Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-02-09
PROPOSALS
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THE Kaleidoscope.

F1NIIE iric Of tbs propcs.l publication, will Of
\ once convoy an idea of its charac,c,. Il is in
tended to be repository OF the many coored flowers
Of IN" mind. which daily spring mp in the literary
fe'd and To preserve from decay the numerous buds
of genius which thrown, like iugitivrs upon the
bleak and desolatc comm IN of the world,
81 subject of surprise and regret. If not OF
rerrorci) that Richmond, the me, ropols of Vrginis,
where the political wsdom and much of the literary
talent of the STATE are annually congrcgated. hae no
panrr solely devoted to the cause Of literature The
undersigned feel conflen, that appeal tn tho lite
rary pride of the C,ty and State only wanting, to
r'm I'VE, speedily, this rcproach- Can it, for a mo
inent be nfn'cr Of doubt, Whistler = periodical Of
this sori will mret with suppor, Shall il be sand
that Poiaics and the Jriroiities of lshoa are the
only cngrossng topics Are tho efforts of the intel
lec to humbled and thrown in the ofthe grosser
affairs of eartR Shall RIcuMoSpS-shail VIRGINIA.
continue To io"k entirely other Cities and other
States, for mental nutrmcnt' Surely not. Richmond
mas whhin her limits souls susceptible OF cnuoblnr
emotions and pens capable Of portraying md giving
he TO the burning I'll ughis Of the ersia Her Young
men and her fair daughters. insensble tn the
charms Of n cultivated intellect; their scnsibes are
not deadenad ny the enervang influence Uf mild
md tickle climates they destitute of tia, spir,
~ hberdlitv which alone can cheer and sustain
CLEANER IN the field of literature.
The culture of the mind is obviously amongst the
first "t our social duties and To give relish To- this
culture, means rs diversified the opcratinn. of
Thought must &c employed Experience has tnuuh,
MS that our mental exercises must be tiarrd with
novelty and freshness and order render the sober
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OF fancy must occasionally be sprcnd before us Life
mst be represented all lis varied aspectsits sum-
brc realities frightened and relieved by the red n.
agrs of the Imagination.
10 the falrcr part Of creation tire publishers woud
cn1phaticaily appeal The LADIES' Department will
be an object of peculiar caro- and by their SMILEY or
Jrnions Will their prospects flourish fade. Tbey
cannot permit themselves 10 believe thar thosp
who have in charge the Intellectual prostferitye of
she rsIng generation who have 1t so c,smpe, ely
IN their power to give virtuons aud happy
direction to the energies of the infant mnnl-who
IN Short influence and give tone society will look
win indifference upon work like this. -
Under the pnrsrrasio then, that they will be cheer
cd, encouraged md sustained, in their Iabors they
venture themselves as hun ole pioneers in the cause
,fhey arc promised the aid Of gated pc1,s: and
ny this help, hope to make their KArrIprsropr
I'M aSreeabie reflector Of the rich gems of mind and
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!. Original and selected Moral Tales and Essass.
& bographicat sketches of distinguished writer's
male and female.
}. Reviews and extracts from new publications.
1. General Mlscelauy-embrccing instructive and
amusing anecdotes, conundrums, &c. &c.
,. Poetry
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