The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-17
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

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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 disdan Of tasteful sseeons thong
its matter has been, it will continue TO be, in the mai
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far pos
sible, jealousy excluded They are sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral science
otherwise unobjectionable to gain admttance or b
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
primary They are doss, tolerated only because il can
not well be severed from the sterling ore wherewth
Incorporated
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shout
have q threeiold tendency--to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed, ITO direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve to be land TO
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only TO be burned In this age Of publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhem every understanding student, impartial
criticism governed BY the views just mentioned one Of
the inestmabe and indispensable Of auxilaries
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in view utility amusement
or both,-Historical Skelches,-and "reminiscences Of
for history, Calculating IT, and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lshedsometimes OF no mean strain-to manifest and to
cuVate tne growing Poecal taste anu taiehts vi oui
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
work--and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and rrtated STILL from recent political stres
The soft assuasive influence of literature is neededlo
aay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, or dashed by ndicule into their fitting haun
Ignorance lords i over an immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be- set in notion to arouse
the enlightened and to increase their numbers that the
great enemy of popular may no longer BROOD
like portenous cloud, the destinies of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent be employed than periodical, the plan OF
the that plan be but carried out in practlce
The South, peculiarly, requhes such agent In all
the Union south Of Washington, there but literary
periodicals. Northward Of that city, there probably at
least twenty 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 equality with our bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords If choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II from deep sense Of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafed on the name of this
periodical and not with any design to nourish local
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors feent wish the
North and South bound endearngy together forever
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from ed e. hostility e hs North hs has c asaSs
matter thence; ano happy indeed viii he deem himself
should his BY making each region know the other
lowering clouds that now threaten the peace Of BOTH and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of aterna
love.
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered II il not for the editor say. He
believes, however that falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short OF
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number Of the
work contains GA large superoya pages, printed In the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal least to that which any other periodical is
printed IN our country
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