Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-06-13
1.-THE AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY;


M lilLE nearly every country Of the
w world can boast of its collected
body Of national Poetry, on which the seal
# peoples favorable Judgment has been
set, and which exhibits 10 foreign nations in
he most striking light the progress Of civil.
cation and literary refinement among its in
habi ants; while England, especially, proud
y displays to the world a corpus poctarun
the lustre of whose immortal wreath has
shed a brighter glory upon her name tIlon
the most splendid trinmphs which her
statesmen and her snldiery have achieved.
our own country seems destitute of poet;c
honors. Appears, we say, Tor although no
full collection of the chef d'qurres Of our
writers has been made, Ell there exist, and
are occasionally to be met with product ms
of'Amencan poets which wilbear compare
son with tina nOblest and most polished eff.
forts OF European genus, aud which claim
for America as high rank in the scale Of
literary elevation as is now coded to older
and IN some respects more favored lands.
Impressed with The correctness of this
Judgment we propose to issue monthly
magazine which shall contain in perfect
unmutIlated form, the most meritorious and
beautiful efiusions Of the poets of America.
of the past and present time, with such in.
troductory, critical, and geographic notices
as shall be necessary TO a correct UNDER
standing of tho works presented to the rea.
der, and to add interest to The publication.
Those who imagine that there exists a
dearth Of materials for such an undertake
ing, who believe that d e aoni, Maids
have confined their richest favors 10 our
transatlantic brethren to the exclusion /, {
native genius, will be surprised to learn
that we are already in possession of more
than two hundred volumes of the production
OF American bards, from about the wear
1880 TO the present day. Nor is it from
these sources alone that materials NAV be
drawn. There are but few writers in our
country who pursue authorship as a vocation,
and whose works have been published in
collected form. Our poets, especially, have
generally written for particular occasions,
viii the remembrance Of which their pro.
duellons have gone TO rest, ort heir illusions
have been carelessly inserted in periodicals.
of slight merit and limited circulation.
where they were unlikely 10 attract notice
to themselves, or draw attention 10 their
authors. The grass of the field or flowers
OF the wilderness are growing over the ashes
81 many of the highly gifted who, through
the wild and Romantic regions of our repub.
nc have scattered poetry in "ingots bright
from the mint Of geniusn and glowing with
The impress OF beauty and the spirit Of truth,
IN quantities sufficient, were il known and
appreciated as il would be in other coun-
tries, to secure 10 them an honorable repu-
tation throughout the world. Such were
llarney. author of 'Crystalina' and the Fee
yer Dream Sands, author of sYamoyden;'
Wilcox, author of the Age of Benevolencc3
Robinson, author of The Savage;' Little
the sweet and tender poet Of Christian feel
ing, the lamented Brainard, and many be-
SIDE, whose writings are almost unknown,
save by their kindred associates and friends.
With the names Of those poets who within
The last the few years have extended the
The reputation OF American literature be.
You'd hesAtlantic, Bryant, Dana. Perciyal
Sprague, Sigourney, Whittier, Willis. &c.
The public are familiar; and we can assure
mem that there exists, though long forgotten
md unknown, mine Of poetic wealth, rich.
varied and extensive, which will amply re-
pay the labor of exploring it, and add INDY.
ny lustre TO the crown which encircles the
brow OF American genius. In the puhIica-
ION now proposed VIC shall rescue from the
oblivion to which they have long been con-
signed, and embalm in bright aud imper-
shable form the numbeTless gems of purcst
ray, with which our researches into the
literary antiquities of our country have en-
lowed US; and we arc confident that every
over Of his native land will regard our en-
Ierprlse as patriotic and deserving The sup
port OF the citizens of the United States, as
lending TO elevate the character of that
country IN the scale of nations, and assert
lis claims to the station TO which its children
entities 1t. With this conviction We ask the
patronage Of the community to aid us in our
undertaking, conscious that we are meriting
It's support by exhibiting to the world proud
evidence that America, in The giant strenth
1t her HerculeaE childhood, is destined ere 2
ong to cope in the arena Of literature with
hose lands which for centuries have boasted
heir civilization and refinement, and Justly
eXul'ed in their triumphs of their cherished
sons in the noblest field which heaven has
opened 10 the human intellect.
The AMERICAN ANTHOLOGY will contain
complete works of a portion of the following
the most popular of our poetic writer's
md of the others, the best poems, and such
IS are least generally known:
Adams, John Quincy Gould, Hannah F.
Alston, Washington Hareck, Fitz Greene
Barber, Joseph Harvey, John NJ.
5arlow, joel Hiilhouse, John A.
benjamin, Park, Hoffman, Cbarels +.
3ogart, Elizabeth MeIlen, GrenviDe
3rainerd, John &C. Neal John
Crooks James G. Peabody, 3. w. o.
5ryant, William Q. Percival, James G.