Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-02-19
PROSPECTUS
Cf a-'e;s LGsT,fry York, 10 be published IN tie ca,
n Richmond. entitled
THE VIRGINIA SOUVENIR.
LADIES, LIrE9XRY GAyETrp.

!s1lIlS worS does not profess 10 be SINGULAR IN H.,
Il character. as inany others tthe same s,amD are
Published IN the Northern part OF The continent II
Is only peculiar respects its locality for il is ,
Only one, aid first OF lis kind ever established r.,
the South. u is true that many II not al IN. ;n,r
mails published the continent parlalc more or lrss
% literary character and afford 10 the SIN or conc
I!e 'iislred eiild OF ROMANCE and The lively essa
lIli scope Tor the indulgence of each pcculiar ,nIc,
But their more Immediate subjects viii forevcr O.
crooch upon tho frontiers of literature and AZ hi;
,e nave so iar mtruded uponits privileged soil, that
Ike tho aooriginesit X hcmmed within mere cnrne
Tnd with fearful eye views the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, off,
powerful and rwhelming rivals. From this stat
We hope, aud il shall III this undertaking be our -;
mary aim, to bring il forth unfetterrL and free
we would moreover state that another pecn l;u,;,,
wal be annexed 10 this undertaking. Born educated
una living as we are in the South the Virrinin So,
yefir shall receive It's cooring, feature and character
rom 5.c oierent lights shadows ani manners porva-
dn'g Southern America. Although we would NOT
Win to advance any OPINION s;yoirirr of sertionoi
pTcJudiccs, yet the fact is -jvios aud urDn This fact
our preceding pledge is predicotcl that thou,rb Pho
saes Oh character between our brethren OF the North
ana ourselves are minute, yet they are pcrccp,;hI
anu STRIKING. Surely, then we cannot be con.idorol
ihvld!ous. III forming preference for those drI;no
tons endcarcd to us By the familiarity of Lifetime
and forming humble thcat re in which tbc,, NM. ~
perhaps, but partially defined.
o the CITIZENS ofthe South, and more cspecialI.
70 the fairer portion Of its population, do we ap,,ni
Tor support Is 10 the latter IT, At wc more e.pc
COMMIT istI'"S hG'I II VIII be them ti,.t
the most unycding cncrgi,, of our humble in,,ccI
VIII he exercised, and should our last argument be
~ any avai! we viii assure them that we are. both
bachelors aud not D,nt-iicts
TERMS.
The Virginia Souvenir will be published for tho
ifst year seml-nonthy. on medium sheet or,b,
fms paper, each number containing ci ohf no,,c
he editorial department will be assisted by the f5e,
writers IN the South The matter contained in its
columns shall be- ifpossible exclusively ori,n,i aud
confined to the most interesting subjects in 9ht and
elegant literature. 1t will, i'll addition. be enriched
with fancy
The terms will b. two dollars per annnm in adj
Eahc', or TWO dollars and ify crnss at the expira-
nom at six months. Subscribers from distance or
those no, residing in Richmond. Norfolk; Petersburn
OF l-NncHonrg, must accompany their orders for sub
.'I't'ion WIN cash ANY sax persons by ienpitting
ten dollars viii each receive the work.
y" Subscription will be received for less than
year, ana no disccn'.auaHcc viii be allowed until nil
arfCaraees are pal.
90 Communicate post pail) viii be directed to Gil
ram " Mitchell, Z itors OF the Virginia Souvenir,