The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-02-24
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
Il chiefly literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fa within the scope OF Science and not
processing entire disdan Of tasteful selections though
us matter has been it will continue to be, in the main,
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos.
sble, are jealousy excluded, They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature or in moral science
otherwise unobectonabe as 10 gain adm,ance for the
sake oil the more valuable matter which they adhere
but whenever that happens they only not
primary They dross tolerated only because il can
not well be severed from the sterling wherewith is
| Incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and is the editors that they should
have threefold endency-to convey in a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewedo direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve to be adand
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only to be burned In this OF publ
cations, that by their variety and multitude distract and
overehem every Understanding student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views mentioned of
the most neslimabe and indispensable of auxaries 10
him who does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement
or both-Historical Sketches,--and "reminiscences of
events too minute for history yet Calculating it. and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work And of indigenous poetry, enough pub
lished-sometimes of strainto manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country.
The appear for several reasons 10 demand such
a work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is ererish and irritaed stili from recent political sles
The SOFT assuasive influence OF literature is needed to
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
noting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcue, into their fitting hauns
Ignorance lords it immense proportion Of
people. Every spring should be set in notion to
the enlightened and TO increase their numbers so that the
great enemy Of popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the destinies OF country
And TO accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent be employed than periodical, the plan
the Messenger if that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent In all
the Inion south Of Washington there are but literary
periodicals. Norhward of that city, there are probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared whit those
of the Northern No: for in wealth, talents, and taste,
we may justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy.
II was from deep OF this local want that the
word SOUTHERN engraited the name Of this
periodical and with any design TO noursh local pre-
udiccs to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors feryen wish TO the
North and South bound endearingy together forever
the silkcn bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatirg hostility TO the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much Of his choicest
matter thence happy indeed VIII he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know The other
better contribute any essential degree 10 dlspel The
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF traternaI
love. ..."
fifth No OF It's third volume How far il has acted the
ideas here uttered, il is not for the editor 20 He
believes however, that falls not further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory.
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work contains 64 large superoyal pages, printed in the
very han,somes manner on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any otbrv periodical is
printed in country.
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