The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-02-28
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,


PROSPECTUS OF THE
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 disdan of tasteful selections though
lis matter has BEEN will continue 70 be, in the
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos
sble, are jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral science
otherwise unobectionable, to gain admttance
sake of the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only
primary They dross, tolerated only because II
not well be severed from the sterling wherewith
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and il is the editors that they shou
have a threefold tendency-to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works Teyewed-o direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be read
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only to be burned In this age Of publ
cations that by fher variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscriminating student, impartial
the inestmabe and indispensable Of auxaries to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having s in view utility or amusement,
minute for history, yet calculating it, and height
ening its interest be regarded forming the staple
of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry enough is pub
shed-sometimes of mean stran-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetica 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 feversh and initated STILL from political srfes
aliay that feve and soothe tha irritation Vice and foV
rioting abroad They should be driven by indignant
reouke dashed by ridcue, into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords il immense proportion OF
people Every spring should be set in motion, to
the enlightened and 70 increase their numbers that the
And TO accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than PERIODICAL on the plan of
the Messenger that plan be but carried out in pracrce
The South, peculiarly, requnes such an agent In all
the Union south Of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals. Norhwad Of that city, there probably at
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 Northemi No. for in wealth. talents, and TASTE
may justly claim at least an equality with our bre
hren; and domestic institution exclusively
beyond all doubt affords If we choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II was from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted the Of this
periodical and with any design to noush local pre-
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors fevent wish TO the
North and South bound endearngy together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medtating hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much Of his choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages, by making each region know the other
lowering clouds that now threaten the peace Of both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fratena
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No. of its third volume. How far has acted out 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
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number OF the
work contains GA large superoyal pages printed in the
very handsomest manner new type, and paper
equal at least to that on which any other periodical
printed in our country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume
and must commence with the current one. The price
IS per vonme which must be paid in all at the time
of subscribing This is particularly adverted TO no" to
avoid Misrepresentation, future misunderstanding
order will hereafter be attended to unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription
The postage the Messenger is six cents any sin
gle No for all distances under 100 milesover 100 miles
ten cents
All communications letters, relative to the Messen
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