The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire dsdan of tasteful selections though
It's matter has been, 1t will continue to be, IN the
original.
Party politics and controversial theology far pos.
sble, jealousy excluded They sometimes 50
blended with discussions in literature q in moral science
otherwise unobjectionable to gaihsadmance TIC
sake OF The more 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 wherewlth
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
the work and il the editors aim that they should
have threeold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting Incidents
embodied in the works revewed-to direct the readers
attention 10 books that deserve to be read,and TO
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only to be burned In this age of publ
Cations that by CHER variety and multitude distract and
oyer"helm every undiscriminating student impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned is OF
the nestmabe and indispensable Of auxiliares,
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement
or both-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences of
events too minute for history ye, Calculating it, and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished-sometlmes OF no mean srain-o manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poe:.cal taste and talents OF our
| country.
The times appear, for several reasons, demand such
work-and not one alone, but many. The public mind
is eyerish and rtated STILL from political strfes
The soft, influence OF literature needed, TO
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
riotng abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ndicule into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords IL immense proportion OF
people Every spring should be set motion, to
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
great enemy of popular government may longer brood,
like porentons cloud the destines Of country
And TO accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical the plan OF
the Messenger II that plan be but carried out practice
he Ii. such IN In al
the Union, south Of Washington there but two Literary
periodicals. Norhward 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 bre
thren and domestic institution exclusively
beyond all doubt affords u.s. if choose the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafed the of this
periodical; and not with any design nourish local pre-
udces advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought it is the editors ervent wish the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to 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 dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF BOTH and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraterna
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 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 "a large snperoyal pages printed in the
very handsomest manner, type, and paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical
printed in country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the one. The price
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of subscribing This is particularly adverted to now to
mIstl 6ersta uUIn
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The postage the Messenger is six cents on any sin
gle No for all distances under 100 milesover 100 miles
ten cents. .".-.
All communications letters, relative to the Messer-
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond, Va
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