The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-02
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
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 scnpe Of Science and
processing entire dsdain of tasteful ssiscoas thong
It's matter has been, will continue be, in the mai
original
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sibe, are jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise objectionable, gain admittance til
sake Of the valuable matter which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they are incidental only
primary They are dross, tolerated only because can
well be severed from the sterling wherewh
incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work; and it is the editors aim that they Shout
have threefold tendency-to convey in 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 that large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this OF pub
cations, that by ther variety and multitude dstrac, and
criticism governed by the views just mentioned IS one Of
the most inestmae and indispensable Of auxiiares 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in viewutility 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 pub
shed-sometimes Of strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetc taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work--and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feverish and nitated still, from political sres
The soft, assuasiye influence of literature is needed 70
alay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should b, driven by ind grant
rebuke, or dashed by rdicule, into their fitting haun
Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should be set IN motion, TO
the enlightened, and TO increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular government may longer BROOD
like Portentous cloud over the desnles OF our country
And IN lISh all Aha mora
agent can be employed than periodical on The plan OF
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 al
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 ire
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our owa
beyond all doubt affords US, if choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II from deep Of this local want, tina, he|
word SOUTHERN engrafed the OF thisI
periodicals. and not with any design to noursh local pre-
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests Far tmI
such thought 1t is the editors ervent wish to see
North and South bound endearingy together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection ia
from medtating hostility to tie North, he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF his choices
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he deem hmse
should his pages by making each region know the ohe
better, contribute in any essential degree to dspe tn
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both an
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of fneu
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reachcdts
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted out y
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to III
believes however that il falls not further short Of then
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number Of The
work contains GA large superroyal pages, printed IN M
very handsomest manner, new type, and papr
equal at least to that on which any Other periodical
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