The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-06-15
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER


PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS Is MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and moi
protesting entire disdain Of tasteful selections tos
its matter has been as it will continue to be- in the MAJ
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far as pos
sible, are jealously excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature science
otherwise unobjectonalie, to gain admittance or,n
sake Of the valuable matter 10 which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only no
primary. They are dross, tolerated only because il
not well be severed from the sterling wherewi,h
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work. and it is the editors aim that they shou
have threefold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reyewedto direc, 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 age OF publ
cations, that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undscrminating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is Of
the most inesmable and indispensable OF auxianes,
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in viewutity amusement,
or both,--Historcal Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet calculating IT, and height
ening its ntecsma be regarded forming the staple
OF the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough pub
lished-someiimes Of mean srainto manifest and to
country
The times appear several reasons to demand such
a work-and no, one alone, but many. The public mind
IS eversh and irritated STILL from political sfe
The soft, assuasive influence Of literature is needed
aay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
are otng abroad They should be driven by Indignant,
rebuke, dashed by rdcule into their fitting haunrs
Ignorance lords immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should be set in notion to
the enlightened. and to increase their numbers that
great enemy Of popular government may longer brood
like portentous cloud, the destinies Of
And TO accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent be employed than periodical, the plan OF
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, reqnhes such an agent In all
the Union south Of Washington there but two literary
periodicals. Northward OF that city, there probably al
least twenty thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
of the Northern No: for in wealth, talents, and TASTE
we may justly claim at least equality with our hre
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords 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 on the name OF this
periodical; and not with any design nourish local pre-
JUDGES to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors erven wish the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medating hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereaerto draw much Of his choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself
better, contribute in any essential degree to dspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of fraerna
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 to lie
believes however, that falls not 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 superoyal pages, printed IN ne
very handsomest manner on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any o,her periodical IS
printed in country.
No subscription will he received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current The pnce IS
IS per volume which be paid in all at the tmf
Of subscribing This is particularly advered to no"
avoid msapprehension, future misunderstanding
order will hereafter he attended to unless accompaR
with the price of subscription
The postage on the Messenger is six cents on any sh
gle No for all distances under 100 miles-over 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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On hand large and complete collection Of the hest do
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