The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-07
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

PhOSPEClUo Of lHE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS w..wHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS IS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire dsdain Of tasteful selections hous
its matter has been, will continue TO be- In the man
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sibe, eaously excluded. They sometimes SO
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobectonabe, to gain admittance or tie
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary. They dross, tolerated only because 1t can
well be severed from the sterling ore wherewh 1t is
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and il is the editors aim that they should
have threefod tendency-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed direct the readers
attention books that deserve to be read-and to warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
Der, which merit only be burned In this age Of pub
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscrimnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is one OF
the nestmable and indispensable of auxiares, to
him who does wish TO discriminate
Essays and Tales having viewutility amusement
or oth,-Hstorca Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
for history, yet calculating it, and height
ening Interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished-sometmes Of mean strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work-and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is eyerish and rtated STILL from recent political strtes
The soft, influence of literature is needed, 10
aay that fever, and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcue, their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords it over immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse
the enlightened and 10 increase their number thai the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the desnies Of our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out In practice
The South peculiarly requles such an agent. In all
the Union south Of Washington there are but two literary
periodicals. Nothward Of thai city, there probably al
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure. the native talent the actual
literary taste 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 tre.
thren and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doubt affords choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy,
Ii from deep of this local want that The
word SOUTHERN engrated the name Of this
periodical and not with any design to nourish local pre-
iuces advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought il is the editors fervent wish to tie
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the sken bands OF mutual kindness and affection taf
from meditatng hostility to the North he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF his choices
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he deem hmset
should his pages by making each region know the Other
better contribute essential degree to dspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace of both and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraern
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far has acted out NE
ideas here uttered il is for the editor TO he
believes however that 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 81 large superroya pages, printed IN the
very handsomes' manner, on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical IS
printed in country.
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