Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-08-07
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90oHkaEhN LITERARY

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SOUTHERN 1F II FSaF :.
THOMAS J. WHITE, .Edito,
'THIi Is a mOnfhlo-,,. '
chiefly to 1itsTafn,ss1 gazine, a,
i,nqlng room also for art;cloia a z GEES
the scope Of Science; snS s that d !.
entire disdain Of tasteful H. ~ not prole,S
matter has been. az win s 800 Ia
main, original. SOluane 70 y
Party Politics and emt,..
al e lar e possible, are i Ss1l.la Tbsi
tney are sometimes 50 ble5Sss "a
sloDs N literature or m moral ~ y: 8 VII 4
unobjectimable, as to osi I, :. sSsence, oss
sake ofthe more valuable ms St,l aanss 3,
adhere /: but whenever thai Is. vi iiisI
incidental, only; not priins ~. 8
tolerated only because itcsr6o, Insyaf
iFom the sterling ore wherewif5; !.
Reviews and Critical N..;
due space in the work; ana ME- !. oces
ann that they should have = us = tbs
Ito convey, in acondenseS g
tru i Interesting incidents = ! 8. SCI
m the works reViewed,-to ~ . n e
attention to books that deee NC ts
and towaEn him against ws.t; go % b
ey upon that large number. w53.t tnss
be burned. In this age, Of pp NM M
then variety and multitudap ~
whelm every undiscr;minst;0u.,A = n
tial criticism, governed BY tbsy me-
toned, is one ofthe most mes =: e b =.
pensable ofauxiharies, to him - a n
discriminate, a
Essays, and Tales, hayinon
amusement, or both---Histoss.u - = seF III /,
"reminiscences ofevents too, 80
yet calculating it and HEIDI IHfso
may be regarded as fo,s;. -.'. y Tts ais,s;
work And of indigeD0s p le STAPLE dS
pubIshed-sometimes Of 10 5V S.. eOoE
manifest and to cultivate ~ -. "a 'trs1-
taste and talents ofour cOmt,S Sas pplit
The times appear, forseTs:s,
mand such work andnut one \ ~. -. 81
ny. The public mind Is fevs-ss 'l''
shn, romrecent political strfa a.'l =; y M
suasive influence of Literature !. ,a LS
lay that fever and soOthe that i5 T9.a
and FOLLY are rioting abroad; the
driven by indignant rebuke. orl.. ~! sa9
INTO Their fitting haunts. Ign T-1. =
over anlmnense proportion Of or,ss..,l
cry spring should be set in mot;d. y
the enlightened, and to incressetS.,."
so that the great enemy Of poa ,-i- !
ment may no longer brood. LIE - -!
cloud, over the destinies of ON .o,,t. 1~
to accomplish al these ends. wbs go, ~
erful agent can be employed. than 49,, -
on the plan of the MESSENGER. r IT..
but carried out in practice? :
The South peculiarly reoulre, =.
agent. In al the Union, south CIV
there are but two Literary peroI;,,Lf "a,
ward ofthat city, there are prof. :, : 4
twenty-five or thirty! Is this ers-
fed by the wealth, the leisure, Il 49,,
emit or the actual literary tasteotkeS-.
people, compared with those .otfe ~
No: for in wealth, talents and ts-s =,
justly claim at least an equality waIw,
rem; and a domestic institution ey,bI,
own, beyond all doubt, affords u. iVs 4.
twice the leisure for reading ui s
which they enjoy.
II was from deep sense Of tins bel
! that the word Southern was ennsAs3r
name ofthis periodical; and not VII 2
sign to nourish local preiudiees ub,A
supposed local interests. Far tnm
thought, 10 IS the Editors feren N
the North and South bound en3szn
gether forever, in the siIken Binds d
kindness and affection. Far from IA
hostility to the North. he has ahesi1
and he hopes therefore to draw mEAi
choicest matter thence: and happynAA
he deem himself shsuld ks pages, ~
each region know itself better, con-
any essential degree 10 dispA the
clouds that now threaten the peacedb
to brighten and strengthen the zr5s
fraternal love.
The Sorthern Literary Messsax
reached the l1th No. o. TIE tE Z
How FART has acted out tie ideas hae
is not for the Editor to say. He beGzE
ever, that It fallsnot further short ii
human weakness usually makes Pm
short Of Theory.
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