Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-09-10
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Southern Literary Mes&eng r
7. w Wa TE. EDIT r ANp PROBE EroR.

t1lS IS a mODtlliy Magazine 0eYotcd
l. chiefly TO literature, but occas.ona ly
finding room also for artlc es that fall Wi hin
the scope Of Science and no protesting an
en- ire d.sda of tas eful selections, though its
matter has been as it Will continue to be, IN
the main original.
Party oliGcs and controversial Theology,
as far as poss bic, are jealousy excluded.
They are sometimes So blended with Discus
ohs III lteia ure or IN moral science, o.her-
wise unObjectionab,e, as TO gain adm ance
for he sake of the more valuable mater to
who hey adhere: but whenever that hap
pen Icy are n dental only no: primary.
They re dross tolera ed only because it can
1ot well be severed from the steIlmg where
with 1t is Incorporated. q
Review aud Cri zeal Notices occupy the r
lue space in he work; and 1t is the ed or's
am tnat they should have a threefo'd END m
70 convey in condensed form, sach valu-
| abe ,ru hs ar III efesting iUc dents as are en-
| bodied the works reviewed,-to direct The
e4ders atten ion % books that deserve to lie
cad, add 10 warn IN aga nst wasting time
md moIey upon that large number, VIII Oh
merit Only o be burned. In this age, OF publ
atoms that by her ware Y and nal ltude dis
ract and overwhelm every und scr mnating
student, impartial criticism governed by the
| Jews stmentonet, one of the most inesti-
nable and indispen able of auXil ares, 20 him
Who does wish 10 dscr inmate.
Essays, and i'ales, having in view utility OF
| amusement, or both--H;st oricel Ske ches-
nd Remin SCIENCES OF too minute for III s orv,
ct calculating it and heigh'enmg is inter-
aS',-may be regarded as forming the stap'e
If the work. And of ind geaols Poetry,
enough is Observation-Disclosures of no mean
strain-.o manifest and 10 cultivate the grow
ng poetry taste and talents of our coun-
ry.
The time appears, for several reasons, 10
demand such work and not one alone, but
many. TIE public mind. IS feveiish and rita
ed sill, from recent political strifes. The
soft assuasive influence OF lite ature is needed,
% allay that fever and smoo'he that irritation.
Vice and folly are rio'ing abroad they should
be driven by indignant rebuke, or last ed by
rid cule, INFO their fitting haunts. Ignorance
ords 1t over an immense proportion of our peo-
pie. Every spring should be set In motion, TO
lro1se the enlightened, and to increase their
number; so that the great enemy of po[ ular
governmen' may no longer brood, Ike por-
.entous cloud over the destines of our country.
And to accomplish all these ends, what more
powerful agent can be employed, than a per-
cd cal, on the plan of tie Messenger; if that
plan be but carried out in practice!
The South peculiarly requires such an agent
In all he Union, south of Wash ngton. there
are but two literary periodicals. Northward
of that city, there probably are at least TWEEN
ty-hve or thirty! Is TINS contrast justified by
he wealth, the leisure the native talent, or the
&C ual literary taste, of tie Southern people
compared with those of the Northern! No.
for in wealth, talents and 'astf, We may Just;
calm az least an equality wi-h our brethren;
and domestic institut on exclueively our own
be, old all doubt, affords us if we choose, twice
the leisure for reading and writing which they
enjoy.
1t was from deep sense of this local wan
taat the word Southern was engraf,ed on thu
period cal and not with any design TO nour
ish local prelud ces; or to advocate supposed
local interests. Far from any such thong; :, i
is the EDITORS fervent W sf to see & e Nortl
and SOuth bound endearngly together forever
n the slken bands of mutual kindness and al
lection. Far from medtating hostility to tn
/ North, he has already drawn, and he hope
therefore to draw much of his choicest matte
thence: and happr indeed will he deem him
sell, should his pages, by making each regio
know the other better, contribute in any ee
sent'al degree to dspel the lowering cloud
hat now threaten the peace of both, and [
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of fla
i ternal love.
I The Southern Literary Messenger has no,
reached the 18th No of the third volum,
How farit has acted out the ideas here uttere,
Is not for the ed tor 70 say. He believes, how
evee, that it falls not further short Of them, tina
human weakness usually makes Practice IA
short of Theory.
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