The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-18
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF The
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
L chiefly To literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
processing entire disdan Of tasteful selections thong
It's matter has BEEN will continue to be, in the
original 6a.,L ,o,.. ga .o,,,ou.-.;., ,,..,.rr
sibe, jealously excluded They a,e sometimes
blended with discussions litera1,e in moral
othcr@l Use unobecionalle, TO gain abundance
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary. They dross, tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling wherewith
Incorporated. ..@.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and il is the editors that they shou
have threetold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works rcviewed,to direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve TO be ad,and 10
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age Of publ
cations that by ther variety and multitude distract and
oyer"helm 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 view utility or amusement
or both ,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet calculating IT, and height
enlng its interestingly he regarded forming the staple
Of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry, enough pub.
shed-sometimes OF no mean straIn-o manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear, for several reasons demand such
a work-and not one alone, but many The public mind
ieversh and rritated STILL from recent political sts
The soft, assuasve influence Of literature is needed
alay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
are noting abroad They should be driven by indignan,
rebuke, dashed by ridcule into their fitting ha,ns
Ignorance lords it immense proportion Of our
people. Every spring should he set in motion, to
the enlightened and to increase their number; that
great enemy OF popular government may longer bnu
like porentous cloud, the destinies Of
And to accomplish all these ends, what powerful
tean lP pVpdf tiruI he of
the Messenger II that plan be but carried out IN practice
The South peculiarly, requ,ies such an agent In a..
the Union south Of Washington there are but two literary
periodicals! Nohward Of that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this justified by
the wealth, the leisure. the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared ~lh'hose
OF the Northern? Mo- for in wealth, talents, and TASTE
may Justly claim at least equality with our be
hren; and domestic institution exclusively own
beyond all doubt affords If choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t from deep of this local want tina, the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the Of this
PERIODICAL and with any design TO nourish local pre-
JUDGES to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors fervent wish the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the slken hands Of mutual kindness and affection Fat
from med,atng hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraen4
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached he
fifth No Of its third volume. How far it has acted out The
ideas here uttered. it is not for the editor to lie
believes, however that it falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall Short I"
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number OF The
work contains Ga large superroya pages printed in ne
very handsomest manner type, and on paper
equal at least to that on which any ohev periodical IS
printed in our country
No subscription will he received for less than
and must commence with the current The pnce"
IS per volume, which must be pad all at the TINE
Of subscribing. This is particularly advered to nov
avoid misrepresentation, future misunderstanding
order will hereafter he attended to unless accompan
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The postage on the Messenger is six cents on any sn
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ten cents.
All communications letters, relative to the Messrn
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