The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-03
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR


SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE. deyo,-l
l. chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and r
protesting entire dsdain Of tasteful selections tho.
lis matter has been, as il will continue to be- in the
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as no,
sible are eaously excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in mora
otherwise unobIec,ionahle, TO gain adnittanre ON
sake OF the more valuable matter 10 which they adt-
but whenever that happens, they incidental onlY
primary They are dross, tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling ~herewitA
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due sps
in the work; and is the editors aim that they sv.N
have a threeiold lendency-to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed,-to direct the readers
attention 10 books that deserve to be readand
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only TO be burned. In this Of PM
cations, that by ther variety and multitude distract St
oyer"helm every Understanding student, impHr.a
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned, is N
the most nesiimahe and indispensable of auxlargcs,
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having ewutility amusement
both-Historical Sketches,--and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history, yet Calculating IL and height
enng It's interestingly he regarded as forming the staple
OF the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough pu4'
lished-sometimes of strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetiea taste and talents OF our
country.
a work-and not alone, hut many. The public
is feverish and rri'aed sii from recent political srs
The soft, assuasive influence of literature needed
aay that fever, and soolhe that irritation. Vice and folly
are riotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebnke, dashed by rldcue, into their fitting haun
Ignorance lords il over immense proportion Of
people Every spring should he in notion to arouse
the enlightened and to increase their number; that e
great enemy OF popular government may no longer hro
like portentous cloud, the desiines OF
And to accomplish all these ends. what more powerf,
agent be employed than periodical, the plan
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out N practice
The South, peculiarly, reqn,tes snch agent In all
the Union south Of Washington there are bu, two literary
periodicals Northward Of that city, there probably al
least twenty-five Or thirty! Is this contrast justified BY
the wealth, the leisure. the native talent the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared whth
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 own
beyond all doubt affords if choose. twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t from deep Of this local want that The
word SOUTHERN was engrafted the Of this
PERIODICAL and not with any design TO noursh local pre-
JUDGES, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors ervent wish The
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the siken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medtatirg hostility to the North he has already
he hopes draw much ofhls choces
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dspe The
lowering clouds that now threaten the peace OF both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of fraernA
! love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reachedlbe
sfh No Of its third volume How far it has acted the
ideas here uttered. is for the editor He
believes, however that it falls not further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall sh6i Of
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number of the
work contains GA large super-roya pages printed in The
very handsomest manner, on new type and on paper
equal at least to that which any oth"r periodical IS
printed in country.
No subscription win he received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price is
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