Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-06-13
The <Oatier.a liioneer:

Devoted to tic LlIe:atl,c, liiStItll.i"iis and
Am e rutS Oi lie OliII
BRowS t., CUsHSEi& McCAFrEkTY. Publishers,
CHARLES iArr iiCE, EditU.
HE South Is tiI,' I'LL Ilraiun,..e Ui LltcriiIe.
She has ever br,n ~. Homer slro.led
and >nIg uiltier The rays oi the ieIvIn sun; lli-
| y and Greece, have, from III lr first wn"' i'lg
INTO belI. It's civIllZed iIa.iOns, a.lo. de-. leIr
Poets and UIarors The Literary pilgrim
ever bends hIs step to The South OF r.urop" lis
| hIs .Ilost favored shrine; while here. fond me-
InUrIes tnrOns t. ls mind. u the epic strains al
! Homer, the sOutnIn9 III assures OF IN Mantian
Swan, the exuIting odes OF Horace and the
bitin. sarcusIns Of Juvemal. While in lalcr
times recIln. to the memory oil the fearful
strains oil Dante, The rpc measures OF tile mad
man ussO. the soft sIraliis. of Petra. ch. and
the nleasing i'm ges Of roccacio. And while
ih,is iondly rccalllI to memory all these. lie
remembers ha they drew their inSpiralo' from
the lervid sun OF Italy and Greece. Hr fceS
IN the balmy air he breatllcs, in the brilliant
heavens that form tie canopy above him III
the brlIliancy of the sln-sei that CLOVIS in the nori
Zun and in tile inis tia. he air and elm spread
over the EARTH the 'n>prall' II that Iorlnrd ant
developed the genius OF those whom he now so
iOnd.y regrets.
Such food for inspiration does the Literary
iriIgrm find on tiIr classic shores ni lIaly AID
Greece, and under the tervd sun of he South
Aud IS il pus<lble that Il .nired clIue in the
Western Hemisphere presents no para lei to
ihisl DO the same sun. the SAM brla cv oi
ilc canopy OF the clouds. the same glorious
SIIn->et-. lne -ami. rich tnts upon he landscaie
lIrrd no inspiration here. a wilder, more
abrupt scenery than liay or Greece ran boast.
spcak in living tones To their belo While
with these an Italian soitnes: OF landscape upon
tmr ASH. v the savannah. and oilI,r IavOr'te
lreanis. glorious waterfalls and streaming cass
cades, are every wlIer cainn their worship
perS in those whu dwell amnng them. And do
all these afford 10 inspiratlonl rhey do IN
Spirc; they have spoken in the eloquent t. ne> oi
INC Rutedgcs and Pinckneys Of the Rcvol lion;
hey have spoken in the "shed pa cs {" =
iirimke: they are now speaking in tn sIra :
of Il Charlton a!iil'man. Wilde. Slmms. ms.Mre..
Butt, Pcndcton, Tickror. WitIrk in ihe faith
in srrnes OF Il Longstreet and III the vivid
sketches OF Il S:rong. Ware. 'iorrow, and VI
aane. Aye, more. they are speaking in the
Iouts:lnds of the Young. who cast back to tIir
mOuntaIrS the waterfalls n d til" streams, their
lns ratiO; in living lonrs. and whose vliG
songs through rare publications sometimes star
rr the ubiic ear. Thy do speak in thesr
tiionsand who with proper me,iium Tor
communicating their thoughts TO the public.
would elecirify thu world by their cloqur
noles. Nor does the south lack for inspra-
tim in her orcinrident-. \ brieireferenc
IN the mind of each individual TO the slriiir.
incidents in the early history of each of the
Southern Stafes. will convince him that they
afford rich mateiialS from which tie ready pen
may draw ior amusement and instruction. III!
more than all these do tie eSrir. anI "ppor.
tnnilies 10, mental cultivation IiIat her dum-tr
institutions afford her clizens, present Slrona
grounds of belief that he South is drs
tined to become the centre of lit rary interest
y this leisure and this opportunity for m n'rl
utiva,inn find no parallel MAJ other country
- is natural 10 believe that the .ielh l. destined
TO hec"ne to the world in Il new era w'Ia
:rercc was t;l' world IN the old.
This is our profession of faith. We believ
IN word. that no part of the world has create
lit rary resources Within herself or L. better
calrulaied from her natural scenery, tho pecn-
arities of her climate the leisure Of her cit'-
Zens ani her general advantages. to become an
emincnlv literary community, than lle ontli-
erI States of this coufrderacy. This is Ihr
platform on whcl, WI intend to raisr HeeEiy
Journal to which Snuthrf, writers -llal deii%iI:
20 contribute. and which the whole South shall
he proud to claim as its own. Believing most
| firmly hat Success will ate idour exert Ons no
effort will be spared to diaw irHm every POI ton
of tine 5 nth, contributions upon every subj ct
which, while they shall be of u high character.
shalt ever range
"From grave to gay frona lively 10 severe.
We believe that the illstimtntons OF I'll
South arc founded in the ilnmutable laws of the
God of atrre We believe that Ca them W.
be built fabric of glory ard greatness to the
Sont!l We believe especially thu; ':Ic' nj.
ford to the Southern ~tates the means oi ont
stripping the resi- of the " orld III their llt'rar
career And W. know that these are times Of
,ecu a danger to these Institutions; wr sn0w
that they are now attacked by thr inSidlOns Il"
Us well as by the open enemy. We shall there
fore place our Journal a. 4 sentinel OIL thr
walci-uwcr nf Southern institutions. eve
watrhiu, for attacks. and ever ready to repci
hem.
We delight in the amuscmruts and holiday
OF the Sonth. We glriy in Ihem as fit am',-.'
nents for II people generous aud brave nick
III their impulses, and stunning Sluggshne-s.
We delight in the gun and CHASE. We hail
mrrry old Christmas and its cheerful sports Il.
old friends and ,rl,e sc,Iing The brow free from
care making ttr hoSoms If men to glow will,
cheerful and friendly emotions, calling I'icnJst
the festive buarl aud to the eXcrlngc OF kII
thoughts and sentiments, and sending all ava,
to run in ioyiilness taeir course Of duly until
the invitations 10 Joy and mirtir are again
newed The pages of the PIONEER will. there.
fore he cnlivenpd with lively cro, lcleS "i y
plnits in the sports Of thu field ar,i wiihspIrIteG
sketches ol the fun and frolIc that mr'rry oI
Christmas lets loose upon MS. We will also. in
order tn please al, give weekly abstract Of TIL
most impora, news Of the day. And for tlne
fair practsers upon the Piano OF Guitar. sla i
occasionally emb"llish our pages with orgna
and selected Music.
1t is Il fortunate circumstance for the interest
of work of this nature, that tile field of Litera
tire at the South is, as yet. comparatively nm