The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-08
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
T,HIs is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and not
protesting entire disdan OF tasteful setections though
its matter has been will continue to be- IN the man
Party politics and controversial theology, far as pos
sibe, are jealousy excluded. They are sometimes 50
blended with discussions literature in moral science
otherwise unobeconabc, to gain admittance or the
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only not
primary They dross, tolerated only because can
well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith lis
incorporated. HI
in the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have threefold endency--to convey IN condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied in the works reviewed. to direct the readers
attention books that deserve TO be read,-and 10 warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large num-
Der, which only be burned In this age oil publ
cations that by her variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscriminating student impartial
CRITICISM governed by the views Just mentioned Is one Oh
the most nestmabe and indispensable Of auxiliares to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in utility or amusement,
or both,-Historcal Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history, yet calculating it, and height
enng its Interestingly be regarded ms forming the staple
of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lshed-sometimes of stran-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetcal taste and talents OF our
country
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a work-and not alone bat many. The public mind
is feverish and nitated STILL from recent political sres:
The soft assuasve influence OF literature is needed to
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 immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to arouse
the enlightened and to increase their number; so that the
great enemy Of popular government longer brood,
like portcntous cloud the destnies of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan O.
1 fha IT loh hints rriadn
The South peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Union south Of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals. Nohward Of that CITY, there probably at
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast Justihed by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
of the Norhern' No. for wealth. talents, and taste,
we may justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. if choose twice the leisure
| for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
| 1t from deep Of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted the name OF this
periodical and not with any design to nourish local pre-
udces to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought it is the editors event wish to the
North and South bound endeangy together forever in
the sken bands of mutual kindness and affection. Far
from meditatng hostility to the North he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much Of choicest
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the other
better, contribute any essential degree dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace of boh and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF aternal
love-
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered il is not for the editor 10 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 superroyal pages printed in the
very handsomest manner on new type and paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical is
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No subscription will be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current The price is
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of subscribing. This is particularly adverted TO to
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The postage the Messenger is six cents any SIM
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All communications letters relative to the Messen
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