The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-03-03
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
il chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope of Science and not
protesting entire disdan of tasteful selections though
its matter has been, it will continue TO be- in the MAN.
original
sibe, jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral SCIENCE
otherwise anobectonabe as to gain abundance for the
sake OF the more valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary They dross, tolerated only because il
not well be severed from the sterling ore wherewh it
incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have threeiold tendency-to convey IN 4 condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works revewedto direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve TO be readand 10
him against wasting time and money upon that large num-
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age of publ
cations that by ther variety and multitude distract and
overshelm every undiscriminaing student, impara!
cclsm governed by the views just mentioned is OF
the most nesiimabe and indispensable of auxiares 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having In viewutilty amusement,
or boh,-Historical Skeiches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet Calculating IT, and height
ening its interestingly be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And OF indigenous poetry enough is pub
lished-sometimes of stranto manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetica taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear, for several reasons to demand such
work-and nat one alone, but many The public MIND
is everish ami Inflated still, from recent political Sles
The SOFT, asAe influence of literature is needed TO
aay that fever AID soohe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rcbuke, dashed by rdiculc, into their fitting haunS
Ignorance lords it over immense proportion OF o'r
people Every spring should be set IN MOTION, 70 arouse
the enlightened and increase their NUMBER so that the
great enemy of popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the destines oil our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan
tho Messenger If that plan be but carried out IN pracuc
The South peculiarly, requires such an agent. In all
the Union south OF Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals. Norhward Of that city, there probably at
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent or the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Norhernl No. for in wealth, talents and taste,
We may Justly claim at least equality with our ir'-
thrcn; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords If choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy
1t was from deep sense OF this local want, that me
word SOUTHERN engraited on the name Of ms
periodical; and not with any design TO nonrsh local pre-
udiccs advocate supposed local interests Ear from
such thought the editors iervcnt wish 10 see The
North and South bound endearngy together forever IN
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection far
from medltang hostility TO the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much Of ms rhoices
matter thence; happy indeed viii he deem mmStn
should his pages by making each region know he 9he
better, contribute in essential degree 70 oPe6 hG
lowering clouds that threaten the peace o. tah ana
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF aIeha
love 80,
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached tic
fifth No OF its third volume How far il has acted out ne
believes however that il falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory. ...
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number Of the
work contains O. large superroyal pages printed IN the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal least TO that which any other periodical is
printed in our country.
No subscription viii be received for less than volume
and commence with the current one. The price -
IS per volume, which must be paid in oil cases al INC e
az snbscrhing This Is particularly adycrtcd 10 now to
avoid misrepresentation, future mlsunderstandhE-aS
no order will hereafter he attended TO unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription. ..-.
Tho nnstare IN the Messenger is six cents on any sin
gle No for all distances under 100 mes-ovor 100 miles
ten cents. i, -,
An accommodations or letters, relative to the Mcssen
-. -, IL ,adrsssed 10 THOMAS w. WHITE
Som,hcrn Literary Messenger Office, Richmond Va