The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-01
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
l. chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope of Science and
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful selections though
its matter has BEEN will continue to be- in the man,
original
slbe, jealousy excluded. They are sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral science
otherwise unobectonabe, to gain admttance for the
sake of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary. They dross, tolerated only because it
not well be severed from the sterling wherewlth is
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and is the editors aim that they should
have threeiold tendency-to convey IN condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be read-and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age OF publ
cations, that by their variety and multitude distract and
over~helm every, Understanding student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views Just mentioned OF
the most inesmable and indispensable OF auxianes, 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in viewutiy or amusement,
both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history, yet eucdatng H. and height
enng Interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
of the work And of indigenous poetry enough Is pun
shed-some,imes of mean stran-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work--and not alone but many The public mind
is feversh and rra,ed STILL from recent political siries
The soft, assuasve influence OF literature is needed 10
alay that fever and sooihe that irritation VICE and IDLY
are rotng abroad They should be driven by Indignant
rebuke, or dashed by ndicule into their fitting hauns
Ignorance lords 1t over an immense proportion OF oo,
the enlightened and increase their number so that ne
great enemy of popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the desnies OF our country
Ind all hes
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan o
the Messenger if tina, plan be but carried out IN practice
The South peculiarly requires such an agent. IN az
the Union south Of Washington there but TWO literary
Nohward OF that CITY, there probably al
twenty-five or thirty Is this contrast 'ss.a Wy
literary taste OF the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northern! No for in wealth talents, and taste
may Justly claim at least equality with our bre
thren and a domestic institution exclusively
beyond all doubt affords if choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they ENJOY.
II was from deep sense OF this local want that the
word SOUTHERN engrafed the name OF this
periodical and with any design to nourlsh local pre-
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought, is the editors ervent wish to see the
North and South bound endearngly together forever IN
the siken bands of mutual kindness and affection far
from medtating hostility the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much OF his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region kno" the o'hef
better, contribute in any essential degree to dspei the
lowering clouds that threaten the OF both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF iraerna
/ love. -
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No Of third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered is not for the editor to say ne
believes however that 1t falls no, further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short o.
| theory. -,
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number Of the
work contains GA large superroya pages printed IN me
very handsomest manner on new type, and on PlIct
equal least to that which any other peFiodh" -
printed in country.
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