The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-17
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS ". WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS IS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and
protesting entire disdain OF tasteful selections thong
its matter has been it will continue to be- in the
original
Party politics and controversial theology far as pos
sibe, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral
otherwise unobjeconabe, to gain admttance or tb
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 wherewh it
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and il is the editors that they Shout
have threefold lendency-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works revewedo direct the readers
attention books that deserve to be ead,and
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age OF publ.
Cations that by Their variety and multitude distract and
over~helm every Understanding student impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned Of
the inestmabe and indispensable Of auxiliares
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both,-His,orical Shetches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet Calculating IT, and height
enlng Its I've regarded forming the staple
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
ished-sone,mes OF mean strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetcal taste and talents Of our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work--and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and irriiaed STILL from political strfes:
The Soft assuasive influence Of literature is needed
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdicule into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords it over an immense proportion Of
people. Every spring should be in notion
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular may longer brood
like portentous cloud, over the desnies Of
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan OF
nj an lie n
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Unon south Of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals. Northward OF that city, there probably at
least twenty five or 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 Nohern No. for in wealth. talents, and taste,
may Justly claim at least an equality with our bre-
thren and n domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. if choose the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy. "..-
II was from deep sense Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafed on the name Of this
periodicals. and not with any design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought, is the editors ervent wish to the
North and South bound endearngy together forever
the slken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much Of his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better, contribute in any essential degree dispel the
lowering clouds that threaten the Of BOTH and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF raterna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered i is not for the editor to say he
believes however, that falls 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 GA large superoya pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner new type, and on paper
equal least to that which any other periodical "
No subscription will he received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The Pnce is
IS per volume which must be paid all cases at the time
,t1ory In
avoid misrepresentation, or future misundersandng-as
no order will hereafter he attended to unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription ..-
The postage on the Messenger cents on any sin
gle No for all distances nnde miles-oyer 100 miles,
ten cents.
All communications or letters relative to the Messen
ger, must be addressed TO THOMAS w. WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond. Va
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