The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-01
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SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

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SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally dudng p.,r
for articles that fall within the scope of Science and I'M
protesting entire dis,lan Of tasteful sslec,os ho.
IT'S matter has BEEN it will continue to he, III the ma
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as.r,
sble, are jealousy excluded. They ave sometime,
blended with discussions in Literature moral s,rr
otherwise unoLccionahe, 10 gain adhtance nr 4,
sake OF the more valuable matter 10 which Ley arnrn
but whenever that happens they ipeidcniaI only 10
primary They are dross, tolerated only because ii ca,
not wen be severed from the sterling ~herewtn II
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their dine s,1
IN the work; and it is the editors aim that they sho4
have a hreeold lendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied IN the works reviewed,-to direct th. readers
attention 10 books that deserve to he read-and wan
HIM against wasting time and money upon thai large nun
Der, winch merit only to lie burned. In this aye Of p
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
over"hnlm every Indsc Eliminating student, impartial
CRITICISM governed BY the views just mentioned, u
the most inesmable and ind Hensable Of auxaries
him who does wish TO discrim"ate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or hoh,-Hstorcal Sletches,--and "reminiscences 81
events too minute for history, yet Calculating and height
enng It's Interestingly he'reganed MS forming the staple
OF the work And OF indigenous poetry, enough is pub
iished-sometnes OF stran-to manifest and
cultivate the growing poetcal taste and talents Of
country.
work--and not one alone, but many The public mind
~ fevcrsh and rated still, from political sirifes
The soft, assnasve influence of literature is needed, TO
alay that fever, and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
are ro'ny abroad They should be nven by lndignan,
reluke, or dashed by dicule into their fitting hannts.
Ignorance lords II immense proportion Of
people. Every spring should he in MOTION arouse
the enlightened and 10 increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer brood,
like porenous cloud, over the des,ines OF our county
And TO accomplish all these ends. what powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messengers if that pan he hut carried ont in rcce
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent. In all
the Union south OF Washington there are but two literary
periodicals NorthWad Of that city, there probably at
least twenty five thirty! Is this contrast justified y
the wealth, the leisure. The native talent the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people compared with those
Of the Northern? Mo- for in wealth. talents. and taste
We may justly claim at least an equality with our bre
thren and domestic institution exclusively our owR
beyond all doubt affords II we choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing. which they enjoy.
II from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrahed the Of this
periodicals. and not with any design to nourish local pre-
udices advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such Thought il is the editors fervent wish the
North and South hound endearingly together forever
the silken hands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medi'atng hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much Of his choicest
matter thence happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree TO dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both, and
10 brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of faierna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far il has acted
ideas here uttered. il not for the editor say. He
believes, however that it falls further shor of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short Of
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 on paper
equal at least to that which any otev periodical Is
printed in country.
No subscription will he received for less than volume
and must with the current The price IS
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avoid misrepresentation or future mis"ndersiandlne-ss
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The postage the Messenger is six cents on any sin
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ten cents.
All communications or letters, relative to tho Messen
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