State rights and democratic union. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1839-18??, 1839-09-24
PROSPECTUS OF ne
LITER RY MESSENGER,

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YWyHIS Il monthly magazine, devoted chiefly g
articles that fal within the scope Of science; and
not protesting an entire disdain Of tasteful sesecfios
though lis matter has been, ~ e will continue to be
in the main, original.
Parry politics aud controversial theology, as ar
ms possible. jealousy excluded. They are some
times so blended with discussions in liteFatnre or in
moral scIemce otherwise unobjeclionable, to gain
admi,tance Tor the sake of The more valuable mat.
ter 60 which they adhere; but whenever that hap.
pens, they are incidental only, not primary. They
are dross, tolerated only because il cannot well be
severed from the sterling whegewith Il is ncOr
porated.
Reviews and critical notices occupy their due
space in the work, and Il Is tie editors aim that
they should have three fold tendency-to convey
in condensed form such valuable truths or inter-
esting Incidents as are embodied in the works re.
viewed, and TO warn him against wasting time and
money upon the large number, which merit only 10
be burned In this age ofpublications, that by their
variety and multitude distract and overwhelm every
undiscriminating student, impartial criticism. govern
ed by the views inst mentioned, is one Of the most
iDesiimable and Indispensable auxiiares, 10 him who
wishes to discriminate.
Essays and tales having in view utility or nmuse-
ment or both, historical sketches, and reminiscent
ces of events too minute for history, yet calculating
it. and frightening its interest, may be regarded as
forming the staple ofthe work. And of indigenous
poetry, enough 10 puhlished-sometimes Of no mean
s,ran-to manifest and cultivate the poetiea taste
and talents Of our country.
The times appear. for several reasons, TO demand
suct a woFk-and not one alone, bat many. The
public mind is everish and irrated still, from re-
cent political strife. The soft, assnasive influence
ofteraure is needed alay that fever, and soothe
that irritation Vice and folly are rioting abroad
hey should be driven by indignant rehuke, lashed
by rdcule into their fitting haunts. Ignorance lords
itover an immense portion IF our people. Every
spring should be set in motion, arouse the enlght
ened, and to increase their number; 90 that the
great enemy Of popular government may no longer
brood like portentous cloud over the destinies of
our country. And to accomplish all these ends,
what more powerful agent can be employed than a
periodical on the plan of the Messenger that plan
be but carried cut in practice.
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent,-I
In all the union south Of Washington, there but
two literary periodicals.! Norihward Of that city,
there are probably at least twenty-five or thirty! Is
this justified by the wealth. the leisure the
native talent the actual literary taste the South.
ern people compared with those OF the Northern?
No: for in wealth, talents and taste, may Justly
claim at least an equality with brethren; and
domestic institution exclusively own beyond all
donbt affords us, il choose, twice the leisure for
reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II WAS deep sense Of this local want, that the
word southern eEgraffed on he name of this Pc
rodica, and not with any design to nourish local
or 10 aoVOcate supposed local interests
Far rom any such thought il is the editors fervent
wish to see the north and sonth bound eneariplv to-
gether forever, in the silken bands of mutual kind
and affection Far from meditaiing hostility to
the North, he has already drawn, and he hopes here
after to draw much Of his choicest matter thence and
happy indeed will he deem himself should his pages
by making each region know the other better, con-
tribute any especial degree to dispe the lowering
clouds that threaten the peace Of both and to
strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reach
ed the 9Th number of its third volume How far It
has acted out the ideas here uttered il is not for the
editor to say. He believes. however, that it falls no
further short Of them than human weakness usually
makes practice fall short of Theory.
The MESSENGER is issued monthly Each nuu. |
Der Of the work contains s1ty-our large super-royal
pages. printed in a very handsome manner, on new |
type, and on paper equal at least to that on which
any other periodical is printed in our country.
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The price is Eve dollars per volume, which must be
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particularly ADJ erted to now to avoid misaprehen-
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Jingle No. for all distances under 100 miles-overi
loo miles ten cents!
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THOS. w. WHITE.