The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-12
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
TnoMAs ". WHITE. EDITOR AND reoeRlE1oE.

! THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
4 i chiefly to literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope of Science and
processing entire dsdan Of tasteful selections thong
its matter has been, it will continue to be, in the
original
sibfe, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral
otherwise unoblectionable TO gain Abundance III
sake Of the more valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental only
primary. They dross tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling wherewa iii
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 condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed TO direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be and
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
Der, which merit only be burned In this OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
| overwhelm every undscrimnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views Just mentioned is of
the most nestlmable and Indispensable of auxaries to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in view utility amusement,
! or both,-Historca Sketches,-and "reminiscences of
events too minute for history yet Calculating it, and height
enng its Interestingly he regarded as forming the staple
OF the work And OF indigenous poetry enough pub
lished-sometimes of mean stran-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poecal taste and talents of our
| country. .a... .....
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
a work--and not alone but many The public mind
is feverish and ated STILL from recent political srites
The soft, influence OF literature needed,
alay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
riong abroad: They should be driven by indignant
rehuke, dashed by rdicule into their fitting haints
Ignorance lords it immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be notion to
the enlightened and to increase their number so that the
great enemy OF popular government may no 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 if that plan be but carried out IN Practice
| The South peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
4 he IJniun oil
periodicals. Northward Of that city, there probably at
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast Justihed ny
the wealth. the leisure. the native talent or the actual
literary Of the Southern people, compared with
of the Norhen! No: for in wealth talents, and taste,
we may Justly claim at least an equality with our pre-
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords we choosetwlce the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy. ..
Ii was from deep Of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted ON the name OF TINS
periodical and not with any design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought it is the editors ferven wish to see the
North and South bound endearngy together forever In
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
| from meditang hostility to tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much hs 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 dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraernal
| love. ,...
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far it has acted out the
IDEAS here uttered, is not for the editor say. He
believes however that falls not further short of them
than human weakness usually makes practice tall 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 at least to that which any other periodical 10
| printed in our country. . ....
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