The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-13
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
rHoMAs ". WHITE. EpIToR ANp rnorRlEroR.

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the OF Science and
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful selections lhoug
lis matter has been it will continue to be, in the
origiadL
Party politics and controversial theology as far as DOS
sible are ealously excluded. They are sometimes s
blended with discussions in literature moral science
otherwise unobjecionable, AS 10 gain admance or lii
sake Of the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary They are dross, tolerated only because can
MOI we'll be severed from the sterling wherewith it
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shout
have threefold tendency--to convey in condensed
onn such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reyiewed,to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be and TO warn
him against wasting time and money upon that
Der, which merit only to be burned. In this age Of publ
cations, that 10y their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscrimnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is Of
the most nesmable and indispensable OF auxiaries 10
him who does wish 10 discriminate.
Essays and Tales having utility amusement
both,-Hstorcal Skeches--and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet elucidatng IT, and height
enng its interest," be regarded forming the staple
of the work And OF indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished-somemes Of mean strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents OF our
| country.
work--and not one alone but many. The public mind
is feversh and ated still, from political s,rfes
The soft, assuasve influence Of literature is needed to
aay that fever and sooihe that irritation Vice and folly
riong abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdicule into their fitting haunls.
Ignorance lords il immense proportion Of
people Every spring should he in notion TO
the enlightened and increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer brood,
ike porentons cloud the destinies of country.
And accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent can be employed than periodical the plan of
the Messengers if that plan be but carried in practice
The South, peculiarly, requhes such agent. In all
the Union south Of Washington there but literary
periodicals Norhward Of that city there probably at
east twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent the actual
literary OF the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northeml No: for in wealth, talents, and taste,
may justly claim at least an equality with our bre.
thrcn; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II was from deep Of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name of this
periodical and with any design to nourish local
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors ervent wish to the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
The slken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditang hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes much OF choicest
matter thence happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute any essential degree to dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF BOTH and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF iraternal
love. =4
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered it is for the editor say He
believes however that it falls not further short of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short OF
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number OF the
work contains Ga large supcrroya pages printed IN the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal ut least to that which any other periodical IS
printed in country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the one The price is
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avoid misrepresentation, or future
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All communications letters, relative to the Messen
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