Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-12-20
PROSPECTUS
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place is chosen, not only for lis facilities of in
formation, literary and political, but rs that at
which the Southern Statcs can be united upon
the undertaking, with the greatest ease, and with
the completest exemption from al State or Party
jcalousics.
Of;hc matter, three -fourths Say 225 pp.) shall
consist ofragular Rerie'o$; making about 9 of
% PIP. each. These Emust, as to literary works
! at least. return, as general rue, somewhat to-
wards that older method, now almost forgotten,
an't give regular analysis of the book reviewed,
if it DO Of any merit. In Politics and upon Oc-
casiOnat Topics, there may be greater liberty of
devating into mere disquisiton.
In this portion Of the Review, there will be
given, i'll each No. paper historical OF the Pol
itics and general events Of the day; 10
Historical Register Its execution will always
be committed to the strongest hands only; and
its purpose, to give i unity and consistency to
the Public Doctrines of the Review, such as can
scarcely be so well effected in any other manner.
Occasional Retrospective Rerie.rs will also be
embodied in this part of this plan, with view
of favouring, in certain degree, the more Curl
Gus studies or to revive the knowledge of i'm
poytant books, forgotten i'll the confusion of
modern learning.
Writers will be led, ofregular purpose, to give
their papers, wherever the subject will permit,
the form of Series; in order not only that they
may thus afford completer body Conformation,
but serve, also, to reprint apart, for popular
circulation; method that will much augment
both the reputation and usefulness of the Re-
| view.
A body of Misccllda!es (Say some 81 pp) Will
form the subordinate and more amusing part OF
the Journal. It's contents will, for the most part,
consist of short Literary Notices; Biographical
Articlcs critical list of Neto Publications., for
egn and domestic, and general Literary lnteLh-
gence
In Communications, the compressed mode OF
writing will be every where required. Papers,
in which the words do not bear a just proportion
20 the information conveyed or the effect inten-
ded, will be either rejected, without scruple, or
abridged, without mercy.
To warrant this exaction, the usual rate of
compensation to writers will be advanced to y
dollars per printed page; prica that will olfer
fai. remuneration to the talents and labor which
we wish to secure.
OF this revival of Review Of the South, the
purpose is 10 give once more to our region, NOW
eminently needing it) an Interpreter and a De-
fender; the common Representative of our In
slitutlons, and of the Mind itself among us
Such, in that great Congress of Opinion, where
the fates of civilized nations are now so largely
settled, VIC DO not possess and we have already
suffered much for it. II is time TO make ourselves
understood and respected there. The Journal
which shall do this, must combine the general
strength of all who, throughout the South, love
the country and are capable of doing it intelIec-
iual service 1t n,;;at, then, be, not the cham
pion or the propagandist Of local opinions, but
the friend Of all that pursue the public good
Into the vulgar methods Of pc!it::s, ac5aseG b.
Partizan rancour, or corrupted by the popular
passion Of the hour, it must not fall. From it
the pride of the Nulifier must rcc1ive no dimin-
ution, the fidelity ofthe Unionist no reproach.-
1t must be no vantage ground to either party;
nor serve but as an equal field, where they will
only contend which shall most advance the
cause of the South, and Of that older doctrine of
Jeffcrsonian State Rights, avowcd by both parties
alike, and now the only hope OF ralying and of
rescuing the country.
To yindicate, then, our peculiar Institutions;
to repel with argument, lest presently we be for
ced to repcl with arms, all external interference
with our domestic condition; against the wild
rule of mere Chance and Corruption, to uphold
a Republican and Federative, as. distinguished
from Democratic and Consolidating admins
traton of the National affairs from the disorders
of the Central govcrnment-whcre Reform IS
hopeless and even useless, till you have given
Yourselves STRONGER and wiser lecal systems-to
direct the public view towards a home policy Of
ire Staies, capable through ITSELF to confer upon
rs the blessings ofwell-ordered Liberty, expected
in vain from the Federal Power: from the dclu-
sions of Party Politics abroad, to call home the
attention of our people to those arts, by which
the wise and the brave have often raised petty
States into noble and prosperous Common
wealths: to attach men, il possible, to their birth
place, and convert them, from wandering and
selfish adventures, into citizens, the lovers OF
civilization: to re-anmate public spirit and give
it purpose, as well as energy: to hold, over far-
ties and Politicians the tribunal OF Public
Upipion far different from that idle and corrupt
one, of which the Newspaper Press is the voice;
for these purposes, to diffuse through the land
sound and well considered public doctrines, with
knowledge and Taste, their natural allics-such
will be the general aim of that literary league,
among the best talents Of the country, which has
been set on foot, in the present undertaking.
Ofits critical purposes, it is not necessary TO
speak so minutely. In general, it will, OF course
strive to guide the popular taste towards the best
sources, in knowledge, and the truest models IN
Elegant Letters. It's judgments will, however,
found themselves upon the intrinsic merit OF the
author independent Of his temporary renown or
has birth being on this or the other side OF the
Atlantic Towards the few good writers that
want OF cultivation has yet permitted us TO have,
in America, it will know how to be respectiul.-
But in Literature as lately in Trade, shall in
sist that 10 mans bad commodity be forced upon
us, under patriotic pretences. Upon all that
school ofwriters, whose works, for want OF cv-
cry other merit, attempt TO make themselves one,
out of the very fact that they are not English,
an unspa1inp war will be wagcd; nor less upon
that other great division of the invading army
of Dulness-the endless compilers Of bad and H.
Gterate Schoolbooks-a sort that drive out ev-
cry thing humane amongst US, by poisoning its
very fountains, where thev pass. Over these
and whatever else Of pern!cious the Northern
Press pours out upon US, strict supervision
must for our very safety, be maintained.
Upon the Literature of mere Amusement
Novels, Verses, the Travels Of the ignorant and
impertinent people, Or the like upon Anniversary
n J,a,r,ra1 DiScourseS and those vol.