The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-08-21
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
j. chiefly literature but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire dsdain OF tasteful selections thou,
its matter has been, will continue TO be, the maj
original.
Party politics and controversial theology as far
sible, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature science
otherwise unobjeciionable, TO gain admtance 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 he sterling wherewlth il
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shou
have threefod tenden.y-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents are
embodied in the works revewedto direct the readers
attention to books that deserve be read and
him against wasting time md money upon that large
ber which merit only to be burned In this age OF publ
cations that by their varay and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undsclminating student impartial
criticism, governed by the ews just mentioned Of
the most inesmable and Indispensable of anxiliares
him who does wish TO discriminate
Essays and Tales havig in utility amusement,
or both,-Historca Skeches--and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for hstoy yet calculating it, and height
ening its interest may b regarded forming the staple
OF the work And OF Indigenous poetry, enough pub
lshed-sometmes OF strain-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing political taste and talents of
country
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
a work-and not alon, but many. The public mind
is everish and irritaed st from political stes
The soft, infuoce of literature is needed
aay that fever and sooth that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad The should be driven by indignant
rebuke dashed by ritcue, into their fitting halnts
Ignorance lords it over IN Immense proportion OF
people. Every spring sbuld be set in motion, TO
The enlightened and to icrease their number that the
enemy OF popular government may no longer brood
like portentous cloud the destinies oil our county
AL .I.k sk.ao .As .kutK
agent be employed than periodical the plan OF
the Messenger; fthatan be but carried out in pa'c.
The South peeus reqale. such an agent, In a.
the Union, south OF Wilmington, there are but two literary
periodicals. NorhwaA Of that CITY, there are probably AZ
least twenty five or thiT Is this contrast justified by
The wealth me h n nsnne With hos
Of the Northern MOTOR in wealth, talents and taste
may justly claim al least an equality with our bre-
thren; and domestic Institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords il choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, Which they enjoy.
1t was from deep sete Of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN agrafted on the name OF this
uices or to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is h fevent wish to see the
North and South bound endcanngy together forever IN
the silken bands Of mutul kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility 10 the North, be has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter TO draw much Of his choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed viii he deem himself
better contribute in any essential degree to dspel the
lowering clouds that novthreaien the peace OF both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fatenai
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No. Of lis third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered i Is not for the editor 70 say ne
than human weakness usualyma practice fa snort OF
theory.
work contains 81 large supcroyal pages, printed in the
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