The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-20
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, devoted
i chiefly TO literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope of Science ard
protesting entire dsdain Of tasteful selections thong
its matter has been, it will continue to be- in the
original r-t~. .'.%'
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos
sibe, are jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral
otherwise unobjeciionahle to gain admittance iii
sake of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only
primary. They dross, tolerated only because II
not well be severed from the sterling wherewth
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 ondensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed,to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be and to
him against wasting time and money upon that large nun
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age Of pu
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscrminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned of
the most nestimabe and indispensable Of auxiares to
him who does wish to discriminate
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both-Historical Sletches,-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 is pub
lshed-somemcs of no mean strain--to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poecal taste and talents OF
country. .-
The times appear for several reasons demand such
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is ieversh and irrtated still, from political srfes
The soft, assuasive influence Of literature is needed to
allay that fever and soohe that irritation. Vice and folly
are riong abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, or dashed by ndicule into their fitting hauns
Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion of
people. Every spring should be in notion
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government no longer brood,
like portenous cloud the destinies Of country.
And to accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent can be employed than periodical the plan Of
the Messengers il that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly requies such an agent In all
the Union, south Of ashington there but two literary
periodicals Woodward Of that city, there 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 equality with our bre-
hren; 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 engratted on the name 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 feven wish to see the
North and South bound endearngy together forever
the silken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditating hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter 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 dspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of BOTH and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal
love. .......
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted the
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to say He
believes however, that it falls not 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 superroya pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner, on new type and on paper
equal least that which any other periodical is
No subscription will be received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price is
IS per volume, which must be paid in all cases at the time
Of subscribing This is particularly adverted to to
avoid misapprehension, future Observation-Disclosures
order will hereafter be attended to unless accompanied
with the price of subscription.
gle No for all distances unde mes-over 100 miles
ten cents. "
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond, Va
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On hand large and complete collection Of the best do
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An Of which win be repacked TO order pleasing pr.
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