Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-01-22

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SOUTHERN LITERARY MES. g
T.sw. WHITE, EDITOR AEDPROPRIEToR.
/ FgHIS isia monthly Magazine, devoted
i chiefly to Literature, but occasionally
/ finding room also for articles that fan within
/ the scope Of Science and not protesting an
entire disdain of tasteful selections, thoughts
i natter has been as it VIII continue to be, in
the main original - 8 -sil4fs ~ fsa !"
Party Politics ana controversial Theology,
as far as possible, are jealousy excluded.
They are sometimes SO blended with discus
sions in literature or IN moral science, other
wise unoblectionable, as TO gam admittance
for the sake of the more valuable matter TO
which they adhere. but whenever that hap
a pens, they are incidental only not primary.
notWell be severed from the sterling ore where
J with Il is incorporated. g sil s-s g
4 Review and Critical Notices occupy their
Z. due space in the work and it is the editors
aim that they should have threefoId teiiden.
ey-to convey IN a condensed form, such valii-
able truths or interesting incidents as are en-
bodied in the works reVieWed,-to direct the
readers attention to books that deserve to be
read,-add to warn him against wasting time
and money upon that large number, which
merit only. to be burned. In this age, of publ
cations that by theirEariety and multitude dis
tract and overwhelm every undiscrminatinu
: student, impartial criticism governed by1lthe
views justmentioned, is one Of the most inesti-
H1able and indispensable of auxiliaFies, tohim
who does wish to discriminate. bs.a saefi
Essays, and Tales, having IN view utility Of
amusement, or bOth--HistOricel Sketches
: and "reminiscences of teominute for History
, yet calculating it and frightening ats inter
, est,-may be regarded as forming the staplC
T Of the work. And Of Indigenous Poetry
enough ispublished of no meal
strain-to manifest and to cultivate the grow
: ing poetry taste and talents Of Our coun
try. - res 80 tE1ase31K al1 IL p
The time appears, for several reasons, L
demand such a work: and not one alone, blI
I many. The public mind is feveFish andirita
ted still, from recent political strifes. Tn
: soft assuasive influence of literature Is needed
: to ailay that fever and smoothe that Irritation
! Vice and folly. are rioting abroad : they shout
! be driven by indignant ,febnke, or lashed b
ridicule, into their fitting haunts. lgnoranc
: lords it over an immense proportion Of our pee
pie. Every spring should be set in motion, {
{; arouse the enlightened, and to increase the
: number so that the great enemy of porula
y goVernmentmay no longer brood, like a POI
L tentous cloud over the destines Of our countri
, And to accOmplisha all these ends, what nor
!; powerful agent can be employed, than per
y Odical, on the plan of the Messenger; if tn;
: plan be but carried out in practice! .see
: The South peculiarly requires such an agen
Z In all the Union, south of Washington, ther
I are but two literary periodicals.! NothWaf
lNF9l
2 tysnVe o. thirty9 Is this contrast justified b
: the wealth. the leisure. the native talent or n
actual literary taste, Of the Southern peopFE
!, tconlpared with those of the Northern! No
: for in wealth, talents and taste, we NAV irstl
!, claim at least an equality with our brethren
and domestic institution exclusively our owl
beyond all doubt, affords as, If we choose. tVv;c
the leisure for reading and writing which the
= enjoy. a - Asa,7 a'als8 :. {
+; twas from deep sense Of this local wan
: that the word Southern was engFafted on an
j; periodical and not with any design TO nojy
ish local prejudices; or to advocate suppose
localinterests. Far from any such thought.
{ is the editors fervent wish to see the Mort
: and South bound endearingly together forever
i in the silken bands Of mutual kindness and aE
lection. Far from meditating hostility to ths
North, he has already drawn, and he hone:
therefore to draw much of his choicest matter
thence: and happr indeed viii he deem him
self should his pages, by making each regior
know the other better, contribute in any es
sential degree to dispel the lowering cloud
that now threaten the peace of both, and /,
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fra
: / tefnal love-. ~ g s-ie2-ai si8lIf-
q The Southern Literary Messenger has nov
reached the 1lth No ofthe third volume
How far It has acted out the ideas here uttered
IS not for the editor to say. He believes. how
ever, that 1t falls not further short of them, thai
human weakness usually makes Practice fil
short of Theory. ti - l
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