The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-23
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
TnonAs W. WHITE. EplroK Asp pRorR1EroR.

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE devoted
chiefly to literature, hu occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and no,
protesting entire dsdan OF tasteful ssctons thong
its matter has been, as II will continue TO be, in the mai
original.
Party politics and controversial theology far ms pos
slble, are Jsaously excluded. They are sometime,
blended with discussions in Literature moral
otherwise unobjectonable, to gain admlt,ance ort
sake OF the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they are incidental only
primary They dross, tolerated only because II
not well be severed from the sterling wherewlth
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work; and il is the editors aim that they Shout
have a threefold tendency--to convey CONDENSED
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reve1ed-to direct the readers
attention 10 books that deserve to be and To
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
Der, which only to be burned In this age OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undscrminatiag student, impartial
criticism governed by the vewsus mentioned is one Of
the most nestimabe and indispensable Of auxiares, 10
him who does wish to discriminate
Essays and Tales, having in vewutilty amusement,
both,-HistoTical Sketches-and "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history yet Calculating H. and height
ening its Interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
OF the work And OF Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished-sometmes Of strain--o manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents OF our
country.
The appear for several reasons, demand such
work--and not alone but many The public mind
The soft, assuasye influence Of literature is needed to
aay that fever, and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They sheald be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rldcue, into their fitting hauny.
Ignorance lords it immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should be set in motion 10
the enlightened and increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud, the desnies OF connt
And to accomplish all these ends wha, more powerful
agent be employed than periodical, the plan OF
the Messenger that plan be but carried ont practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent. In all
the Union south Of Washington there but two literary
periodicals Nohward a that city, there probably at
least twenty FIVE or thirty Is this 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
we may justly claim at least an equality with our bre"
thren and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords as we choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing winch they enjoy.
Ii from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafsd the name Of this
periodicals. and with any design to noush local pre-
udices advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors fervent wish 10 the
North and Sosth bound endearngly together forever
the silken bands Of mataal kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility 70 tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw mach OF ms choicest
matter thence arm happy indeed will he deem himself.
should his pages, by making eaea region know she other
better contribute any essential degree to drspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both AM
brighten ard strengthen the sacred ties Of iraternaf
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached tho
fifth No Of its third volume How far il has acted out the
ideas here uttered it 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 o.
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number OF the
work Ga large super-roya pages, printed IN the
very handsonest manner, new type, and on paper
equal a, least that which any other periodical ~
printed IN country.
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ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w WHITE.
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