Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-15

- nasr. been demanded ey the lnersas1A
!,,aIligence and refinement Of that Porsasa q
the Union. Possessing natural aaran1a2es
-,,a-ior 70 any other secEloa OF cur c1-HAts
- peculiarly suited, from the eharaetsr 81 -
,Iitlral and domestic institutions. - ths Gun
100 AZ those arts and rennemenEs ~n1cn con-
stiture the chief glory and pleasure Of soetAi
South has vet done but bite
10 deveIope or improve those fntsaieetlAA zi'-Ss
Inch II Is believed, have been bestowed On
beripa sHpereminent degree Her sons havs
beeu princiDallv engaged IN the sugar tra1e
and cotton lIne.'--Or IN Pslaucs--s-thaE Sazn
Iovv strife which make men mad In exsEN
ds1artment. however. IN which thsy haze en-
s,,ged. thew have exhibited intellectual xlgor-
-bSr most ennobling attribute Of nan. Genus
of the highest order Her Orators and >ga1ss-
,,sn are the foremost Of the UuIon-anG tagss
lev Of her sons y DO have engaged m literary
enfsrDrises. have shed honor upUn themselves
ard their country. These facts indicate Eaar &c
= no mental ImbeeIlity that has retarded the
inrellectuai prosperity Of the Sauth.-an1 war-
rarr the confident belief that q . thar 1oTften
of the Union. and her "a Ia-slsser. the n 81
that are 10 work out the literary redemption -
our country. and place American literature.
upon an equal footing with that II Europe In
no part Of the world, do the people generally
possess greater OPPOrtunItiss-m1rs leisure ana f
COW enience-f0r literary rscrs atlans. taaa n
the Southland now. that her institutions have
brcoue settled. and her inhabitants have me =
ed from the COHLEi1QH OF OF -
ness, into permanent citizens. large numbers %
them have turned their attention - those cries
lettsr,. they are termed b the French, ~hlch-
like woman. tend 20 refine and adsru soc1stV.
improSe the nearr. elevate the intellect. ard. IN
a word, benefit and bealg.fy al the reLaElons
oflile.
In addition to these claims OF scIence and
literature. there are other and peculiar reasons
yxhich render the establishment. IN she South-
of periodicals. Of high character. particularly
desirable. MANY of oar Institutions, % ~Aich
warmly attached. are subjects Of ceu-
sure and oblOquy abr08d--and for TINS rsasar-
that ttsg ere not tlsf-rst9od WORKS. standing
aloof & ON Tarry politics, and eomman9lng ~
sect BY their ability and dignity of Characrsr-
can do much 10 remove these DrsIuzilcss. D.
eniIghtenIng their pOssessJrs Nlel has alrsa-
dy been done-much more can b. accomplish
ed
4 ctuated b. these Impressions. ard SATISFIED
Of the general desire for the esrabtlslruent ln
the SoutE-Wpst of periodical pr.s-nrtz.e Of
such views, the subscriber has tereru,I ned O.
commence On the INST Of Januar,, Is39 sholld
sutfic ent number Of subscribers 10 warrant
the undertaking, be obtained b. that tlHe. the
publ cltI,sn of a monthly MagazIne and Rssrsys-
with the title p-etXeJ Co tins prospectus There
are but Two works Of fhs kInd published n a.
The SOuti-lnd Mt one N the States Of Gsearzla-
Alabama, Miss ssIpp'. L1ulslaHa Or Tennessee
This presents wide deid for such a pubG ca
the intelligent citizens Of these States, f1r the
patronage necessary 20 sustain IT.
The following 5 brief outline 0f the plan
of the proposed work
Il will contain choice and sell written arm
cIes IN every branch Of Science. L5tet azure ana
the A rts-lnd shall Be tu the maIn ora grnal bur
will rOntaIn occasional seIeetl.sns from the pens
Of Southern winters Ut emiHeHcs, 0r up.sa sub
Jects appertaInIng - the South and is lnsll-
turiuns-
Its usual contents wall be TaLzs, moral. 20
mantic and humorous EssATs. selenzihc. did
aetic and fanetuI. Historical and Bl0Eraphlcal
Sketches: Impartial Reviews Of ae~ sorss.
particularly such are from the pens of Sssuth-
efn writers, relate 70 sub ects 81 interest," e.
the South and West Poetry OF hsEh arders {
and such Literary Intelligence - Esav Be OF E
general interest A regular cemgend 81 tae E
current news of the CAV, Gar least - a1uch a.
