ae
enrich d quarterly lay an original iiho srophic
OF engraved plate. with fancy cover
The terms will be t~o dollars per annum in
advance. OF two dollars aud fifty cents At tia
distance or those mol residing IN Richmond.
Norfolk, Petersburg, or LynchbUsg. must &C.
company ih"r orders Tor subscription with cash
Any six persons by RENTING ten dollars, viii
each reeve the work
No subscription will be received FOR less thsu
year and no disconlmuauce Will he allowed
until all arrearges a,e paid.
Communications post p,id) viii be dire, ted
10 hlln" o. Mitchell, Editions Of the Virginia
souvenir, Richmond, Va
ALBERT NJ GILLIAN
STEP l. MITCHELL.
u Three numbers OF the above work have
been already published IN Lynchbntg by Mr..
Gdliam, bnl owing toa wish ON thu part Of the
Editors 10 changeiis iorm ANA make II similar
Throughout, II will recornn,cnce M klchmond
aad the numbers sent to subscribers ab rGto.
Ut Editors throughout the continent I, lend.
" the cause OF Lltera ure are renee, fully 60
hcited to give the above Prosp, cta, a lew lnser.
iuns IniheIr columns.
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