The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-09
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS ". WHITE, EDITOR AND pROrKIsYoE

THIS Is MONTHLY MAGAZINE devoted
Il chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fan within the scope d Science and no,
processing an entire dsan Of tasteful seetons thong
It's matter has been, Us VIII cOrhue be- in the mai
original
Party politics and controversial ,h.ology a. far as no,
sible, jealously excluded They are sometimes y
blended with discussions IN iesaiuse moral science
otherwise uRobtestionsbie to gain aeni,ance til
sake OF the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they tnefeatai only
primary. They dross tolerated only because 1t
not web be severed from the sterling wAerewith
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the worn and il is the edor's that they shout
have threefod teRdency--to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works Yeyiewedto direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be read and
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which only to be burned In this Of publ
cations, that by Their variety and muAitue distract and
overwhelm every undiscrimiAatns stadent, impartial
criticism governed by the views ast mentioned is Of
the mos, inesmable and Indispensable Of au1haries TO
him who does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in view u,ly amusement
or both,-Hstoneal Sketches,-and "reminiscences of
events minnie for history yet ehcafug IT, and height
ening It's interest be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry enough IS pub
lishedsomrtimes Of no ssranto manifest and to
cultivate the growing Poetral taste and Talents Of our
country
The appear, for several reasons demand such
work-and not one alone, bat many. The public mind
is feversh and irritasea ssi from political srfesc
The soh assuasive influence Of literature is needed
noting abroad: They shoald BE- iren by indignant
rebake dashed by rdicnle INTO their fitting haunt.
Ignorance lords 10 over an immense propoo@ Of our
people. Every spring shonid be mo,ion
the enlightened and 10 increase their number that the
great enemy of popular governments may no longer brood,
like porenons cloud the des,inies Of country
And to accomplish an these ends, Whist powerful
agent be employed than periodical the plan OF
the Messenger hthst plan be bt carried out in practice
The seuth peeul,sTy Ieqas. ,nch an assn In all
periodicals. Nerthward Of that city there probably at
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast Justified by
the wealth, the eisure The native talent, the actual
literary taste the Southern people compared those
Of the Northern No: for in wealth, talents and taste
may Justly claim Of least easaty with or bre-
hrea; and domestic institution exclusively oar own
beyond all doubt affords ms If we choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy
II from deep sense Of this local waRs, that the
word SosTNExN ensrafed the Of this
pcrodeaI and not with any design Bourish local pre-
udces, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any snch thought it ~ the etcs eryenf wish 10 the
North ard South bound endeanAgiy together forever
the sken bands Of mutual Kindness and affection Far
from menating hostility 10 tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much Of his eheicesa
thence happy indeed viii he deem HIMSELF
shonM his pages BY making each region know the other
better, contribute m any essential degree to spei the
lowering clouds that threaten the of both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred yss Of haternal
love-
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third vefsme How far has acted out tho
ideas here uttered is not for the editor say. He
believes, however, that fails further shert Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice aA short Of
theory
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