NAV be valuable for Preservation. and a. eoal-
sIItures the History 81 Ehe Times,J vlIi BE- gwen
IN each number II NAV beproDer q state als'.
that IN the tIrst volume, scenes It .-Eirsrarcal
: ,etches ct the State Of 4 labanl frsn t-s drs-
Cuverg and settlements % the present sl11- and /.
a serie7 Of Letters from Europe b. q Yoauz
will Be published
Particular pans viii b % render the wo-s
in every respect equal - ans 90 the Nar1zln--
IN TINS country and for rle purpose ~ render
Hg an assurance that such ys5II b. ths ease. anf
that the w0rk Will Do every wav - s1rtav 80
patronage. the subscriber announces rans the
hands OF gentleman % superior literary artaln-
nents. and % popularity wrrr-. and faat
he wOrS will contain Original. or selected a-rr-
lies from the pens 81 thr ts.lsuE1n eel naasu
writer's, most OF whom ~ILl Be regular rsat-i-E
1utors.
Mrs. Caroline L., TIeutz, raurhor 81 -L.5ss-.-s
-oilv,' novel. DE Lara" 4 PuEe Trazedv.
Nc.) 81 Florence Ala
Mrs. Eilea B Freeman, Tuseaioosa-
Miss n .zaherh VI AlIs1u. M15lle
Mss Margaret Allison. MoblIe
Mrs Caroline L Hall,
Ms Voinev z Howard. Jackson. NJ
Joseph Il. Ingraham, Esq. fautaar 81 La
irt-, The S"ulh West and -Bartsn, Or tas
SeIges.-'} S1frhez. vi
Professor r A Barnard. Unrve-ss a. 81 "A
Rev. Albert A. Mailer, -aasaeE e -Saases
It R1ms.''J CIerSsyilie. Trnn-
Henry W. II lizard, E=4. NsnfE1ms-v Ala
Professor r r. Brumb UHsve-s-rt of A
Rev Norman P,nne,. y -h1Ir. IA
Hon. Ricllrt Henry Wtlt-. 4 l.asfe- Ca
Henry Thompson, Esq Ta-.eaoasa- A
Professor Henry Iutsller. Narea, "a
VIM x smith, Isl Iuseaiaa-a, Ala
J. ". Field, ESQ fauta1r Of Tags PsIgr.- I
mage poeT,N Mobile te
Rev. George Felix Heard Mobile II
PhllaRder Ia Verge. ES4 Tascaloos1- A. IN
Timothy Flint. (lutaor % flames Berrsa,r
Sc- &e-) Louisiana
Alexander B. Neek, EsG- Tuscalcosa. "A
Rev. J. y Naf7-. Safchez, vi
Hon A B. Loags,rFef, (autaor Of --(ieazzla
;cenes,~) Augusta, Ca
SAMUEL 4 Hale. Esgr Tuscalooss. Al
VIM G5lsoor- SINNERS. Esa- fauthor Of Cav
vers,' The Partisan, &cl Charlesson. :. e .
Throughout me wors. studl0us care = sll b-
lad 20 preserve hFgh moral As vel a. Et-~ars E
tandard- While Efforts wIli De made d please
md elevate the tancv, nothing wIII Be az nsstrd
hat will m the least vlIlate the heart It w1ll
isewlse Be an object q bead the usefaf srszh
he pleas GO. IN the EanwuaaH@ a. n L. e
nn, 40 unite besutv 18th trnth. - cagf.4
20 the ard u reasan.
elN1rrECSs-
~The S0uthron~ ~ill Be published - Ta~-,-t
oosa. Ala on the 6rsf Of everv nsensh -,
lumber viii contain s-xts -faar large ,-easa
'eges. printed on the best papeT. ara seaarrfE
vpe. TIE general appearance and ssre ~ sa~ ,
work wIll Be slmllart0 that Of the Ns~ YEA I J
81 c srbccser.
CTTae Terms wIil Be FrvE Do1rAzs v-.rI
'ayahle IuvarIably n advance. oras sassn asss~t