The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-08-14
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS v. WHITE. EDITOR AND paorTIEroR

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE EDITOR AND pRorRIEToR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science no,
protesting entire disdain of tasteful selections thong
its matter has been, it viii continue TO be, the
/ original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos
sible, jealously excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral science
otherwise unobjeciionable TO gain admttance ofh
sake OF the more valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only
primary. They dross tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling wherewth
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
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reyiewedto direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve be Teadand
him against wasting time and money that large
ber which merit only TO be burned In this age Of publ.
cations, that by their variety ard multitude distract and
overwhelm every nndiscriminatRg student, impartial
the most inestimabe and indispensable Of auxares
! him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet Calculating and height
enng its interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work. And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
ished-sometimes of strainto manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetica taste and talents of our
country
times appear, several reasons, TO demand such
work-and not one alone, bu, many. The public mind
is eyerish and ated STILL from political s,rfes
The soft, assuasve influence Of literature is needed,
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
rioiing abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed BY ndicule into their fitting haunts.
Ignorance . lords i over an Immense proportion Of our
the enlightened and TO increase their number that the
grea, enemy OF popular governments no longer brood
like por,entous cloud, the desnies OF country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messenger II that plan he bn carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, reqnies such an agent In all
the Union south Of Washington there bn two literary
periodicals Noihward Of that city, there probably al
the wealth. the leisure the native talent, or the actual
literary Of the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northern No. for in wealth. talents, and TASTE
may Justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doubt affords if choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
Ii from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafed the Of this
periodical; and with any design 70 nourish local pre-
udces to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought is the editors ervent wish 10 the
North and South hound endearngy together forever IN
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meds.lns hostility to the North he has ALREADY
thence happy indeed will he deem himself.
should his pages BY making each region know the other
lowering clouds that threasea the peace Of BOTH and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of aternal
love-
y
fifth No Of It's third volume. How far il has acted out the
ideas here uttered. ID not for the editor to say He
believes, however, that falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short Of
The Messenger IS issaed monthly Each number Of the
work contains "a large superoyal pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal NJ lessa to that winch amy osh@v periodical is
/ printed in country.
and must commence with the one The price
$5 per Volume which must be paid IN ell cases a, the time
Of subscribing. This 10 particularly svered TO to
avoid MISREPRESENTATION, future msanderstandng-as
order viii hereafter be attended TO unless accompanied
/ with the price of subscription.
/ The postage on the Messenger cents on any SIN
gle No for al distances Inde mi}es-over 700 miles
| ten ceats.
An communications or letters relative to the MesseD
| ger, must be addressed 10 THOMAS w. WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond, Va
NEW METALLIC PENs:-war,rns Constitution
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