The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-04-21
PROSPECTUS
OF aNlE
SOUTHERN REVIEW.

uOus lIcrdry anu pOntcai, Out Dfcdcsetlt " tndI
which the southern States can be united uponth,
interchangeable the greatest case, and with TIN
greatest freedom from State or party jealousies.
i. OF the matter, three iourths (say 225pp.) shal
censist Of regular Reviews, making about nine 81
IS PIP, each. These as 10 literary works at lcas
shall ret1ri, as a general rule, somcwha to-
wards the older method, now almost forgotten, and
u give regular abstract Of the book reviewed, II Il
Il We Of any merit. In Psliticts, and upon OCCASION
al subjects, there will BE- greater libcray Of de-
yiatag into mere disqualification.
la this method oftlle Rcvsew, fhere viii be
gves, in eah No. paper historical of the politics
and general event Of the day, TO serve as Hiso
iical Register. Its eSccuticnswill always be COM
rntted 70 the stlonses. hands only and tspurpose
to give unity and consistency to the public doc
trinos of the Review, such as searcelybe so well eff
lfectcd in any other manner.
Occasional Retrospective Reviews will also be-
embodied in this part Of thephn, with a view Of
laverang, in certan &sgree, the more curons stu-
dies; or to revive the kEowledgeDt important books
forgotten in the confusion Of neyicrn learning.
Writers will be led, Of regular purpose, to give
thoir papers, whenever the suhiectw permit, the
fern of series, in order not only that they may
thus afford a more complete body of information,
bat serve, aso to reprint apart, for popular circu-
| reputation and the usefulness of the review.
A body Of miscclanes--s 50 pages4-wrl |
form the subordinate and mere am snig part of the
Journal. Its contents wilfUe somec hat various,
bun will Cor the most part consist of short Litera-
~ Notices, photographed articles, critical list
OF new publications, foreign and domestic, ard
general Literary Intelligence.
In COMMUNICATIONS, the most compressed mode
OF writing w'lfDe every where required. Papers in
which the wsTds do not bcara Just proportion 10
the nfOrmhtson conveyed, 0r the effect intended,
will be either rejected without scruple, or abridged
without wscrcy.
Iowarant ibis execution, The usual rat of I
to writer's will be advanced to two '
dollars per printed page, price that will offer fair
to talents and labor. For, in this r
nrt Of undertaking. we know that ''ade,ntis studi,-
an prumiis, etiam studia pefitura.'' Is
0fyhis revival Of a Review of the South, the r,
impose IS to give once more TO our region, nov
n,incnty needingt it, an Interpreter aud a Dcfen- 81
.er--the common Representative OF our Instit,i. u
ions and ofthe mind itself amongstus. Such, in RI
hal greatcougress OF opinion, where the tates of 8,
ivizcd nations arc nav SO largely settled, we do Y,
ot possess; and we have already suffered much II
orit tits time to make ourselves understood aad /,
expected there. The journal which shall do 4his
sust combine the general strength or all who in
ne South, love their country, and are capable of al
ding still actual service. 1t must then be, not al
lie champion or thn propagandist ID local opinions. h
Ut the friend of all that pisue the public good a,
alto the vulgar method of politics, debased by par rs
san rancor, or corrupted by the interest, or over
,mc by the popular passion Of the hour, it must 90
otfall. From it the prideof the Nuiifer must ~
ceive diminution, the fidelity OF the Unionst y
D reproach. Thrust be no vantage ground 10 re-
ther party, nor serve but as a common field. a.
here they will only contend which shall most adj ~
inee the cause OF the South. n,
Tovindcate, then, our peculiar institutions; to Il
pelwitli argument, lest presentywe be forced to -
pei with arms, all external Interference with our
'mestic condition, against the Wild rule of mere -
anco and corruption 80 uphold republican, and T.
ieratiyc, as distinguished from consolidating adj
nstratioR Of the national affairs from the dsor- :,
rs Of the central Government, where reform ii a.
peless, and useless, till you have gwen y,our- y,
Ives stronger and wiser local systems; to direct ~
0 public view towards u home policy of the 70
ates, capable through ITSELF to confer upon our az
ope rose blessings oi vel ordered liberty WHICH y
expect in vain from the Federal power, from, Del
decisions ofparty politics to cali hcrte ny
J attention Of ourp people to those and BY which 10
wise and brave have often raised getty SansI r.
3 noble and prosperous COMMONS ctlths; 10 IT. to-
II men, POSSIBLE, to their birth place. ahd cou TIA
't'them from wandering and selfish adventures Oar
D citizens, the lovers Of civilization; to re-ani
tcpublic spir, and give It purpose as well as bod
'rsy to hold, over parties and politicians, the 40
unal OF public opinion far different from that Ne
\ snd corraptons Of which the newspaper press an
he Voice ior these purposes, 10 give diffusion GOV
oughtne land to sound and we'll considered nub- ruiz
doctrines, spreading with them knowledge Aud and
Le, their natural alliesslich will be the com min
At effort that literary league, among the best adv
'nts Of the Country which has been sci on foo " ueit
present undertaking. did.
The foregoing prospectus was prepared before tor
definite arrangement had been made connect- aud
the undersigned with the So,iher Review az gold
or Hits adoptedas expressing, win sufficient NOR
incress, the object, design, and plan Of The suit
n \. adal
It's Probable thas the first number Of the Re- thsl
' will be issued soue time IN the ssonth enur
euooef next. Y, however, me necessary ar ed D
'ement car be completed, twill appear at an hiny
ier day. con5
Is proper to state that the Southern Rev;ew ,ho,,
not be published asa mere experiment ,mon far !.
icpatronage. As the work is NOT undertaken fott,,
any view to pecuniary profit, it is due to the n
,rtors that they should not incur nc risk Of me- IN
ary loss. The Importance OF ssch d work 70 % "
Die az the South Il geney, III, ~, - wind
"a. lis principal rcl;apc, e,r s,,,s.. its on
\, and il rests with them 4, 81 o we 81
be called into existence or not Tha . ...a with
ndng the publication az Il win III, long
heavy, requiring atlcast three thousand subj niue
,crs to secure tho propriotors ,ga;rs, :. stron!
---Withless than that number II win not be- ocien
mencei. f - $50 Of on
no unders'nedh has no other connection win
work thnn asits Editor. All commupca,;ons ga
med rhim in thatcharaeter, will be addresss
= the present, IN EastviIle, Northampton conn
'irg'nia. The duty obtaining subcribers. and