The native American., 1837-10-14
PROSPECTUS Of THE
sCU1HERN LlTERRY MESSENGER,
ruoN a. w WHITE EDITOR Ann PuOpuIEToR

yryFIIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted chi

10 literature but occasionally finding room for articles
that fall within the scope OF science; and not processing
tire dsan of tasteful selections, though ITS matter has BEEN
and will continue 10 be, IN the man, original
Party politics and controversial theology far possible,
jealousy excluded They are sometimes SO blended with
discussions literature moral science, otherwise unob-
Jeconable gain adnitance for the sake OF the
which they adhere but wheneverha hap
pens they incidental only primary They ross,
tolerated OILY well be severed the s,er-
ling orr: wlerew i'll, it is Incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space in The
work. am. the edit RS aim That they should have three
fold tenencyto convey condensed form such valuable
truths interesting ncien,s as embodied in the work.
direct tie readers books that de-
serve to be and him against wasting time and
money upon The large number. which only BE- buried
distract and overwhem every Understanding student i,-
partial criticism, governed BY the views just mentoe
of the ines,inabls and Indispensable OF auxares him
who dies wish 10 discriminate
ESSAYS a,. Tales, having view utility or amusement or
boh-fstorica Sketches-and "Reminiscences IL events
too minute for history, Calculating it. and -igltnng its
Interest," be regarded forming the staple OF the work
Aud Indigenous poetry enough published sometimes
no mean manifest and to cultivate the growing o-
e,cal taste and talents of or country.
The appear, for several reasons, TO demand such
work-an alone, but many. The public mind is
feverh and irr'aed still, from recent political s,,es: The
SOFT csuasiye influence Of literature needed 10 ay tia,
FEVER and soo,e that irritation Vice and folly rong
broad They should be driven by indignant ebuke or lasl.c
by rnlcur their fitting alns. ignorance lords over
AN immense proportion Of people. Every spring should
be motion, the ehI shened and increase
their nmbe that the great enemy OF popular
may no longer brood, like cr,en,ious cloud,
lines Of country And to accomplish I'LL these ends
more powerful agent can he empo, ed than periodical on
The pl Of lie Messenger that plan be but
practice.
The South peculiarly, requires such agent In all the
Unon If Washington, there but literary e-
rncaIs. Nor,hws If tia, city, there probably at leas,
TWENTY-FIVE thirty! Is this contrast justified BY the wealth.
The lue the talent the actual literary Of the
Southern people, compared with those Of the Norle,l
wealth. talents, and TASTE justly CLAIM least
an eonay with breeren; and domestic Institution ex-
clusrey our own beyond s doubt affords il we choose
twice lc leisure reading and writing which they ENJOY
II was q deep Of this local want that the word
SOUTHERN engraed the Of this periodical; and
and with any esig nours local preuces or to
il is The editor Eryent wish the Nor, and South
bound enearngy together forever in the ken bands
ua kindness Far from mcitating hostility 10
the NORTH he has already drawn, and he hopes hereafter
draw much OF his choicest matter thence; and happy indeed
will he deem himself should hi. pages, by making
gon the other better contribute degree
dispel the lowering clouds that threaten the peace
boh brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of aer-
nal love. ..f
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No third volume. How far has acie, out the
ideas here uttered is not for the ed say lie believes
falls not further short of them than human
weakness usually makes practice fall short Of theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number of the
work contains Ga large royal pages nted in the very
handsomest type and paper equal least
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