The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-07-14

!, or THE
II SOUTHERN N REVIEW. M
1.-Two b published ~ Washington, D. G. AZ,
~ ferly, in "a 8 70. No Of 275 % 800 psgel
! price SIS per annun, payable in advance. Tt
place Is chosen not only for is facility Of informs
ton, literary and political, but because is that
which the Southern States can be united upon III
undertaking with the greatest case, and with II
greatest freedom from State or party jealousies.
Of the matter, three fourshs (say 225 pp.) sha
consist Of regular Reviews, making about nine i
Is PIP. each. These As to literary works at lea,
shall return, as general rule, somewha, to
wards the older method, now almost forgotten, All
give irregular abstract Of the book reviewed, II
II be Of any merit. In politicts, and upon occasion
n al subjects, there will be greater beraliy Of de
waiting into mere disqualification.
u iii this method ofthc Rcvsew, there win b
eiven in each No paper historical Of the polite
and general event Of the day, to serve as a Hiso
rical Register. Its cxecutionswill always be com
lnit,ed to theStrongcst hands only and its purpose
to give unity and consistency 70 The public doc.
trines Of the Review, such as scarcely be 50 well e
fac.ed in any other manner.
| Oc asional Retrospective Reviews will also be
embodied in this part Of the plan, with view 81
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dies or TO revive the knowledge Of important books
| forgotten in the confusion Of modern learning.
Writers wilbe led, Of regular purpose, TO give
their papers, whenever the subjcctwil permit, the
form Of series, In order not only that they NAV
thus afford more complete body Of information,
but serve, also, 10 reprint apart, for popular crcu-
lation--a method that will much augment both the
reputation and the usefulness Of the review.
hcJv nf ,v,,cral1ao.or IN ~o.xo ..:v
form the subordinate and mere am sing part Of thu
Journal. Itsconrents will be somewhat various,
but will for the part consist Of short Litera-
ny Notices, Bibliographical articles, critical list
Of new publications, foreign and domestic, and
general Literary Intelligence.
In communications, the mos. compressed mode
ofwriting will be every where required. Papers in
which the words do not bear just proportion to
the informhtion conveyed, Or the effect intended,
will be either rejected without scrupe, or abridged
without mercy.
T0warrant this execution, the usual rat. OF
dollars per printed page, price that will offer fair
remuneration to talents andiabor. For, in this
ort Of undertaking. we know that ssadeintis studio
am prrmiis, ctiam studia peritura.v
Ofthis revival Of Review Of the South, the
eninently needing it, an Interpreter and Defen-
der--the common Representative Of our Insdtu-
tons and ofthe mind itself anlongstus Such, in
that great congress ofopinion, whereshe fates Of
civilizednatfons are now so largely settled, wedo
not possess; and we have already suffered much
forit. Itis time to make ourselves understood and
respected there. The Journal which shall do this
must combine the general strength Of all who, in
the South, love their country, and ars capable Of
doing still actual service. 1t must then be, not
the champion OF the propagandistof opinions,
but the friend f all that pursue the public good
Into the vulgar method Of politics. debased by par
tisan rancor, or corrupted by the interest," or over
come by the popular passion Of the hour, it must
not fall. From it the pride Of the Nulhher must
receive no diminution, the fidelity Of the Unionst
no reproach. Thrust be no vantage ground I'd
either party, nor serve but as common field. |
where they will only contend which shall most adj
vance the cause Of the South.
Tovindicate, then, our peculiar institutions: to
repelwith argument, estprescnty we be forced 10 |
rcpel with arms, all external interference with our
domestic condition, against the wild rule Of mere
chance and corruption; TO uphold republican and |
federative, as distinguished from consolidating adj
Of the national AFFAIRS from the isor-
ders Of the central Government, where reform is
hopeless, and useless, till you have given syour.
selves stronger and wiser local systems; to direc,
the public view towardssa home policy Of ,hs
States, capable hrough itself, to confer upon .our
people those blessings Uf well ordered liberty which
we expect in vain from the Federal power, from
the decisions ofparty politics abroad 10 call home
he attention Of our people to those and by which
The wise andbrave have often raised petty States
into noble and prosperous Commcnwealths; ID at-
tach men, ifpcssble, to their birth place, aid con-
vert them from wandering and selfish adventures
into citizens, The lovers of civilization; 70 re-an;.
mutepublic spirit and giveIt purpose as wen a.
snersy; 70 hold, over parties and politicians, he
tribunal Of public opinion far different from thAt
die and corrupt one Of which the newspaper press
y he voice: for these purposes, 70 give diffusion
through the land 70 sound and well considered ub-
lic doctrines, spreading with them knowledge and
taste, their natural sllies--such will be tie con.
slant effort ofthat literary league, among the best
tasentsof the cnunry, whichhas been seton foot il
the present undertaking. MN
'The foregoing prospectus was prepared before
any definite Arrangement had been made cannbct. |
ing he undersigned with the Soathev Rotiew AZ I
editor Tits adopted as expressing, with su7icirnt
d'stinctness, the object, design, and plan ii ths
work.
Itisprobable that the frst number III tia r.
lew will be issued some time in the .Aontt |
fctobsrnext. Ii, however, the necessary al.
angemsnt can bccompleted, twill appear al an
earlier day.
II is proper 70 state that the Southern Review
will notbc published asa mere experiment upou |
public patronage. As the work Is not undertaken /
with any view 70 pscuniary profit, il Is due 10 the
propritors that they should not incur 40 rss of re-
cuniary loss. The importance ofsnch work "a /
people Of the Snuth Is generally felt and acknowI
edged hs principal reliance for support Il n !
tqem, anditrcsts with them to say whether Il sbal
ever BE- called into existence ornot. The exn,rs. (
attending the publication oflt will ccccssarilv H.
very heavy, requiring At least three thousand sb. I
scribers 2 secure the propHetors against serion.