The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-01
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

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SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR IND PROPRIETOR
TsHIs Is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly to literature, hut occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Scenre and moi
protesting entire dsain Of tasteful selections thong
IT'S matter has been, as will continue TO be- IN thsma
original
Parry politics and controversial theology as far as yo,
slhe, are Jealously excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in mora science
otherwise uDo,lectionale, to gain adnitiupce ORTIZ
sake Of the valuable matter 10 which they adhere
bun wheneys' that happens they are i"ed"tol o 70
primary. They are dross, tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling ore ~herewth
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due s,s
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shou
have threefod tendency-io convey in a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents are
embodied in the works reyiewed,to direct the readers
attention books that deserve be and warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
her, which merit only to be burned. In this Of publ
cations, that by rheir variety and multitude distract and
oyerwhelm every undiscrimnatng student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned Of
tic most inestmabe and indispensable Of auxiaries
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in yiewutillty amusement
or both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
minute for history, yet calculating it. and height
ening It's Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work And Of Indigenous poetry enough is pub
shed-sometimes Of stran--to manifest and TO
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents Of our
country
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work--and not one alone, but many. The public mind
Is feverish and irritaed STILL from political stries
The so assiasive influence OF literature needed
alay that fever and soo,he that irritation. Vice and folly
roting abroad They should lie driven by indignant
rebnke or dashed by ridcue, into their fitting hauniS.
Ignorance lords il over immense proportion of
people Every spring should he set in motion,
the enlightened, and 10 increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government may longer BROOD
like portentous cloud, the destnes of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical the plan OF
he Messenger that plan be but carried out practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Union, sonth Of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals Northward Of that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent, the actual
Literary taste Of the Southern people compared ~6hose
We may Justly claim at least equality with our re
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 sense Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the name of tbs
periodical and not with any design TO noursh local pre-.
JUDGES, to advocate supposed local interests. Far from
any such thought il is the editors ervent wish the
North and South bound endearngy together forever,
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from mcda,ing hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to 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 to dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the Of both and
10 brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of atcrna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted the
ideas here uttered is not for the editor to saw 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 superroyal pages printed IN The
very handsomest manner, type, and paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical
printed in our country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current The prces
IS per volume which must be paid in all at the tire
az .rtaIt
avoid misrepresentation, or future nisunders,andnr-as
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The postage the Messenger rs SIX cents on any SIN
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ten cents.
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