The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-24
- PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly 10 literature but occasionally finding room
Tor articles that fall within the OF Science and
protesting entire dsdain of tasteful selections though
ITS matter has been, 1t will continue TO be- In the
original.
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos.
sble, are Jealousy excluded They sometimes so
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobJectionabe TO gain admttance the
sake OF the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only
primary They dross, tolerated only because it
well be severed from the sterling where~h
incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
IN the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have threeiold tendency-to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works revewed-to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be and to
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
over~helm every undscrminating student, impartial
CRITICISM governed by the views just mentioned of
the nestimabe and indispensable of auxiaries, to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
both ,-Historical Sketches--and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet Calculating and height
enng It's interestingly be regarded as forming the staple
OF the work And OF indigenous poetry, enough Is pub
lished-sometimes of strain-to manifest aud TO
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents Of our
country. .a..a.#
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work-and moi alone but many. The public mind
is feverish and rated still from recent political sres
The soft, influence Of literature is needed
alay that fever and soohe that irritation. Vice and folly
riong abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, or dashed by ridicue, into their fitting hanns.
Ignorance lords it immense proportion OF
people. Every spring should be set in notion to arouse
the enlightened, and increase their NUMBER that the
great of popular government may no 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 Of
MIA hc in
The South peculiarly requires such agent. In all
the Union south of Washington there but two literary
periodicals.! Norhward Of that city, there probably at
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure. the native talent the actual
literary taste OF the Southern people, compared with those
of the Norhernt No. for in 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 If choose. twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy.
II was from deep sense of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name Of this
periodical and not with any design to noursh local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors fevent wish the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the slken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF his choicest
matter thence happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree dispel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both, and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF faternal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered. il is for the editor to say. He
believes however that il falls further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short Of
theory.
work contains Ga large super-royal pages printed in the
very handsomes manner, type, and on paper
equal at least to that which any other periodical
printed in country
No subscription will be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current The price is
IS per volume which must be pad in all cases at the time
of = RED 10 To
avoid misrepresentation, or future misunderstandne-as
order will hereafter he attended unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription,
The postage the Messenger is six any sin
gle No for all distances under 100 mies-over 100 miles
ten cents. ....... ....
All communications letters, relative the Messen-
ger, must be addressed TO THOMAS w. WHITE
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond Va
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