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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHERN REVIEW,

prcc Saruy aHrun, payable IN advance. n ~
place i cl;oscn not only for its facility of borni
lion, literary and political, but hecause itis that
which me Southern States can be uuitsd upon III
undertaking with the greatest case, md with I'll
greatest freedom from State OF party jealousics.
4. OF Tax. matter, three louYths (sV 20 pp.) sha
consist OF regular Reviews, msking about nine {
2j pp each. These as to tenIy works at lea
shall return, as general tlc, somewhat L
wards tae older method, walnost forgotten, an
give regular abstract Of TN book reviewed, if
be of n4ry merit. In poutS, and upon occasion
al suber4 As there viii be Ecaer libcrality Of de
yiatiil., into mere disqualification.
In this method of tleilsevsow, there viii b
giveu, IN each No. paps historical of the polite
ana general event of We day, to serve as Hjs'o
RIGA .!eastaI/ hs executions will always BIZ COM
nitted 10 the srolget hsnds only: and its purpose
10 give unityanlconsis'eucy tho public doc
,rues Of the ycview, such scarcely be wei! ef
f.etea IN av/ other manner.
Gc aa. M Retrospective Reviews will also be
cmbol5fn this part of the plan, with q view Of
fayorin/in certain degree, the cllrions stu
dies no revive the kno ledge ofimportlnt books
lorgglbn in the confusion of modern learning.
Yfitsgs viii DE led, of regular purpose, 10 give
,h papers, Whenever the subject will permit, the
fin of 4 seles, IN order not only that they may
Aus afford more complete body Of information,
ut serve, also, to reprint apar for popular cifcn-
/iatlon---a inethod tdat VIII much augment both the
fcpit1on and tie usef ,ncss Of the review.
4 b1tty Of observation-disclosures 20 pages--wf
FORM the suhonlinote and mere am sing part Of the
Joanal. l'scoutents willb soncwhat various,
bit VIII, for the most part, consist Of short Ltera
~ Notices, photographed articles, critical list
OF new publications, foreign and domestic, and
general Literary Intelligen c.
In communications, the most compressed mode
eiwritin5 will be every where required. Papers in
wnich the words do not beara just proportion to
the infonnhtion conveyed, or the effect intended,
will be either rejected without scrupla or abridged
without mercy.
iowaIrant this execution, the usual rate Of
compensation to writer's viii be advanced 10 two
dollars per printed page, price that will offer fair
remuneration to talents and labor. For. in this
sort of undertaking, we know that's aiemtis studio
rum pinnis, etiam studia peeitura.''
Oflhis revival Of a Review of ttle South, the
purpose is to i've once more to orr region, now
COMMUNICATING it, ali Interpreter aud Defan-
der--tilc common Representative of our iasitu.
tions and oft mind itself anousstus. Such, in
thar great congress opinion, where the fates Of
civilized nations are now so largely settled, we do
rot posse 5 +; AMI we have already suffered much
forig. Ii is time to make ourselves understood and
tospecte there. The Journal which shallrlo this
mug combine the general strength Of all who, in
the south. love thcir country, and are capable of
doing a-s.i actual So vice. 1t must then be, not
tho th npon or the propag1ndSt of local opinions,
buhe friend Of all that paSsue the public good
Intb the vulgar method Of politics, debascd by par
fish rancor, or corrupted by he Interest, or over
coSs by the popular passion Of ne hour, it must
aolfill. From it tiepsi'cof the Nulliher mast I
rrIc;ve ~ dinnuticn, tho fd Fly of the Unionis
nj proach. ltmustte no vantage ground TO
ether olrtv, nor serve but rs a common field,
where they will only contend which shall most ai-
yhnca the cause of the South.
10 yinlcatc, t>en, ou peculiar institutions; to
eye, with arslmcl II, lest presently we be forced to
epa wit, arms, all external Interference with our
lon site condition, agains, the wild rule of mere
hancc and corruption; TO uphold republican and
CIDER tive, as distinguished fon consolidating adj
nnstrltion of the NATIONAL affairs, from the disor-
ers of the central Government, where reform is
opelcss, and useless, till you have gven your
elves stronger and wiser local systems; to ilirect
he public view towards home policy Of the
tates, capable through ITSELF to confer upon our
eope tho BLESSINGS Of wei ordered liberty which
re expect in vain from the Federal power, from
be deiusions ofparty politics abroad to call home
le attention of our people to those and hy which
nc wise an1 brave have often raised petty States
ito noble an prosperous Commonwealth; to at
len men, fp,ssible, u their birth place, ahl con-
ert them from wandering AMI salish adventures
ITO citizens, the lovers of civilization; to rc-ani-
lata pn5lic spirit AMI give It purpose as well as
herey; to hold, Ger parties and poi clans. the
iblnil ola public ooinion far different ON that
,lo enic rdpt one Of which the newspaper press
he voice: Cor these purposes, to gige diffusion
npagh the land 10 sound aud well consi lcrcd pub
cdr'fines, sMe,ding with than knowledge ana
iste, teeir natural alles--slich viii be the con-
imtedor oftlat literary league, among the best
heht' Of tiseontrv, which has been set Oh foot in
nc present unisriakny
ihe foregoing PROSPECTUS was prepared before
ny definite arranga;ncnt'had been made connect. c
Y the undersigned with the Souther Review Ms o
'o.. n is adopted MS expressing, with sufficient $
istncsness, tlc object, design, eNl plan of the o
,ork Y
It's probable that the first number of the Re-
lew viii be issued some time in the month Q
fctobcr next. II, however, the necessary mr. e
ngenant can be completed, it viii appear a. an ;
lrlar dav.
II is proper to state that the Southern Review q
i'll notb published as mere experiment UPON y
lblic patronage. As the work isn no; undertaken u
in aav view to pecuniarv profit, il is due to the
opritnrs that they should not incur no risk Of pe Y
mary 'css. The importance OF snch work to o.
ople Of the South is generally felt and acAnowl-
,ri Its principal reliance for support is on >
EN-, mi itrests with them to say whether it shall p'
CT be callel into existence or not. The expense ~
nuling the Publication oft will eecessarly bo CT
" hon ", requiring at least three thousand SUBJ &C
ibars :, secure the nropriciors against serious te
s.--NVit' less than that number il will not be pa
nnnnced. pa
The unders'ned has no other connection with
work than nsits Editor. All communications ly'
iged for him in thai character, win be address pa
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yirgIS<Ns The duty obtaining subscribers. and nu
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