The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-15
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER


SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
rT,HIS is "A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devote .
i chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful SELECTIONS thous
lis matter has been, IL will continue to be- in the
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sibe, jeaously excluded. They ate sometimes
blended with discussions in literature or IN moral SCENE
otherwise unobec onaIe, 10 gain adniittance ID
sake of the valuable matter 10 which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only 20
primary They are dross tolerated only because IL
not well be severed from the sterling ore ~here"lth II
incorporated.
in the work ard it is the editors aim that they shonl
have threefold tendency--to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the readers
attention books that deserve to be read and TO warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age OF pu'.
cations, that by CHER variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every Understanding student, impartial
criticism governed BY the views just mentioned is one Of
the inesnable and Indispensable Of auxianes 10
him who does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in viewutility or amusement
both,-Hstorical Skciches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history, yet Calculating it, and height
ening its INTERESTINGLY I've regarded forming the staple
OF the work And Of indigenous poetry enough is pub.
lished-somemes Of strain-,o manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetca taste and talents Of our
country.
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work--and not alone but many The public mind
feyersh and rated STILL from political srifes
The soft, assuasve influence of literature is needed, to
aay that fever, and soohe tina, irritation Vice and folly
riong abroad: They should be driven by ndisnan,
rebuke, dashed by rdicule their fitting hanis.
people Every spring should he MOTION to
the enlightened and TO increase their numbers that the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the destnies Of
And to accomplish all these ends, what powell
agent he employed than periodical, the plan Of
the Messenger; il that plan he but carried out IN practce
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the Union south Of Washington, there Int literary
periodicals! Northward Of that 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 whit
Of the Norhernf Mo- for in wealth. talents. and TASTE
may justly claim least equality with our hre
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords il We 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 thus
periodical and not with any design TO nourish local pre-
JUDGES to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any surh thought, is the editors ervent wish the
North and South hound endearingly together forever
the sken hands Of mutual Kindness and affection Far
from medaiirg hostility 10 the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much Of his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages Ivy making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dse me
lowering clouds that threaten the pence OF both and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF taernA
love
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached
fifth No of It's third volume How far it has acted out tie
ideas here uttered. il is for the editor 10 He
believes, however that il falls not further short Of thou
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short Of
theory
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number .
work contains Ga large superroyal pages printed IN the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that on which any otb"v periodical
printed in country
No subscription will lie received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current The price
IS per volume, which must be pad in all cases at the TINE
of subscribing This is particularly advcred to no" 10
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order will hereafter he attended to unless accompanied
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The postage on Messenger is six cents on any sin
gle No. for all distances under loomes-over 100 miles,
ten cents.
All communications letters relative to the MesscO
ger, must be addressed 10 THOMAS " WHITE.
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