The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THoMAs ". WHITE. EpIroR ANp pRorRlEroR.

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly To literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
PROCESSING entire dsain of tasteful selections thong
its matter has been, as il will continue To be- the MAJ
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as DOS
sibe, jealousy excluded They are sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobectonable, as to gain admiance ORTIZ
sake Of the valuable matter To which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only no
primary. They dross tolerated only because can
not well be severed from the sterling wherewh
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work; and il is the editors aim that they shout
have threeold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed,to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be read-and TO
him against wasting time and money upon tina, large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this Of publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscrmnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned, is of
the most nestimabe and Indispensable OF auaares, 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement
or both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history yet Calculating it, and height
ening its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
Of the work. And of indigenous poetry enough is pub
shed-sometimes of stran--to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetical 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 feversh and irrated still, from recent political stres
The soft, influence Of literature is needed TO
alay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
riotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcue, into their fitting hauns
Ignorance lords IL immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse
the enlightened and increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular government may no longer brood
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 on, IN practice
the nion south Of Washington, there but two literary
periodicals Nohward OF that city, there probably at
lea ess ss h hs ssn or It,
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northeni Mo- for in wealth, talents and taste,
may Justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thrcn and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. we choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy
1t from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the OF this
periodicals. and not with any design to noursh local pre-.
udces advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought it is the editors ervent wish to the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility to tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much Of choicest
matter thence; happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree dspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF BOTH and
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered il is not for the editor to he
believes, however, that it falls not further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short OF
theory
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work contains GA large super-roya pages printed in the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal Mt least to that which any other periodical Is
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The postage on the Messenger cents on any sin
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All communications or letters, relative the Messen
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