The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1839-12-14
q" PROSPECTUS
OF THE -. * - .s2s !
Southern Literary Messenger.
T.zw, WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.

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. T.SW, WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.
This is monthly Magazine, devoted chiefly TO,
Literature, but occasionally finding room also for
articles that fall within the scope OF Science; and
not protesting an entire disdan oftasefu selections
though its matter has been, as it will continue to-
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| Party politics and controversial Theology, as
far as possible, are jealousy excluded They are3
sometimes SO blended with discussions in literature
or in moral science, otherwise unohjrctionable, as
to gain adintance for the sake of the more yaloa-
BILE matter to which they adhere: but whenever that
happens, they are incidental, only; not primary.
They are dross, tolerated only because it cannot
well I've severed from the stcrlidg wercwith is
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| Reviews, and Critical Notices. occapy tlnir sdue
spree in the work. and il is the Editors ain ithat
they should have q threcfol tenaensy-to conyey,
in condensed FORM such valuable truths Or inters
esinr incidents as are cmhodied in the works re,
viewed TO direct the readers, attention to books
that deserve to be read ,--aud to warn him agoinst
wasting time and money upon that large number,
which merit only to he burned. In this age. of pub
caoDs thatby their variety and mu!ltu', district
AMI ovcrwielm every unlscri sinaiing stnden It- :,
partial criticism, goternedhy the views jus. ,Inca-
ioucl It'll one Of the most inestin able and inds
ponsabe of auxilliarics, TO him who docs wish 70
discriminate. = r. - IL
Essays, and Tales, having in viow utility or
amusement, or both Historical Skctcies-and Rc--
mnscences Of events too minute for Hi.tory: yet:
ciuc:J ting it, and heightenng rs interest -:'
be regarded forming the stap pie Of tlIc work And
Of Indigenous Poetry, enoushis publshel-sonc.
times Of no neon strain-to manifest and toScn'i-.
vate the growing poctical taste and ta:ens of our
country. Il. ;. So =
The times appear, for several reasons, TO den and
such work-anl not one alone, .'hnt many. The
public mind is fcversh q nj irrtited still; from re-
cent political striics-The soft, ass,!esi.e nuence
Of Literature is needed to altay that fcrer attt
soothc thu. irritation Vice and folly arc rioiiMg.
abroad--They should be drivcnby indignant Ichak!,
or lashed by riIcu!e, into their fitting hannts lg-
norance lords it over an immense proportion nf our
'pcoplc:--Evcry spring shoadghe set in motion, 10
arouse the lishtencd, and TO increase their
bcr; so TINT ,hc great enemy OF popular governn eit
NAV no longer hIood like portcntons cloud, o.cr
the des;inics of our country. Andm accomplish ail
these ends, wha. more sowcrtufRseat can he employ
ct than periodical, on the plan Of il!e Ncsscngtt;
;f'that plan 10 carried ont n4rracticc? :.
Tia South peculiarly 1.quires such an ag"7't. IN
all the Union, south Of Washington, there are Int
two Literary publications! Northwara Of that city,
there are probably at least twenty five tty IL
this contras. justified by the wealth. the leisure the
native talent or tie actua! literary tasc, OF tie
Southern people, compared with those OF tho North
Justly claim at least an equality with brethrc!,
and a domestic institution exclusively our own. be-
yond all doubt affords US, if we coase, twice the
leisure for reading and writing, which they cn- :
joy. ~
Itwas from deep sense of this local want, that
the word Southern was engraied on the name of
this periodical, and not with any design tonourish
local prciutices or to advocatcsurposcd local inter
csts Far from any such thought It is the Editors
fcryent wish to see the North and South bound en-
tlcarnnly together forever, in the silken bands OF
mutual kindness and affection Far from medita
ting hostility to the north, he has already drawn,
and he hopes hereafter 10. draw, much OF his cho-
ccst matter thence: and happy indeed will he deem
himself, should his pages, by making each region
know the other better, contribute in any essential
degree to dspel the lowering clouds that now tfrea-
ten the peace of bath and to brighten and strength
en- sacred ties of fraternal love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now
renohed the Nav No of its fourth volame. How ;.
far thas acted out the ideas here uttered is not fol
the Editor to say. He believes, however, that
falls not further short of thorn, than human weak
ness usually makes Practice fall short Of Theory.
CONDITIONS. T..
I The Southern Literary Messenger is publish
ed in monthly numbers, of Gi large superroya oc-
tavo pares each, on the best Of paper, and neatly
covered. at s5 year-payabe in advance
9. Or five new subscribers by sending their
names and 800 at one time to the editor, will re-
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"a FIR each
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or to the hands of postmaster, is assumed BY the
editor. -.'
q. Ifa subscription is not directed to be discon-
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5. :he mutual obligations of the publisher and
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as the first number of the volume is issued: and af-
Ter that time, no dlscontinuance of subscription
ooEtinuedro, any earlir notice. while any thin
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