The Pearl River banner., 1838-06-02
PROSPECTUS
Oh THE
'SOUTHERN N REVIEW.

| r1yO bc published At Washington, D. g. quar-
terly, iii al 70. No ofxe7J TO 500 pages
nrice IS pvf annum, payable In advance. The
place is chosen moi only for its facility Of inforna-
tion literary and poitica but because y is that a
4 which The Southern States can be united upon the
undertaking with the greatest case, and with the
greatest freedom from State OF party jealousIcs.
OF the matter, three fomths (say 20 pp) shall
consist at regular Reviews, making about nine Of
] Is 90. each. These as to literary works at least
shal return, as a general rule, somswha TO-
wards tie older method, new almost forgotten, and
rive regular abstract Of the book reviewed, If II
be of any merit. In poIitcis, and upon occasion-
ii subjects, there wl be greater liberaty OF de-
WAITING intomare disqualification.
La this method Of the Reysew, there will be
given, ii each No paper historical Of the politics
al general event Of the day, % serve as HiSto-
ricai Register. It's tsexecutons always be com
mitted to tic strongest hands only: and ITS purpose
ID give a uaiy and consistency 70 the public doc
trines Of the Review, such as scarcely bcso well ct
freted in any other manner.
o. asional Retrospective Reviews viii also be
embodied III this part Of the plan, with view Of
favoring in certain degree the more curlnns stu
dies Or to revive the kno ledge Of important books
forgotten in the confusion Of modern learning.
Writer'S will be lea, Of regular purpose, to give
their papers, whenever the subject twill permit, the
form, Of ssres, in order not only that they may
thus afford more complete body Of information,
but serve, aso to reprntap for popular circu-
[iafiou-a method that will much Iugment both the
reputation and the usefulness Of the review.
Al body oil flniscellanies--some 80 pages--will
Form the Subordinate and mere am sing part OF the
journal. Its contents willbe somewhat various,
but will, for the most part, consist ofshort lhtera
~ Notices, Bibliographcal articles critical list
Of new publications, foreign and domestic, and
general Literary Intelligence.
In colnmunicat tons, the most compressed MODE
Of whiting will be every where required Papers m
which the words do not bear a just proportion 70
the information conveyed, or the effect Intended,
viii be either rejected without scruple, Oh abridged
without mercy.
Towarant this execution, the usual rat Of
compensation to writers viii be advanced TO two
dollars perprinted page, pricc that will OTTER iair
remuneration to talents and labor. For, in this
ort Of undertaking, we know that "ademts studio-
.dn prtrniis, etiam studla peritura.n
Ofthis revival Of Review of the South, the
purpose is to give once more to our region, now
eminently needing it, an Interpreter and Deien-
der--the cornsncn Representative Of our lnstitu-
| tons ana fthe mind itself amongstus. Such, in
that great congress ofopinion, where the fates OF
civilized nations are now so largely setted we do
NOT possess; an we have already suffered much
forit. Itis time to make ourselves understood and
respected there. The journal which shall 40 this
must combine the general strength Of all who, In
the South, love their country, and are capable Of
doing still actual service 1t must then be, not
the championor the propagandist oflocal opinions,
but the frendof all that pursue the public good
Into the vulgar method Of politics, debassd by par
tsar, rancor, ,or corrupted BY the ineres,or over
4 come BY the popular passion Of the hour, il mast
notfall. From it the pride of the Suliher must
receive no dminution, the fidelity of the Unionist
no repruach. Itmust be no vantage ground to
either party, nor serve but as common field,
where thew will only contend waleh shall most adj
| vance the cause Of the South.
| To vindicate, then, our pcculiarinstitDnons to
repel with argument, lestpresently we be forced to
repel with arms, all external interference with our
domestic condition, against the wild rule Of mere
chance and corruption; to uphold republican and
tfederatige as distinguished from consolidating adj
,nipistration of the national affairs, from the disor
| ders of the central Government, where reform is
homeless, and useless, till you have gwen your
selves stronger and wiser local systems; to direct
| the public view towards a home policy Of the
States, capable through ITSELF, to confer upon our
peooe thosc blessings uf well ordered liberty which
we expect iii vain from the Federal power, from
the dclusons Of party politics abroad ITO call home
| he attention Of our peopleto those and by which
the wise and brave have often raised petty States
into noble and prosperous Commonwealths; to at
tach men, II possible, their birth place, ahd con-
vert them from wandering and selfish adventures
into citizens the lovers Or civilization: to re-ani-
mate public spirit and gvelt purpose as well as
energy; to hold, over parties and politicians, the
tribunal Of public opinion far different from that
idle and corrupt one Of which the newspaper press
Is .he voice for these purposes, to give diffusion
through the laui 10 sound and well considered pub
lie doctrines, spreading with them knowledge and
! taste. their natural ales-such will be The con-
slant effort Of that literary leagae, among the bes,
talents af the country which has been seton foot in
| the present undertaking.
| The foregoing prospectus was prepared before
any definite arrangement had been made connect
| id the undersigned with the Sonther Review al
editor Its Adopted as expressing, with sufficient
listncmess, the object, design, and plan Of the
4 work.
tits nrobable that the FIRST unrDher OF the Re-
lew win be issued some time In the month
vgf ctober next. II, however, the necessary ar
argument can be completed, il will appear at an
eaflier day.
I. ii proper 70 state that the Southern Review
win notbs published asa mere experiment upon
4 public pate0uage. An the work snot undertaken
with any isw 10 pecuniary profit, is due 70 the
propritors that they should not cur no risk Of pc
! cunlary loss. The importance snch work tc
DeoDls ar the South Is raneraly felt and acknowl
aagcd. its principal reliance for support is on
i tlem, and rests With thrmto say whether il shall
syer be called iuko existence or not. The expense
y sttending the publication ofitwll eecessariy be
eerv hcevy, requiring aflcast three thousand sub
rribers n secure the proprietors against serious
ioss--- With nss thamthas number it will not be