The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-29
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

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
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting disdan of tasteful selections though
its matter has been, it will continue TO be, in the
original
sible, jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature in moral science,
otherwise unobectonabe, as to gain admittance or the
sake OF the 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 ore wheewlth
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and is the editors aim that they should
have threefold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed,-to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be Teadand TO
him against wasting time and money upon that large nun
Der, which merit only TO be burned In this OF publ,
Cations that by fher variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every Understanding student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is one Of
the most nestimabe and indispensable OF auxIanes 10
him who does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in viewutily or amusement
or both-Histoncal Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
too minute for history yet calculating it. and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry enough Is pub
shed-sometimes Of mean stran-to manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetlcai taste and talents OF our
| country
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
a work-and not alone, but many The public mind
is everish and iitaed STILL from recent political stres
The soft, assuasive influence of literature is needed TO
aay that fever, and soothe that irritation. Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdcue, into their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords it an immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set IN motion, to arouse
the enlightened and 10 increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular government may no longer brood,
like poentous cloud the destinles Of country
And accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent be employed than PERIODICAL the plan of
the Messenger if that plan be but carried out In practice
The South, peculiarly, requnes such an agent. In all
the Union south Of Washington there but two literary
periodicals Nohward Of that city, there are probably at
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent the actual
literary taste 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 our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II was from deep sense OF this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the name OF this
periodical and not with any design TO noursh local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought ii the editors fervent wish to the
North and South bound endearngly together forever, IN
the siken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much Of his choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed will ne 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 raerna
love- #...
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 to say. He
believes however that it falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short OF
theory.
The Messenger issued monthly. Each number OF the
work contains GA large superroya pages printed in the
very handsomest manner, new type, and paper
equal least that which any other periodical
No subscription will be received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price is
SIS per volume, which must be paid all the
of subscribing This is particularly adverted to now to
avoid Misrepresentation, or future misundersanding-as
order will hereafter he attended to unless accompanied
with the price of subscription.
The postage on the Messenger is six cents any sin
gle No for all distances under 100 miles-over 100 miles
ten cents.
All communications or letters relative to the Messen
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
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