The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-08
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting entire dsdain OF tasteful selections hough
its matter has been, will continue to be- in the main
original.
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos
sble, are jealousy excluded. They sometimes so
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobjectonabe, gain admtance for the
sake Of the valuable matter which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary They dross, tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling wherewht
incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have threeold tendency-to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed,-o direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be readand TO
him against wasting time and money upon that large num-
ber which merit only to be burned In this age OF puh
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscriminatng student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is Of
the nestimabe and indispensable OF auxiaries 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in viewutillty amusement,
or both,--Historical Sketches-and "reminiscences Of
minute for history yet Calculating H. and height
ening its interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work. And OF indigenous poetry, enough IS pub
lished-sometimes Of srain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons, to demand such
a work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feverish and irtated STILL from recent political stries
The soft assuasiye influence Of literature is needed 10
aay that fever and soothe that irritation wee and folly
are roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdicue, into their htng haun's
Ignorance lords it immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse
the enlightened and TO increase their number so that Inc
great enemy Of popular government may no longer BROOD
like portenous cloud the destnies OF our country
And accomplish all these ends what more power'h
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan o
the Messenger if that plan be but carried out IN practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Union, south Of Washington there are but two literary
periodicals Norhward OF thatcy, there probably at
eas, twenty or thirty Is this justified by
tho wealth, 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
we may Justly claim at least equality with hre
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. We choose the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrated the of this
periodical and not with any design to nourish local
JUDGES, or to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought is the editors ervent wish TO see the
North and South bound endearingly together forever IN
the sken bands of mutual kindness and affection fat
from medating hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much OF his choicest
matter thence; happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree TO dspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF iraerna
love-
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far II has acted OUT he
ideas here uttered, is not for the editor to say he
believes however that falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short o.
theory.
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