The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-22
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
processing entire disdain OF tasteful selections though
It's matter has BEEN will continue TO be- IN the main
original .&"
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos
sble jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobectonabe, to gain admttance the
sake OF the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only no,
primary They dross tolerated only because
well be severed from the sterling wherewith is
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and is the editors aim that they should
have threefold endency--to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewedo direct the readers
books that deserve to be and
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only TO be burned In this age OF publ
cations that by ther variety and multitude distract and
overNhem every undiscriminang student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned Of
the most nestmabe and indispensable Of auxliares to
| him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility or amusement,
| or both,-Hisorical Shetches,-and "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history, yet eucdang it, and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
shed-sometimes of mean stran--to manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents oil our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
feyersh and irritated STILL from recent political sres
The soft assuasive influence Of literature is needed to
alay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
rioting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebnke dashed by ridcue, into their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords 1t over an immense proportion OF our
people. Every spring should be set In mouon to arouse
the enlightened and increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular government may longer BROOD
like portentous cloud the destnles OF country
And to accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent be employed than periodical, the plan OF
the Messenger il that plan be but carried out in practice
The South peculiarly requ.Ies such an agent. In all
the Union south of Washington there but two literary
periodicals Northward Of that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure. the native talent the actual
literary OF the Southern people, compared with those
of the Northern No: for wealth, talents, and taste
we may Justly claim at least equality with our bre
thren and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy.
1t from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name of this
periodical and with any design to noursh local pre-
JUDGES to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors ferven wish the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the sken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medltang hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF his choicest
matter thence ano happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in essential degree to dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF raterna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume. How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered, it is for the editor say. He
believes however, that it falls further short 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 superoyal pages printed in the
very handsomest manner on new type, and paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical
printed in our country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume
and must commence with the The price
IS per volume which be paid in all the
of subscribing This is particularly advered to now to
avoid misrepresentation, future Observation-Disclosures
order will hereafter be attended to unless accompanied
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The postage the Messenger is six cents on any sin
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ten cents 49,.
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