The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-05-26
PROSPECTUS
or THE
SOUTHERN REVIEW,

IVXyO DC pupH5ntu a. WdsnifSfohs -. ~ qua
] u terly, IN an6 vo. No Of 275 TO 300 pages
+ ipricp S. per annum, payable In advance. III
place ischosennot only for its facility Of informa
lion, literary and political, but because tits that
which The Southern States can be united upon TIL
undertaking with The greatest case, and with tn
lgreatnst freedom from State or party jeafousies.
OF the mater, furee fonrths (say 225 pp.) shall
consist III regular Reviews, making about nine o
las pr. each. These as to literary works at leas
lshall return, as q general rule, somewhat TO-
wards the older method, now almost forgotten, and
Egivc regular abstract OF the book reviewed, II
be Of any merit. In politcts, and upon OCCASION
alxubjccts, there viii be greater beraliy of de-
4 Waiting into mere disqualification.
In this method ofthe Revsew, there will be
gven in each No. paper historical of the politics
and general esent of the day, TO serve as Histo-
real Register. LIS executionswil always be COM
ntted 70 the strongest hands only and its purpose
to give unity and consistency to the public doc
rines Of the Review, such as scarcely be so well eff
fscted IN any other manner.
| Occasional retrospective Reviews viii also be
embodied in this part ofthe plan, with view Of
fayoring in certain degree, the more curions stu-
dies: or torcvive theknowledge ofimportant books
| forgotten in the confusion Of modern learning,
Writers will be led, of regular purpose, to give
their papers, whenever the subjectwill permit, the
form Of series, in order not only that they may
thus afford amofe complete body Of information,
bat serve, also, 10 reprint apart for popular crcu-
|iaton--amethed that will much augment both the
reputation and the usefulness Of the review.
A body of observation-disclosures so pages--will
form the subordinate and mere am sing part of the
Journal. Its contents win be somewhat various,
but will. for the most part. consist Of shof, Litera-
arv Notices. BbIiopraphical articles critical list
of new notifications. foreign and domestic. and
general Literary Intelligence.
n communications. ire most compres.ed mode
sof writing will be every where required. Papers in
which the words ~ nnt bear ;ust proDort;on 10
the informhtion conveyed. or The effect intended,
Win b either rejected without scrple. or abridged
without mercy.
Towa,Tast this execution, the usual rats Of |
compensation "a writer's WILDE advanced 10 two
dollars Der printed page, price that will offer fair
remuneration to talents and labor. For, IN this
ort of undertaking, we know atssademtis studio
am u,pmiis. etan studia perirura.,,
Ofthis revival Of Review Of the South, the I
purpose Is to give once more to our region, now
eninently eding il, an Interpreter and Defen-
der--the common Representative of our Institu-
tons and ofthe mind itself amongstus. Such. in
that great congress Of opinion, where the fates of
civilized nations are now so largely settled, we do
not possess and we have already suffered much
orit. itisa to makeourselyes understood and I
there. The joernal which shah do 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 champion or the propagandist focal opinions.
but the friend Of all that pursue the public good
Into the vulgar method Of politics, debased bypar
san rancor, or corrupted by the interest, Or over
.ome by the popular passion Of the hour, it4must
lotfall. From 1.-THE pride Of the Nu6er must
eceive no diminution, the fidelity of the Unionist
% reproach. Unjust be no vantage ground 10
either party. nor serve but as common field.
where they viii only contend which shall nosr nd,
,apce the cause Of the South.
To yindicate then, our peculiar institutions: TO
eneI with argument. lest presently we be forced ~
epel with arms. ali external interference with our
omestic condition. against the wild rule Of mere
vance Ana corruntion n uuholda republican and
.dera;ve a. d;st;nuu;sbed fro !, .nsol;d,,;na al.
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