The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-22
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

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THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
J. chiefly 10 literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting entire dsdain OF tasteful seeon hoCEh
It's matter has been, as il will continue TO be, in the
original
Party politics and theology as far as pos
sible, are Icasasly excluded They are sometimes
blended With discussions in literature moral science,
otherwise uno5ec;ionable, gain admtance for the
sake OF the valuable matter to which they adhere
bat whenever happens they incideafal only not
primary They dross, tolerated only because it can
not well be severed from the sterling ore wherewI,h it
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
tie work and it IS tie editors tina, they should
hare threefold Ien9sRcy-io convey in a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied the works rsriewed,io direct the readers
attention 10 books that deserve TO be readand
him agans: wasting time and money upon that large
her, which merit only be burned In this age Of publ
cations, that by faer variety and multitude distract and
oYer"heln every Understanding student, imparIa
criticism governed ty the views Just mentioned OF
the nestnabe and indispensable Of auxiiares TO
him v 10 does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having utility Amusement;
or bcih-Historicai Skeiches,-and "reminiscences OF
events too minnie for history, yet Calculating and
enng Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work And Of indigenous poetry enough is pup
lished-someiines Of no mean s'rainso manifest ard
cultivate the growing poetIea taste and talents OF or
country
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work-and no; alone. bat many The public mind
IS erersh and lrIiaied still, from political s;Fs
The soft assuasive influence Of literature needed.
aay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
roiing abroad They should be driven by indignant
Teouke dashed by rldicnle their ttlng haunts
Ignorance lords 1t immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set IN motion TO arouse
the Enlightened and their NUMBER thai the
great enemy of popular government NAV no longer oroot
like Porenous cloud, the desilnes Of our country
And accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agen; he employed than periodical on the plan
the Messenger thai plan he but earned out in practice
The South. peculiarly, requires such agent. In all
the Union south Of Washington. there but literary
rAF,f asrstr
least twenty five thirty, Is this justified by
the wealth, the leisure. The native talent the ac'r!
of the Northern Mo- for in wealth. talents. and taste,
We may Justly claim II lsas, equality with oUr tfc-
ihren ard domestic institution exclusively oor oN
beyond all dcus affords us ii choose tie leisure
for reading and writing, which they ENJOY. ....
II Was from deep al this local want, that tie
word SouTHERS was engrsfrd on The name Of ih!s
JUDGES. a6spca,e supgs local Ia:eFvs,s Far from
any such iaouef The esrs sETsz: wFsh 10 the
NORTH and SS9ih esaat cztea7Ey ''ssah<r torrFfr IN
the siksa hands of ssssal k,.ess as3 affection Far
from Eessslpe aassasv " sse NastA, he has already
drawn NS Ia aseg sSgygr a:2N much OF his choicest
matter sAgasv: A;fry neeet Wl!l he deem himself
sA,Ns - a.1s ~ ma 81 tath region know the other
tGiscf, SeaErtiis essential degree 10 dIspel the
laNpEsat %5s hal Areaten the peace o.. both ant
u *Ssaea fa si9 Aca the sacred ties Of iFa'eFhAi
T S,,ssassa Lserary Messenger has new reached tie
sSA NJ, " iAai volume How far !, has acted
ate&, Assy ss;srrS il is not for the editor say He
tssssyg< Seerer that II falls not further short Of then
tAAA AesAa weakness usually makes practice fall sho
tAeasy
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