The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-03-24
March l. 1885
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHERN REVIEW.

he n,.hl n Nas1lQQtOu4
,erly. Il m 4 70. No Of 275 10 300 pages;
nr;ce e. ner annum, payable in advance. The
;sshoesr not only for its facility Of informa-
t;on literary and political, but because is that u
,vh;ch ~ Southern States can be united upon the
,,nder,akinp with the greatest case, and with the
.aa,ss, freedom from State or party ealousies.
M ,he matter. three fourths (say 225 pp.) shall
cons;s, If rerular Reviews, making about nine Of
d M. each. These as to literary works at least
shall return. as a general rule, somewha to-
wards the older method, now almost forgotten, and
give regular abstract of the book reviewed, i y
be of any merit In politicts, and upon OCCASION
al subjects, there will be greater liberay OF de-
WAITING into mere disqualification.
| In this method of the Revsew, there VIII De
given, in each No. paper historical Of the Pohucs
and general event of the day, to serve as
real Register. Itsexecutions will always be com-
n;ted To the strongest hands only: and its purpose
| to give unity and consistency to the public DOC
tr;nes Of the Review, such as scarcely be so well eff
fected in any other manner.
| DC, asional Retrospective ReyieWswhi also DC
embod;ed n this part Of the plan, with view OF
fayoring in certain degree, the more curons stu
dies or to revive the knowledge OF important DOCKS
forgotten in the confusion of modern learning.
their papers, whenever the subject will permit, the
form Of series, in order not only that they may
thus afford more complete body Of information,
but Serves also, to reprint apart for popular circu-
lation--a method that will much augment both the
reputation and the usefulness OF the review.
A body Of miscellanies-some 50 pages-wili
form the subordinate and mere am sing part Q! tne
Journal. Its contents will be somewhat various,
-., IF I.tpra-
" Notices. photographed articles, critical list
Of new publications, foreign and domestic, ana
general Literary Intelligence.
In communications. the most compressed mode
Of writing will be every where required. Papers IN
which the words do not bear Z just proportion 70
the information conveyed, or'the effect intended,
will be either rejected without scruple, Of abridged
without mercy.
l'owarrant this execution, the usual ray =
compensation to writers WIZ De advanced 10 TWO
dollars per printed page, price mat VIII oner lar
remuneration to talents and labor. FOR, IN TINS
sort of undertaking, we know that "ademtis studio
an, n,pmiis. etiam studia peritura."
Ofthis revival of a Review Of the South, the
nnrpose IS to give once more to our region, now
eminentlv needing it, an Interpreter and Defen-
der--thelcommon Representative OF our lnsntu-
tons and ,oftbe mind itself amongstus. Such, in
that Great congress ofopinioG where the fates of
civilized nations arenow so largely settled, we do
not nossess. and we have already suffered much
for 4 Itistme to make ourselves understood and
respected there. The journal winch snaii 40 'nls
,o,st con,b;pe the general strength Of all who, in
tie South, love their country, and are capable o.
dong still actual service. 1t must then be, not
the champion or the propagandist of local opinions,
but the friend Of all that pursue the pubic good
Into the vulgar method Of politics, dfoased Dy par
tisan rancor, corrupted by the interest,", or over
come by the popular passion Of the hour, y must
notfall From it the pride Of the Nu'iinef must
receive no diminution, the fidelity OF the onionis'
no reproach. Thrust be no vantage sfouna 70
either party, nor serve but as common heia,
where they will only contend winch snai most adj
vance the cause of the South.
To indicate, then, our peculiar lnsututions; 70
repel with argument, lest presently we DC iorceo 70
repel with arms, all external nterierehce WIN our
domestic condition, against the wnd fuie Oh mere
chance and corruption; to uphold arepuoiican ana
federstive, asdistnguished from consohoauns ad-
mnistration Of the national AFFAIRS rom tne dlsof-
| ders Of the central Government, wneio 'ieioin =
honeless. and useless, till you have given your
seues stronger and wiser local systems; to direct
4 the public view loWalue n 49, - -
States, capable through ITSELF 70 CONFER upon our
people those blessings q welfuereu hocf'y winch
r. aynect n vain from the Federal power, from
~ daus;ons ofparty politics abroad ito call home
No a,t,nt;on Of our people to those and by which
~ Ola And brave have often raised petty States
;n,o nome and prosperous Commonwealth; to at
.ac ,,s, r possible. 10 their birth place, ahd con-
rsr. ,bsm from wandering and selfish adventures
e;,;.sns ne lovers Of civilization; to re-ani-
as i nnbc spirit and give it purpose as we'll as
n.-,s = Nina. over narties and politicians, the
.rh,na, Il pubIic opinion far different from that
ia,s and corropt one Of which the newspaper press
Z M MICA. ar these purposes, to give diffusion
,hro,ch he land 20 sound and well considered pub
IL doctr;nes. spreading with them knowledge and
$50 ,hs;y natural alljes-such will be the con-
eaort If hat literary league, among the best
~ ~ which has been set on foot in