The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-17
PROSPECTUS OF The
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PRoPRIRTeR.

PROSPECTUS Of InE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
rT>HIs is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire disdan of tasteful selections though
its matter has BEEN viii continue to be- in the main
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sible jealousy excluded. They are sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobectonabe, to gain admittance or the
sake Of the more valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental only not
well be severed from the sterling wherewith is
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have a threefold tendency-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works revewedto direct the readers
attention books that deserve be read and
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only TO be burned In this age Of publ
Cations that by ther variety and multitude distract and
oyerwhelm every undiscrminating student impartial
criticism governed by the views Just mentioned is one OF
the nestmabe and indispensable Of auxiliares to
him who does wish 70 discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both,-Histoncal Sketches,-and "reminiscences of
minute for history yet calculating it, and height
ening its interest be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
shed-sometimes of strain-to manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetica taste and talents oil our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
work-and not one alone, but many The public mind
is feversh and irritated STILL from recent political stes
The Soft assuasive influence OF literature needed to
aay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
riotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke or dashed by ridcue, into their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords it immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set IN notion to arouse
the enRhtened and to their number that the
great enemy OF popular may no longer BROOD
like potentous cloud the destlnes OF our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical, the plan Of
the Messenger if that plan be but carried out In practice
The South peculiarly requiies such an agent In all
periodicals. Nohward Of that city, there probably at
least twenty-five thirty ls,ths contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native TALENT or the actual
literary Of the Southern people, compared with those
of the Northern! No: for in wealth. talents and taste,
may Justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords il choose twice 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 not with any design noursh local pre-
udices advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors iervent wish to the
the silken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much Of his choicest
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute any essential degree to dispel the
lowering clouds that now threaten the peace of boh and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of rateal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
ideas here uttered il is not for the editor to say He
believes however, that it falls not 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 superoya pages printed in the
very handsomest manner, type, and paper
equal least that which any other periodical is
printed in country.
No subscription viii be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current one. The price is
IS per volume which must be paid in all at the time
of subscribing This is particularly adverted to now to
avoid misapprehenson future Observation-Disclosures
order will hereafter he attended to unless accompanied
with the price of subscription.
The postage the Messenger is six cents on sin
gle No for all distances under lOOmiles-ove 100 miles.
ten cents
All communications or letters, relative to the Messen-
ger must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
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