The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-12-18
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the OF Science and
protesting entire dsdan OF tasteful selections though
It's matter has been, as It will continue TO be- IN the
original
Party politics and controversial theology far pos.
sible, jealousy excluded. They sometimes SO
blended with discussions in literature moral science
otherwise unobjectionabe, to gain admance the
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary. They dross, tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling wherewith it is
incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and it is the editors that they should
have a threefold tendency-to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents AS are
embodied in the works revewed-to direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve TO be Tead-and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this OF publ
cations that by eir variety and multitude distract and
oyerwbelm every undiscrminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views Just mentioned, is OF
the nestimabe and indispensable of auxares, 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility or amusement
both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history yet Calculating IT. and height
ening its interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
Of the work And OF indigenous poetry enough is pub
lshed-sometmes of mean stran-to manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country.
The appear for several reasons, to demand such
a work-and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is feverish and iitaed STILL from recent political stnes
The soft, assuasive influence OF literature IS needed 70
aay that fever and soohe that irritation wee and FOLLY
roting abroad They should be driven by Indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcue, into their fitting hanns
Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion OF out
people Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse
the enlightened and increase their number; so that the
great enemy Of popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the destmes OF our country
AID y1ish all fhasa nd viii
agent be employed than periodical, on the plan
the Messenger that plan be but earned out IN prac'
The South, peculiarly requires such an agent. IN :,
1ne soStn 81 1f %, @ ee are
least msa Se leisure the native talent or 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 our hre
thren 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 engrafted the name OF thus
periodical and not with any design to nounsh local pre-
JUDGES to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought il is the editors feent wish to see the
North and South bound endearngy together forever IN
the sken bands of mutual kindness and affection fa
from medtating hostility to the North, he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes draw much OF his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the Other
better contribute in any essential degree to dspei me
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF BOTH and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF iaterha
love
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered, 1t not for the editor to say he
believes however that falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory :,
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number of the
work contains GA large superroya pages printed IN the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal least to that which any other PeHodie" 70
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avoid misapprehenson, or future mlsunderslandlng
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The postage on the Messenger is six cents on any SIN
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ten cents
All communications or letters, relative to the Mess'n
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