The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-06-23
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHERN REVIEW.

1uvO be published at Washington, d. G. quar-
/ terly, Iii an vo. No Of 275 TO 300 pages;
price S. per annum, payable in advance. The
place schosen not only for Its facility Of infonna-
o0, literary and political, but because II v that at
which the Southern States can be united upon the
undo taking with thu greatest case, and with the
greatest freedom from State or party jealousies.
Of the mater, three fourths (say 225 pp.) shall
consist Of regular Reviews, making about nine Of
| d %. each These as to literary works at least
shah return, as a general rule, somewha to-
wards tie older method, now almost forgotten, and
rive regular abstract of the book reviewed, If Il
be Of any merit. In politic,s, and upon occasions
al subjects, there will DE greater hberaliy OF de-
| Waiting into me INSTRUMENTATION.
| IN this method Of the Reysew, there will be
given, in each No. apaper historical OF the politics
aud gener9 event Of the day, 70 serve as ilisto-
rical Register. Itsexecutions win always be COM
mitted to the strongest hands only: and ITS purpose
70 givea unity and consistency tothe pubic doc
srnes of the Review, such as scarceybe so wei Ell
fected in any other manner.
Oc. asional Retrospective Reviews will also be
embodied III this part Of the plaA, with view OF
fascring, in certain degree, the more curlons STUB
dies or torovive the knowledge Of important books
forrotton III The confusion Of modern learning.
Writers viii be led, of regular purpose, to give
their papers, whenever the sabjectwi permit, the
form Of series, in order not oay that they may
thus afford more complete body OF information,
but serve, also, to reprint apart. for popular circn-
lation--a method thar win much augment both the
reputation and the usefulness Of the review
ii body Of miscellanies--somc SO pages--will
form, the subordinate and mere am sing part OF the
Journal. Itscontcnts will be somewhat various,
but will, for the most part, consist Of short Literal
nv Notices, Bbliogaphica articles, critical llst
OF new publications, foreign and domestic, ana
general Literary Intelligence.
In communications, the most compressed mooc
Of wrting will be every where required. Papers in
which the words don bear z just proportion TO
the inforlnhtion conveyed, or the effect intended,
will be either rejected without scruple, OF abridged
without mercy.
10 warrant this execution, the usual rat of
compensation 10 writer's will be advanced 70 two
dollars per printed page, price that will Offer fair
remuneration to talents ana labor. For, IN tais
or OF undertaking, we know ihats sademis staiio-
am prrmiis, etian stadia pefitura."
Ofthis revival Of Review of the South, the
parposc Is to give once more 70 our region, now
eninently needing it, an Interpreter and Defen-
der--the common Representative Of our lnstitu-
tons and Of the mid itself amongstus. such, IN
that great congress Of opinion. where the iates OF
civilized nations are now so largely settled, we do
not posscss; and we have already suffered much
for Il. Its time to make ourselves understood and
respected there The journal which shali 90 tkis
must combine the general strength Of oil who, IN
She South, love their country, and are capable OF
doing still actl,l service. II must then be, not
The champion u the propagandist oflocal opinions,
but the friend Of ill that pursue the public good
Into the vulgar method of politics, debased by par
san rancor, or corrupted by the interest, or over
come by the popular passion OF the hour, it must
notfall. eroia il the pride Of the Nulliher must
receive no dimnution, the fidelity Of the Uuionist
4 10 reprooch, Itfnust be no vantage ground to
\ either party, nor serve but as a common field,
4 where thew will only contend which shall most adj
vance the cause Of the South.
4 To vndicatc, then, our peculiar institutions; 70
repel with argment, lest presently we be forced to
en4l with arms all external interference with our
domestic condition, against the wild rule Of mere
chance and corruption to uphold republican and
fedora tive .as distinguish from consolidating adj
nin;straton Of the national affairs from the disor-
| ders Of the ceatral Government, where reform is
lhopelcss, and useless, till you have gwen your
selves stronger and wiser local systems to direct
the public view towards a home policy of the
States. capable through ITSELF to confer upon our
people those blessings Of well ordered liberty which
We expect in vain from the Federal power, from
the decisions Of party politics abroad to call home
he attention Of our people to those and by which
The wise AMI brave have often raised petty States
| into noble and prosperous Commonwealth; to at
tach men, il possible to their birth place. aid con.
vert them from wauderpg1nd selfish adventures
into citizens, the lovers lxation; to re-ani.
mate public spirit and a urpose as well al
energy; TO hold, over pal md politicians, ths
tribunal Of public opinion tar different from thai
idle and corrupt one Of which the newspaper pres
is .he voice for these purposes, to give diffusion
thvourh the land To sound and well considered pub
lie doctrines, Spreading with them knowledge ans
taste, their natural allies--sucl will he the con
slant effort OF that literary league, among the bes
talents Of the country, whchhas been set on foot
~ present undertaking.
: THE foregoing prospectus was prepared bcfor
I any definite arrangement had been made connect
. ing the Undersigned with the Southcr Review 4
!, editor tits adoptedks expressing, with sufcicn
: aistincmess, the object, design, and plan Of II
: work.
II tits probable that the FIRST number Of the Re
o lew will be issued some time in the .hont
{ ctohern next. If, however, the necessary al
Il angemont can be completed, twill appear at a
y earlier day.
q Il Is proper to state that the Southern Revie,
p will notbe published asa mere experiment upo
'e public patronage. AS the work isnot undertake
Il with my view TO pccunary profit, tits due to III
At prcpritors that they should not incur risk Of
W cun,ary loss. The Importance Of snch work
III people Of the South is generally felt and acknow
H. edged. It's principal reliance for support is o
d. urcn, and il rests with them to say whether irsha
70 ever be called intn existence not. The expens
cd attending the publication oftwill necessarily b
~ vcrv heavy, requiring aleast three thousand SUI
a. scrbess 10 secure the proprietors against seror
etl o.a - with less than thar n,,nber II will mi