The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1837-10-14
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,

THOMAS w. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding
for articles fall within the scope Of Science and moi
protesting entire disan of tasteful selections though
It's ha, been, will continue TO be, in the
" S., and conf ,ov.rs bso,o,v as fr as ,o.
sble, jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobectonate, TO gain Abundance for tie
sake of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they Incidental only not
primary They dross, tolerated only because II can
not well be severed from the sterling whcrc"lth IS
Incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work; and the editors aim that they should
have threeoid tendency-to convey in n condensed
FORM such valuable truths or interesting incidents rs are
embodied in the works reyewed-to direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve to be read-and 10 warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
Der, which merit only TO be burned In this OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overnhclm every undiscrminating student impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned is :"
the most nestimabe and indispensable Of auxiareS 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
both,-His,orical Sketches,-and "Reminiscences Of
events minute for history yet Calculating 1t, and height
enng It's Interestingly he regarded as forming the slap"
OF the work And OF Indigenous poetry, enough IS pun.
lishedsometimes of srain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetlca taste and talents OF our
country. e.
The times appear, for several reasons, demand such
a wok-and not one alone, but many. The public mind
cverish and rritaed STILL from recent political strS
The soft, influence OF literature IS needed -
aay that fever and soethe that irritation. Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcuc, into their fitting haun,s
Ignorance lords il immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to aouS"
the enlightened and TO increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer hroo
like portcntous cloud the desnIes of country
And to accomplish all these ends what powerful
agent be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out IN practice
The South peculiarly requires such an agent In al
the Union, south Of Washington, there but t" literary
periodicals Northward of that city, there probably at
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified l
the wealth. the leisure. the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northern Mo- for in wealth. talents, and taste,
we may Justly claim at least an equality with our ore
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords if choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they ENJOY.
|, from n deep of this local want that IN"
word SOUTHERN engrated the name OF TINS
periodical and with any design TO nourlsh local pre-
judiccs or to advocate supposed local Interests Far IRON
any such thought IL the editors eryent wish to see the
North and South bound endearngly together forever IN
the sken bands of mutual kindness and affection fr
from medI,atng hostility to the North he has alrCaay
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much Of his choicest
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the Other
better contribute any essential degree To dlslci n
ow erng clouds that threaten the peace OF both ana
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF ira'crh"
love.
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted ont l.r
IDEAS here uttered it is for the editor to say lite
believes however, that it falls not further short OF l"
than human weakness usually makes practice fail short {"
theory. ..
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number al "a"
work contains Ga large super-royal pages printed IN me
very handsomcst manner, new type, and on paper
equal at least TO that on which any other periodical IS
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