The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER


PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS IS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly To literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire dsdain OF tasteful selections Though
its has BEEN will continue to be, in the
original .s-
Party politics and controversial theology as far as 20,
sble, are jealousy excluded They are sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral scen
otherwise unobjectionabe to gain admittance or he
sake of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary They are doss tolerated only because can.
not well be severed from the sterling wherewith II
Incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shou
have threefold tendency-to convey in a condenscd
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents as
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the reader
attention TO books that deserve to be readand to warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
be which merit only be burned In this age OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhem every undiscrminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is one
the most nestimabe and indispensable Of auxianes,
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 calculating it, and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough pub
shed-sometimes of mean srain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work--and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feyersh and initaod STILL from recent political stres
The so assuasive influence Of literature is needed
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke or dashed by ridcue, into their fitting hauns
ignorance lords it over immense proportion Of our
people. Every spring should be set in notion
the ghtened, and increase their numbers that the
great enemy oil popular government may longer brood
like portenous cloud, the dessnles OF our country
And to accomplish all these ends what more power'u
ha fhapa mario Ical fha nlan M
the Messenger that plan be but carried out in practice
,s rhs sush al
periodicals. Northward Of that city, there are probably
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 with those
Of the Northern No. for in wealth. talents, and TASTE
may justly claim at least an equality with our ore
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 engrafed the name of tbs
periodical and not with any design to nourish local pre-
udces, advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought il is the editors ervent wish to tue
North and South bound endearngy together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection fA
from medating hostility to the North, he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much Of his chocc
should his pages, by making each region know the Other
better, contribute in any essential degree to dispel 't(
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both ami
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fratera
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached tie
fifth No of its third volume. How far it has acted out ne
ideas here uttered, it is not for the editor to say lie
believes, however, that falls not further short OF then
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory.
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