Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-08-13

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Prospectus Of The
Southern Literary Messengers
7. W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PRoPRlEroR.
FyHIS is a monthly Magazine, devoted
H. chiefly to Literature, but occasionally
finding room also for articles that fall within
the scope of Science; and not protesting an
entire disdain of tasteful selections, thonghits
matter has been as it will continue to be, in
the main original.
Party Politics and controversial Theology,
as far as possible, are jealousy excluded.
They are sometimes so blended with discus
sions inliterature or IN moral science, other
wise unobjectonable, as to gain admittance
for the sake of the more valuable matter to
which they adhere: but whenever that hap
pens, they are incidental only not primary.
They are dross tolerated only because It can
not well be severed from the sterling ore where
with it is Incorporated.
Review and Critical Notices occupy their
due space in the work and it's the editors
aim that they should have a threefod tenden-
cy-to convey in condensed form, such yalu-
able truths or interesting incidents as are en-
bodied IN the works revieWed,-to direct the
readers attention to books that deserve to be
read,-add to warn him against wasting time
and money upon that large number, which
merit only to be burned. In this age, of publi-
cations that by their variety and multitude dis
tract and oyerwhelm every undiscrminating
student, impartial criticism governed by the
views justmentioned, Is one of the most inesti-
mable and indispensable of auXIliaries, ohm
who does wish to discriminate.
Essays, and 'Pa1es, having IN view utility or
amusement, or both--Historicel Sketches
and "reminiscences of too minute for History,
yet calculating it and heightening ats inter-
est,-nay be regarded as forming the staple
of the work. And of indigenous Poetry,
enough is published sometimes of no mean
lstrain-to manifest and to cultivate the grow
ing poetry taste and talents of our coun-.
try.
The time appears, for several reasons, to
demand such awork: andnot one alone, but
many. The public mind IS feyerish andinita-
ted still, from recent political strlfes. The
soft assdasive influence of literature Is needed,
to allay that fever and smoothe that irritation.
Vice and folly are rioting abroad: they should
be driven by indignant rebuke, or lashed By
ridicule, into their fitting haunts. Ignorance
lords it oyer an immense proportion of our peo-
pie. Every spring should be set in motion, to
arouse the enlightened, and to increase their
number; SO that the great enemy of popular
governmentmay no longer brood, Ike por-
tentous cloud over the destines of-our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more
powerful agent can be employed, than a peril
odical, on.the plan of the Messenger; If that
plan be but carried out IN practice!
The South peculiarly requires such an agent.
In all the Union, south of Washington, there
are but two literary periodicals! Northwa
of that city, there probably are at least twen-
ty-five or thirty! Is this contrast justified bv
the wealth, the leisure. the native talent, or the
actual literary taste, OF the Southern people,
compared with those of the Northern! No {:
form wealth, talents and taste, we nav Justly
claim at least an equality with our brethren !:
and domestic Institution exclusively our own.
beyond all doubt, affords Us, if we choose. twice
the leisure for reading and writing which they
enjoy.
1t was from a deer. sense of this local want
that the word Southern was sengrafted on this
periodical; and not with any design to nour-
ish local preindices or to advocate supposed
local interests. Far from any such thought, it
is the editors fervent wish to see the North
and South bound endearingly together forever,
in the silken bands Of mutual kindness and af-
lection. Far from nleditating hostility to the
North, he has already drawn, and he hopes
therefore to draw muchof MS choicest matter
thence and happs indeed viii he deem HIM
SELF should his pages, by making each reaion
know the other better, contribute in any es-
sential degree to dispel the lowering clouds
that now threaten the peace of both, and to
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fra.
ternal love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now
reached the lIth No Of the third volume.
How far It has acted out the ideas here uttered.
Is not Tor the editor to say. He believes, how
ever that t falls not further short Of them. than
human weakness usually makes Practice fall
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