Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-18
THE
AND LADIES' LITERARY GAZETTl

ACCOMPLISHMENTS the number of newspapers
IN daily issued to the public in the District of Co.
. ..m the undersigned are under the Impression tha,
sun announcer Is requisite, IN order to put the finishing
nnk 10 tue literary cham, Ut they may be permitted to
use u hgure,l which will then encircte the "ten miles
square. "! tue papers pubhshed here, with one sol
,itary exeepVon-tand That one IS OF such a character
as not TO interfere IN the slightest degree. with their
proposed puohcat'on)-Poltics IS the beginning, the
"iuu,e, anu Tue end-"the order OF The day. Ito the
comP'ete exclusion OF all reading OF y more refined and
imaginative oescr,pt,on-thosc more polished and ele-
GAM germs OF literature (which 'mpart instruction,
wn'i. tnsy give lie and animation to the social circle.
II will be observed above, that the undersigned pro.
pose 10 depart somewhat from the beaten track of
other wouid-be. as vel! as successful, Editors, in the
pistrieti sndi Tor that purpose. have determined to de-
vote their tune and talents, such as they possess. en-
Ureiy 10 ue amusement anu instruction OF the fairer
posuon OF creation. why this object has been SD lit.
ue resarueu by the conductors OF the Press III "the
uhree c,'ies, rs a matter OF surprise to every one. The
undersigned will not attempt to form a reason for this
neglect, lest prejudice might deem them upjust I'm
Others OF their profession. Iii a fact, that the ladies'
of 'ne District OF Columbia have evinced abundant lib
crafty IN their subscriptions TO papers of this charac-
ter. published in the northern cities; n circumstance
winch shows that something of this kind II is wanting,
nesrer nome To d'spsi ennui, and amuse the mind, in
'e "ours OF reiaxation from the more engrossing cares
offemaie lie. Why shall we not, then, without yani-
", anticipate n reasonable share Of patronage hom the
matrons and maids OF our district In carrying into
eAecauon our proposed plan, We shall, OF course, as
III auty bound, endeavor to give universal satisfaction:
u VIC i<iI, we must look for indulgence from those,
to US, our fair patrons. Our paper viii be male un
Principally OF Selections from the most approved and
rehned literary publications of the presents Nd by:
gone day s; and, while we Dope to exhibit such i,dc.
meht IN these rs TO satisfy our fair readers that we
nave Their Improvements as we'll rs their amuse ment at
heart, we pledge ourselves that nothing will appear in
our pages which shall cause the mantling blush To sui.
iuse the fair cheek of the most delicately modest. We
nave liberal promises Of assistance from several literary
ladies' and gentlemen of high standing, moreover, and
nope, by their COURTESY, TO be able to present TO our
readers, occasionally, a choice Original Tale, and n
visit 10 the more ideal but not less beautiful regions of
Poesy.
or the "thousand- and-one'~ appeilations pecuI;srIv
suited to a publication like the Que here PROPOSED. We
have chosen "The Kaleidoscope" as most in unison
with our plan, which will be to give, at every turn, a
and pleasing, forms and reaso;io"ss ouI so s,;U O ,sh.,,.Ih,
of Ne nature of our work we bey leave 20 nrnsc~, ,Ln
ALLOWING analysis, ga priori:"
Popular tales. ESSAYS and Sketches ,r;,;,.l anl-