The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-12
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MEssENGEI

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS IS MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly 10 literature but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire disdain of tasteful selections thong
lis matter has been as ii will continue 10 be, in the
original
Party politics and controversial theology ms far as pos
slble are jealousy excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral
otherwise unobectonahle, as to gain admttance
sake OF the valuable matter to which they adheI
but whenever that happens they incidental only no
primary They dross, tolerated only because can
not well be severed from the sterling wherew,h
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and il is the editors aim that they shout
have threefold tendency--to convey condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works ewedto direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be read,-and
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only be burned In this Of publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every nndscrminating student, impartial
criticisms governed by the views just mentioned, OF
the most inestmable and indispensable Of auxiares
him who does wish to discriminate
Essays and Tales having view utility amusement
or both,-Historcal Sketches-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet calculating and height
ening its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work. And of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished-sometmes of strain-io manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetcal taste and talents OF
country.
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
a work-and not one alone, but many The public mind
is feversh and rrtated stli from political ses
The soft, assuasive influence Of literature is needed
allay that fever and soohe thai irritation. Vice and folly
rlotng abroad They should b. driven by ind ignan
Iebuke, or dashed by rdicule, into their fitting haun
Ignorance lords 1t over immense proportion Of
people Every spring should he motion,
the enlightened, and TO increase their number; that
great enemy of popular government may longer bror
like porentous cloud, the destinies Of conr
And to accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent can be employed than PERIODICAL on the plan OF
that nj I'm huff
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent. In all
the Union, south Of Washington, there but two literary
periodicals. Nohward of that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified By
the wealth. the leisure the native talent or the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
of the Northern No for in wealth, talents and taste,
may justly claim at least equality with our hre'
then; and domestic institution exclusively our OWL,
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 engrafted on the Of tins
periodical and with any design noursh local pre-
udices advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought the editors feryent wish the
North and South bound endearngly together forever,
the silken bands OF mutual kindness and affection Far
from medi,atng hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much his choicest
matter thence; ann happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the o'he
better contribute any essential degree TO dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of a"rna
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, it is not for the editor say lie
believes however, that it falls not further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short OF
theory. .s
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number Of the
work contains 81 large superroya pages printed in the
very handsomest manner type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical Is
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and must commence with the current The pnce
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ten cents. .
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