The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-01-03
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
1SHIs is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE. devoted
i chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding
for articles THAT fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting entire disdain of tasteful seIoeR though
lis matter has becn as viii continue TO be, in the nam
Party politics and controversial theology as far as POS
sble, jealously excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral sc7cnce
Otherwise unobeconahle, to gam aimtiance for tie
sake Of the valuable matter 10 which they adheo
but whenever that happens, they Heidfai only
primary They dross tolerated oaly heczGse
not well be severed from the sterling wheFeEIia
1 incorporated.
Reviews ard Critical Notices occupy their fnc space
in the work and il IS the editors that they should
have threciold tendeRcy--io convey in condensed
5n sach valuable truths or Interesting incidents ac
embodied in the works rerIewed,io direct h- readers
attention books that deserve TO be read,and
him against wasting time and money upon that large num-
her walch merit only To bc buTacd In this o. publ.
Cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwheln every Understanding student impartial
criticism, governed BY the as mentioned Of
the most nesiinabe and Indispensable Of anI!laHes, 70
him who docs wish 10 discriminate
Essays and Tales, hayin. in utility amusement
or both,-Hls,orcal Ske,chcs,-and "reminiscences II
events too minute for history, yet elucidang i; and height
cning It's interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work. And OF indigenous poetry, enough i pun.
lished-sometImes Of s;Tainio ulanIieSi ad p
cultivate the growing Poetcal taste and talents q our
country.
The times appear for several reasons TO demand such
woodland not one alone, but many. The public mIRd
rs teSertSh and lriacd St from recent political Sirs
The sot- assuasive influence OF literature Is needed y
aay that fever and Soohe thai irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should bc driven by indignant
rebuSe, dashed by rldicule into their ttng hauni
Ignorance lords IL immense proportion q or
people Every spng should be set IN NOTION 70 arouse
the enlightened and increase their number = that Ic
great enemy OF popular government msy longer hr''
like Poren,ous cloud the dcsiinies Of ccun
And 10 accomplish all these ends, What power.
be employed than periodical, the Ylar q
the Messenger; II that plan 10 but earned out IN pacc
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the Union, south Of Washington, there arc bot two Literary
periodicals Norhward Of that CITY, there probably y
least twenty five thirty Is this JUSTIFIED
the wealth, the leisure the naiiTe talent tic aG'ga
literary OF the Southern people compared wIh to-
Of the Norhem No: for in wealth, talents and taste
We may justly claim Al least equality wIia our s1e-
thren; and domestic inSfiiaion exclusively own.
beyond al donls affords Us il choose twice the lc.sae
FOR reading and writing. which they enjoy.
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word SoUrusEN eaCTafiei the name Of tlis
periodical and with any design noursh local pro
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lawerlat clouds ,hai threaten the peace Of 10th and
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hove.
o So,,brrn Literary Messenger has now reached lie
ih No Of is third volume How FAR has acted ct Il"
ideas here uttered. il is for the editor 10 IL
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shan human weakness usually makes practice fall short .
theory.
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