The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-22
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
T>HIs IS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE devoted
L chiefly TO literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire dsdain OF tasteful selections though
its matter has been, will continue to be, In the main
original
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sible, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral science,
otherwise unobjectionable, to gain admttance the
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary They are dross tolerated only because it
well be severed from the sterling ~herewth 1t is
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have threefold tendency-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
attention TO books that deserve to be read,and to
him against wasting time and money upon that large num-
ber which merit only to be burned In this age of publ.
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhem every Understanding student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned is one OF
the inesmable and indispensable of auxilares, to
him who does wish to discriminate
Essays and Tales having in utility amusement
or both,-Hstoncal Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history yet Calculating IT. and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
OF the work And of indigenous poetry enough is pub
shed-somemes Of no mean srain--to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons, to demand such
a work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and itated STILL from recent political strtes
The soft assuasye influence of literature is needed TO
alay that fever, and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
riotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcue, into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords II immense proportion OF our
people, Every spring should be set In motion, TO arouse
the enlightened and increase their number so that Inc
aou e
And to accomplish all these ends, what more po~efiN
agent be employed than periodical on the plan
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out IN praco
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent In SA
the Union soSh Of ~ 9ef are s s
sasa ,isy mis- contrast justified by
wealth. the leisure. the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people compared with those
of the Norther No for in wealth. talents, and TASTE
we may Justly claim at least equality with our bre
thren; and domestic institution exclusively own
beyond all doubt affords If choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t was from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the name Of this
periodical and not with design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought II is the editors ervent wish TO the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the silken bands OF mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditating hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much his choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of BOTH and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraterna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No OF its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered, II is not for the editor to say He
believes however that it falls not further short of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number Of the
work contains "a large superroya pages printed IN the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any other PERIODICAL is
No subscription will be received for less than avoUme
a an must commence with the current one The pnees
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avoid misagPrehension, or future Observation-Disclosures
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The postage the Messenger is six cents any sin
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ten cents.
All communications letters, relative the Messcn
GER must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
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