The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-10
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS w. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
rT,HIs is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting dsdan OF tasteful seiecons though
its has been, will continue TO be, IN the main
original.
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sble, jealousy excluded. They are sometimes so
blended with discussions in literature in moral science,
otherwise unobjectionable TO gain admtance or the
sake of the valuable matter 10 which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary They dross, tolerated only because can
well be severed from the sterling wherewith it is
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and it the editors aim that they should
have threefold tendency-to convey IN condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the readers
attention books that deserve to be TO warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large num-
ber which only be burned In this OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undscrminating student impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is of
the most nestimabe and indispensable OF auxiares, to
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 it, height
enng its Interest," be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry enough is pub
lishedsometimes of mean srainto manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetica taste and talents of our
country
The several reasons, 10 demand such
work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and itated STILL from recent political strifes:
The soft assuasive influence Of literature is needed, to
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke dashed by ridcue, into their fitting hannts
Ignorance lords it immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set motion, TO arouse
the enlightened and to increase their number; that the
great enemy Of popular government may longer brood,
like portentous cloud over the desnies OF our country
And to accomplish all these ends what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical. on the plan o.
the Messenger that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent In all
the Union south Of Washington there but two literary
periodicals Northward Of that city, there 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,
We may Justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. if choose the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t was from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name OF this
periodical and with any design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought it is the editors event wish to the
North and South bound endearngly together forever IN
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility the North he has already
and VIII ne q ms
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in essential degree to dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace of both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of faternal
love-
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered, is for the editor say He
believes however that falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number of the
work contains GA large superroya pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and paper
equal least to that which any other periodical
printed in country.
No subscription viii be received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price is
IS per volume, which must be paid in all the time
Of subscribing This is particularly advcred to to
avoid Misrepresentation, or future msunderstanding-as
order will hereafter he attended 10 unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription.
The postage the Messenger is six any SIM
gle No for all distances under l0Omesover 100 miles
ten cents.
All communications or letters relative to the Messen
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond, Va
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