The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-10
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER


PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
T>Ins is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
entire dsdain of tasteful selections, thong
its matter has been as 1t will continue TO be, in the MAJ
original.
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sible, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobeconable, to gain admiitance or til
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 ore wherewith
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and il is the editors aim that they shou
have a threefod tendency-to convey IN a condensed
form such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works revewedto direct the readers
attention hooks that deserve to be read,and to
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only be burned in this age OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
oyerwhelm every Understanding student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned is Of
the most nestimabe and indispensable of auxiliares
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in viewutility amusement,
both-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
minute for history yet calculating it, and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
Of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lishedsomeiimes OF mean strain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetca taste and talents OF our
country
The times appear for several reasons demand such
awork-and not one alone but many. The public mind
is everish and irritaied STILL from political stries
The Soft assuasive influence Of literature is needed
aay that fever and soohe that irritation. Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridicule, into their fitting haun
Ignorance lords it immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should he set in motion,
the enlightened, and to increase their NUMBER that the
great enemy OF popular may longer brood
like portentous cloud, the desnies Of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than PERIODICAL on the plan OF
the Messenger that plan be but carried in practice
The South, peculiarly, requies such an agent In all
the Union south OF Washington, there but two literary
periodicals., Northward Of that city, there probably
least twenty five thirty Is tins contrast JUSTIFIED |
literary taste OF the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Norheml No: for in wealth, talents, and
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords If choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy.
Il was from deep Of this local want tina, the
periodical and not with any design nourish local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far RON
any such thought is the editors fervent wish The
North and South bound endearngy together foreye.
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to the North, he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes hereaero draw much OF his choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he deem himself.
should his pages, by making each region know the Other
better, contribute in any essential degree TO dspel The
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of BOTH and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fatea
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No OF its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to He
believes, however that 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 "a large super-royal pages, printed in The
very handsomest manner, new type, and paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical
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and must commence with the current The price
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avoid misrepresentation, or future misunderstanding
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The postage the Messenger is six cents on any SIN
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