The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-05
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND rRorslEroR

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
| THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting entire dsain Of tasteful selections houg
It's matter has been, as IT will continue TO be, in the
1 original
Parry politics and controversial theology AS far as pos
slble, are jeaously excluded They aye sometimes
blended with discussions IN literature moral science
otherwise unobjeciionale, TO gain abundance
sake OF the more valuable matter to which they adnft
but whenever that happens, they incidental only 70
primary They dross tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling ~herewi.h
| Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due sm
in the work and it is The editors aim that they shou
have a threefold tendency-to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve to he read,and
HIM against wasting time and money upon thai large
ber which merit only TO be burned. In this age Of publ
cations that by fher variety and multitude distrac, and
over1 helm every Understanding student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is Of
the most nestimahe and indispensable Of anxiliares
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or boh,-Historcal SAeiches,-and "Reminiscences Of
events too minute forhisiory yet Calculating IT, and height
enlng it's interestingly I've regarded as forming The staple
of the work. And of indigenous poetry enough il pub
lshed-sometmes OF no mean sfran--to manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetira taste and talents OF
country. <..Ea
The times appear for several reasons, demand
work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and inated still from recent political sres
The sof, assuasye influence Of literature is needed
allay that fever. and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
riotng abroad: They should be ffven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdcue, into their firing hauntS
Ignorance lords it over immense proportion Of
people Every spring should he set in motion, to AROSE
the lghtened, and increase their number that
great enemy Of popular government may no longer brood
like porenous cloud the destines Of onr county.
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
ha aval han. n.lsrul fhp MA
the Messengers If that plan I've but carried ou' in practice
The South, peculiarly requnes such an agent In all
the Union, south of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals! Norhward Of that CITY, there are probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure. the native talent or the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people compared viii those
OF the Northern No: for in wealth, talents and TASTE
we may justly claim at least equality with our Ire.
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords If We choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy
Il was from deep Of this local want, tina, the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name OF TINS
periodical and with any design TO noursh local pre-
udces, advocate supposed local interests. Far from
any such thought, is the editors erveni wish to the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility to the North, he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes draw much OF his choicest
matter thence; happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of fatcna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far il has acted out The
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to 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 "a large superroyal pages printed IN The
very handsomest manner, new type, and on paper
equal at least to that on which any otb"r periodical
printed in our country,
No subscription will he received for less than volume
md with he chr he II
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All communications letters, relative to the Me<S'n
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