The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-13
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGI
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND pRopRIgToR,

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
THIS IS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, dc,od
j chiefly 10 literature, hut occasionally finding ror
for articles thai fall wihin the scope Of Science n
PROGRESSING entire disan Of tasteful ssisc'ios thce
lis matter has BEEN II VIII continue to he the
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far as 20,
sible, jeaouslv excluded They sometimes
blended With discussions in literature science
Otherwise nnobccionahle, rs 10 gain admitance
sake Of the valuable matter 10 which they adhere
hut whenever thai happens. they acidenta only
primary. They druss tolerated only because j, can
well he severed from the sterling "hecwith
incorporated.
Reviews and C,itical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work; and il is the editors aim tina, they shout
have a tueefold tendency--to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
emod ed IN the works reviewed,--to direct lhr readers
books that deserve be read.and warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
her which merit only 10 lie burned In this age Of pul
cations, that by their variety and multitude distract and
overmhelm every Understanding student, impair Al
criticism governed y the views just mentioned is q
the mos, lresmae and Indispensable of aux,liares.t
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in ,iewu utility amusement,
hofh.-Historical Ske,ches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history calculating it. and height
ening its nterestnay lie regarded forming the stne
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough pun.
shed-sone,imcs Of mean sirain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the wing poetical taste and talents Of
country.
The appear, for reasons TO demand such
u uork-and not alone, lnr many The public mind
is fcverish and rriiaed sill. from political sns
The soft, assliHslve influence OF literature needed
allay that fever and soc'hc thai irritation Wee and foy
riotins abroad They should he driven by indignant
rehnke, or Dashed Ivy rdcue, INTO their fitting hanH's.
Ignorance lords u over immense proportion OF
people Every spring should he in motion. to
the enlightened and their number: thai ne
enemy Of popular government, may longer husd,
like porentous clod. the destinies Of
And To accomplish all these ends, what more pomrrhl
agent can he employed than periodical on the p"N OF
the Messenger: If that plan be but carried on' in prA''ce
The South, peculiarly. requires such an agent. In ~
the Union. south Of Washington there are but two literary
periodicals, Norhwani Of that city there probably
least five thirty Is This contrast justified ~
the wealth. the leisure the native talent the actual
literary Of the Southern people COMP ed w'h,hose
Of the Northern No: for in wealth, talents and taste,
may justly claim at least an equality with onr Ire.
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all don'd affords il choose. twice the leisure
FOR reading and writing, which they enjoy.
|, was from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the Of this
periodical and with any design TO nourish local
udices to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is tho editors feryen wish 10 see the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection F.
from medi,ang hostility to the North, he has areay
drawn, and he hopes hereafter draw much Of his chocr
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem h'm.s,
better, contribute in any essential degree 10 dspc c
lowering clouds thai threaten the peace Of both ard
10 brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF traen"
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached tie
fifth No Of its third volume. How far il has acted on the
ideas here uttered il is not for the editor to lie
believes however. that i, falls not further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short q
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number ne
work contains GA large superroya pages. printed III ne
very handsomest type and on ranrr
equal at least to that which any Other periodical $
printed in our country.
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