The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-26
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SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
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|. SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature, but occasionally hndlns roam
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and moi
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful selections thong
its matter has been as 1t wall continue To be- IN the
original.
Party politics and controversial theology, far rs pos
sible, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature or in moral science
otherwise uDobjcctonabe, to gain admittance ORTIZ
sake OF the valuable matter 10 which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary. They are dross, tolerated only because II
not well be severed from the sterling where"t III
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due sya
in the work and il is the editors aim that they shoui
have thrceiold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied IN the works revewed,to direct the readers
attention 10 books that deserve TO be readand Ia
him against wasting time and money upon that areeuau
Der, which merit only TO be burned In this age Of pubic
cations, that by ther variety and multitude distract and
overwheim every undiscriminatlng student, impartial
CRITICISM governed by the views Just mentioned, Of
the most inestmabe and indispensable Of auxares
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both.--Eistorical Sketches,-and "reminiscences of
events too minute for history yet eucdang H. and height
enlng It's interestingly he regarded as forming the staple
OF the work And OF indigenous poetry enough IS pub
ished-somemes Of mean stran--to manifest and 70
cultivate The growing poetca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons, demand such
work-and net one alone but many. The public mind
IS ieversh and irrated still, from political snfes
The soil, assuasive influence of literature is needed
alay that fever and sooihe that irritation Vice and FOLLY
are riotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, or dashed by rdicule into their fitting haunt
ignorance lords 1t over immense proportion Of
people. Every spring should he set inmoton, TO
the enlightened, and TO increase their number that ne
great enemy of popular government may no longer hront
like portenous cloud the desnies of conGtr,.
And 10 accomplish all these ends what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan Of
he nj b,tf a1
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Union, south Of Washington there but two literary
periodicals Norhward OF that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified y
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared whit those
Of the Northern No: for in wealth talents, and taste
may Justly claim at least equality with tire.
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all donh affords us, if choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
It from a deep Of this local want, that The
word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the name OF tbs
periodical and not with any design to noursh local pre-
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors ervent wish the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the silken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from mediiating hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much Of his choicest
matter thence ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages, by making each region know the Other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dspc the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of fracrnt
love.
messenger
fifth No Of its third volume How far has acted ont the
IDEAS here uttered. it not for the editor 10 He
believes, however that 1t falls not further shor Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short q
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number the
work contains Ga large super-roya pages printed IN the
very handsomest manner, type, and on paprr
equal at least to that which any ohs- periodical IS
printed in our country.
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The postage on the Messenger cents on any IN
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An communications or letters, relative to the Messrn
GER mus, be addressed TO Thomas w. WHITE.
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