Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-07-18
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Devoted to the Literature, Institutions and
AmUsememts OF the Olih.
BROWNE, CUslISEY& McCAFrLRTY, Publishers,
CHARLES WYArr RICE. Editor.
I HE South Is the natural home oil Literature.
She llas ever been so. Homes stro led
and sung unel the rays of tine tervd sllIi tia
~ aud Greece, have, from t.r lr first wakrnlng
into being IL civilized nario"s afforded their
Poets and Orators. The Literary pilgrim
ever bends his step 10 The South Of Europe, as
his most i;lvoled shrine; while there. fond me-
mores tllrong to his mind, of the epic strains of
Homer, the soothing measures OF lhr Mantllan
Swan, the exuliins odes OF Horace and the
biiina sircaslns Of Juvemal While in later
times reciina to the memory OF the fearful
strains oil Dante, the pic measures of the mad
man Tasso. the soft sralis. OF Petral ch. and
the pleasing i'm ges of Boccacio. And while
thus fondIy recalling to memory all these. ne
remembers that they dl their inspiration from
the lcrvd sun OF Ital, and Greece He feels
in the balmv air he breates, in the brilliant
heavens that folm the canopy above him, in
the briancy of the sunsel that tglows in the hori
zou. and i'm the linis that ihe air and cline spread
over the earth the inspiration that formed and
deveoped the genius OF those whom he now so
fondly regrets.
Such food for inspiration does the Literary
pilgrim lind OF the classic shore, of Italy and
Greece, and under the fervid sun of The South.
Aud is il possible that a kindred cline in the
Western Hemisphere presents no para lei to
thisl DO the same sun. the sa,nr brilliarcy OF
the canopy of the clouds, the same glorious
srn-sets, the same rich tinls upon The landscape
afford no inspiration hcrei a wilder more
abrupt scenery than Italy or Greece can boast.
sneak in living tones TO heir belo!ders. While
with these III Iaan -ottness of landscape upon
the Ashley. the savannah. and other iavOrlte
,rcalns, glorious waterfalls and streaming cass-
cades, are every where claiming their worship
pcrs in those who dwell among them. And do
NIL these afford 10 insriratloni They do III
spire; they have spoken in the eloquent tones Of
the Ruedges and Pimckneys Of the Revolutions:
they have sp0k. in the polished pages of Il
Grilnke; they are now speaking in the strains
of n Charlton aGil man, Wilde. Simms. Meek.
Butt, Prndlrton, Tickror. Nttirk. in the faith
flI scenes of Longstreet, and IN the vivid
sketches of Strong. Ware, Morrow. and Mo
ragne. Aye. more. they are speaking in the
thousands of the young. who cast back to the
mountains the waterfalls and the strcanl>.ihcir
ilsiratioi in living tones, and whose wild
songs through rare publications sometimes star
tic the .nbc ear. They do speak in these
thousand who with proper medium for
communicating their thoughts To the pnblic.
would eIectrifv the world by their eloquent
notes. Nor does the South lack for nspira-
,ion in her hstorici incidents. a hrieireiercncr
in the mind of each individual TO the striking
incidents in the early history of each Of tile
Southern Stares will convirce him that they
afford rich ma,eli iaIs from which the ready pen
may draw ior amusement and instruction. But
more than a these do the leisure and oppor-
tunities for mental cultivation that her domestic
institutions afford her Citizens present strong
grounds Of belief that the South is des
tined to become the centre of lite rary interest.
As this leisure and this opportunity for mental
cultivation find 10 parallel in any other country
it is natural 10 believe thatthc South is destined
TO become TO the world in II new era what
Greece was 10 tIlr world in The old.
This is our profession of faith We believe
in word that M part of the world has greater
literary resources within herself. or IS better
calculated from her natural scenery, the pecu-
iarities of her climate. the leisure of her citi-
zens. and her general advantages. to become an
emincntly literary community, than the South
ern States of this confederacy. This is The
platform on which we intend TO raise Heekiy
Journal, to which Southcr'. writers shall delighl
TO contribute, and which the whole South shall
be proud to claim as its own. Believing most
firmly that success will attend orr eyertions, no
effort wilbc spared to diaw from every portion
o' the South. contributions upon every subj"ct
which, while they shall be of high character,
shall ever range
"From grave to gay. from lively 10 severe"
We believe that the institutions of til,
Sont are founded in the iinmutable laws of the
God of ature We believe that o. them will
be bull fabric of glory and greatness TO the
Sonth We believe especially that they af-
ford to the Southern States the means Of out
Stripping the. rest OF the world in their literary
rneer. And we know that these are times of
,ccuiar danger to these Institutions; we know
l;.nt t,,ey ARE now attacked by the lnsidions fn,
~ well US by the open enemy. We shall there
fore place our Journal as n sentinel OH the
watch-tower of Southern institutions. ever
watchful for attacks, and ever ready to repel
them.
We delight in the amuscmrnts and holidays
OF the South. We lnfy in them as fit amuse-
menis for people generous and brave, quick
in their impulses, and stunning sIngglsliness.
We delight in the gun and chas". We bail
merry old Christmas and its cheerful sports Us
old friends and true. setting The brow Tree from
carc. making the bosoms of men to glow with
cheerful andfriendly emotions. calling lfiends 10
the festive boarl ard to the exchange Of kind
thoughts and sentiments. and sending oil away
to run in ioviillness their course OF dniy until
the invitations TO ov and mirt are again re-
newed The pages of the PIONEER will. there
forc he envened with lively chronicles of *
plnits in the sports oith. field an wilhspirited
sketches OF the fun and frolic that merry old
Christmas le,s loose upon us. We will ulso. in
order to please aIl, give weekly abs'ractofthe
most importai:' news Of the day. And for the
fair pracsers upon the Piano OF Guitar shall
occasionally embrlll-ll our pages with original
and selected Music.
# is n fortunate circumstance for the interest
of work Of this nature, that the field ofltera-
tnre at the South is. as yet, comparatively I'M
trodden The Literary resources Of the South
greatas they ar acknowledged to be, are as yet
comparatively undev' ped. Every grove,
II. ,,,,l in hne 10 {rlo IN oil