The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-16
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
rTHIs is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire dsdain Of tasteful selections though
its matter has been, it will continue to be- IN the main
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sible, jealously excluded They are sometimes SO
blended with discussions in literature in moral science
otherwise unobectlonae as to gain admittance or the
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental not
not well be severed from the sterling ore wherewh
incorporated
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shou
have threefod tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied in the works reviewed,-to direct the readers
attention books that deserve TO be readand to
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
ber which merit only to be burned In this age OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undscrminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just one OF
the most nestimae and indispensable Of anxiares, to
him who does wish to discriminate
Essays and Tales, having in utility or amusement
or both--Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history yet calculating it, and height
enng its interest be regarded as forming the staple
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
hshed-sometimes OF no mean srain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetica taste and talents Of our
country
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work-and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is eversh and itaed STILL from recent political strfes
The soft assuasve influence of literature is needed to
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
rotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke dashed by ridcue, into their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords IL immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set in notion to arouse
the enlightened and TO increase their number that the
great enemy of popular government may longer brood,
like portentous cloud, the desnies Of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
EMPLOYED periodical,
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Union, south OF Washington there but two literary
periodicals Northward Of that city, there probably at
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure. the native TALENT or 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 bre
hren; and domestic institution exclusively own
beyond all doubt affords u.s. we choose the leisure
for reading and writing, which they ENJOY.
1t was from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted on the name OF tins
periodicals. and not with any design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought the editors feent wish the
North and South bound endearngy together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much Of choicest
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree to dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace of both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF atehal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No of its third volume. How far it has acted the
ideas here uttered, it is for the editor say. he
believes however that il falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number Of the
work contains GA large superoyal pages printed in lie
very handsomest manner on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical IS
printed in country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price
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