The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-11
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
for articles ai fan within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire disdain OF tasteful secoas though
its matter has been, as it will continue to be, in the man,
original
Party politics and controversial theology pos
slbe, are Jealously excluded They sometimes SO
blended with discussions in literature or in moral science
otherwise unobIectionahle gain admance for the
sake Of The more valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental only not
primary They dross tolerated only because it
not well be severed from the sterling wherewith it is
Incorporated. .&'..
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and ii is the editors that they should
have threefold endency-to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed,to direct the readers
attention books that deserve be and TO warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only 10 be burned In this age of publ
cations that by ther variety and multitude distract and
over"hem every undiscriminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned OF
the most nestimabe and indispensable Of auxares, to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
events minute for history yet calculating it. and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
ished-someiimes of mean sran-to manifest and to
country Ms.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work-and not alone, but many The public mind
is feversh and rrtated STILL from political s,rfes
The Soft assuasive influence of literature is needed,
alay thatfeyer and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke dashed by rdicule their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords it immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should be set in notion TO arouse
the enlightened and 10 their number that tie
great enemy Of popular no longer BROOD
like portenous cloud the destinies Of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can 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 Union, south Of Washington there but two literary
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least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northern No: for in wealth, talents, and taste,
may justly claim at least equality with our hre-
ihren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords il choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II from deep OF this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name OF this
periodical and not with any design 10 noursh local pre-
JUDGES, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors ervent wish the
North and South bound endenrineiy together forever m
the ken bands OF mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility TO the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF ms choices
matter thence ana happy indeed VIII ne deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree TO dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace oil both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraternal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No OF its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered il is not for the editor to say He
believes however that il falls further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practce fall short o.
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number Of the
work contains Ga large superroya pages printed In The
very handsomest manner, new type, and on paper
equal least that which any other periodical is
printed in country.
No subscription will be received forless than avorme,
and mus, commence with the current The price is
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avoid misapprehension, or future misnnderslanons-as
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ger must be addressed TO THOMAS W WHITE;
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