The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-12-04
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS ". WHITE. RpIroR AND PROPRIETOR

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THoaAs w. WHITE. RpIToR AND rxoyRlE1ox
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted .
i chiefly 10 literature but occasionally finding r.,p
for articles that fail within the scope Of Science agt11
protesting entire dsdain 81 tasteful s.tec,,l es
its matter has been, win continue 10 be, lt u.u
original
Party politics and controversial theology ~ far as NOS
sible, are ealoasly excluded They are sometime,
blended with discussions in literature sctnc
otherwise anobjeetionsble TO gain abundance OF
sake Of the valuable matter to whieh they adhere
p pa Thsg are tolerated. ca 5
not wen be severed from the STERLING HhsrswIth 1t
Incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors aim thai they soui
have threefoh teDdency--to convey in a Condensed
FORM such valuable truths or interesting incidents
embodied in the works renewable direct the readers
attention books that deserve he rsad,and
him against wasting and money upon that ayge
Der, which merit only to he burned In tas age OF imhi
cations, thai by heir variety aad multitude dstrac, and
overwhelm every undscrminasirg student, impartial
criticism, governed BY the views just mentioned rs Of
the most inesmable and Indispensable Of aaaitanes 10
him who does wish TO discriminate ....
Essays and Takes having utility amusement
or both,--Historcal Sketchesyand "reminiscences Of
events minute for history yet elucidatlns IT, and eh
enng its interest be regarded as fosning The staple
OF the work And OF Indigenous poetry, enough rs pub
lished-somstnnes Of ssrafa-io manifest and !"
cultivate the growing pcetGal taste and Talents OF our
country ES.. :... g..
The appear, for several reasons demand such
work--and NOT alone, but many The pubic mind
is everisA and initiated st from recent political sties
The soft assnasire influence Of literature rs needed to
allay that fever and sooe that irritation Vice and folly
ro,Ing abroad They shoaid b. driven by indignant
rebnke ashed by rSlicule INTO their hitting haHnt,
Ignoranee lords IT over an immense proportion OF
people. Every spring shonld he set in motion, TO
the enlightened ard to increase their number 50 thai NE
great enemy OF popular may longer bfoo
like portentous cloud the destnies Of country.
And TO accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent ran be employed than periodical on the plan Of
the Messenger that plan be but carried out IN pracr
The South peculiarly, reqn4,es saeh agent In AN
the Tnon south Of Washington there bet two literary
periodicals. Northward Of that city, there probably M
least twenty-five thirty Is tAis contrast Justified by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary Of the Sohem peose, compared with those
Of the Northern No: os in wealth, talents and taste
we may jussy claim al hast equality with our bre
threR; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords as, choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II was from deep sense Of this local waDt that the
word SOUTHERN Was engraAed % the name Of Tins
periodical and not with any design to neursh local pre-
jodfess 30 advocate supposed local interests Far from
any sncR thought, The editors fervenf wish to the
North and South bs4na endearngy togsthrr forever
the saken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
foa redita,ng hostility 10 tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter much o. HIS choices;
matter thence; happy indeed with he deem himself
shoula his pages BY m&sisg each regon know the oher
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both, and
70 brighten and strengthen the sacred tics ID fratern"
love.
The Southern literary Messenger has now reached the
fA No Of s third volume. Now far has acted the
ideas here uttered ID is for the editor He
believes however that fails nee further short OF them
than human weakness usually maass Prsc.ce fail short os
theory.
The Messenger issrea menthly Each Number Of the
work contains s. large saperreyai pages prted IN the
very handsemest manner, on nex tyre, and OF papcE
egaal least to that which any ether periodical Is
No VIII be received for less than volume
pf he ia
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cents >..
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS WWFITk,
Sovthern Literary Messenger Office. Richmofd, Va
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