The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-11-03
PROSPECTUS OF THE
LITERARY MEsSENGEl
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPHET

Party politics and controversial theology far as po,
sibIe, are Iealousy excluded. They sometimes 80
blended with discussions in literature moral science
otherwise objectionable 10 gain admittance for
sake OF the more valuable matter which they adhere
but whenever that happens they Incidental ouy not
primary. They dross tolerated only because il can
not well be severed from the sterling wherewh i
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spac
IN the work and II Is the editors aim that they should
have threeiold tendency-to convey in a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents AS are
embodied in the works reyowedto direct the reader.
attention to books that deserve TO be eadand warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large nun
ber which merit only TO be burned. In this age Of pu1
cations, that 10y fher variety and multitude distract und
oyerwhelm every undiscrimlnang student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned or
the most inestimabe and Indispensable OF auxlaTe TO
him who does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement
or both,-HistorIcal Sketches,-and "Reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet Calculating it, and height
ening It's Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work And OF Indigenous poetry, enough pub.
lshed-somemes Of no strain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents Of
country.
The times appear for several reasons, demand such
a woTk-and alone, but many. The public mind
is feverish and rritaed STILL from political strfes
The soft assuasive influence Of literature is needed, to
allay that fever, and sooihe that irritation Vice and folly
are rlotng abroad They should be driven 10y Indignant
rebuke or dashed by rdicule into their fitting haurs
Ignorance lords IL immense proportion OF
people Every spring should be set IN NOTION to arouse
enemy OF popular government may no longer brood
like porontous cloud, the destnles OF our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more po"eriu
agent can be employed than periodical on the pan
The South peculiarly, requires such an agent Ia oil
the Union south Of Washington there are but two literary
periodicals Northward Of that city, there are probably
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified y
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary taste of The Southern people, compared whit
Of the Northern! No: for in wealth, talents, and taste,
tl,, ,ln
thren; and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doub, affords u.s. If choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t from deep sense of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN was engraited the of this
periodical and not with any design to noursh local pre-
JUDGES, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors ervent wish to see the
North and South hound endearngy together forever IN
the slken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medtating hostility 10 the North, he has already
draw and he hopes hereafter TO draw much OF his choicest
matter thence happy indeed will he deem himscf,
should his pages, by making each region know the ott
better contribute any essential degree TO dspe ihc
lowering clouds that threaten the peace oil both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF iraerna
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached he
fifth No of its third volume How far it has acted the
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to He
believes however, that it falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory
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