The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-05
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
rHoMAs W. WHITE. EpIroK ANp PRopRIEToR.

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly to literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire dsdan Of tasteful seiecons though
its matter has been, as will continue 10 be- IN the MAN.
original.
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sible, jealously excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral science,
otherwise understandable, TO gain admittance for the
sake of the more valuable matter 10 which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary They dross, tolerated only because it
well be severed from the sterling wherewith it is
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and il is the editors aim that they should
have threefod tendency-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the readers
attention books that deserve to be readand TO warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
ber which merit only to be burned In this age OF publ
cations, that by ther variety and multitude distract and
overwhem every undiscriminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned one Of
the most nestmabe and indispensable OF auxilanes 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in viewutiIty or amusement
or both.-Historicai Sketches-and "reminiscences Of
events minute for history Calculating IT, and height
enng its be regarded as forming the staple
Of the work And of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
UNDERSTANDINGS OF no mean srain-lo mahiles anu 70
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents oil our
country.
The times appear for several to demand such
a work-and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and inated still, from recent political stres
The soft, assuasve influence OF Literature IS needed 70
allay that fever and soothe that irritation wee ana o
are riong abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, or dashed by rdicule into their hitting hanns
Ignorance lords it immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set IN meton 70
the enlightened and increase their number SO tate
great enemy of popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the desnies OF our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
Mt canb he
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out In practice
The South peculiarly, requires such an agent In an
periodicals. Woodward Of that city there probably
least twenty-five thirty is this con,ras. jushed by
literary of the Southern people compared with those
of the Nonhem No for in wealth. talents, and taste
We may Justly claim at least an equality with our bre
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords if choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrated the name Of tins
periodical and with any design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought it is the editors ervent wish to the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much of choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he 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 of BOTH and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of faierna
love-
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted the
ideas here uttered, it is for the editor to say He
believes, however that falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory
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work contains "a large superoya pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner on new type, and on paper
equal at least TO that which any other periodical is
printed in country.
No subscription win be received for less than avoNme,
and must commence with the current The pncf Is
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The postage the Messenger is six cents on any sin
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ten cents.
All communications letters relative to the Messen
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