The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-09-14
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER

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PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly TO literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and not
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful selections lho
its matter has been, it will continue TO be- the maj
| original.
Party politics and controversial theology as far as Dos
4 sible, are jealously excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in mora
otherwise unobjectionale, TO gain admittance oGth
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary They are dross, tolerated only because it
not well be severed from the sterling wherewiih
| incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
IN the work and it is the editors aim that they shou
have thTeefold tendency--to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reyewed,to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be readand to
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only to be burned In this age Of publ
cations that by fheir variety and multitude distract ard
over~helm every undscrminating student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views Just mentioned Of
the most nestimable and indispensable Of auxiares, to
4 fifn who does wish to discriminate.
j Essays and Tales having in vewuthty amusement,
| or both-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet calculating it, and height
ening its interest," be regarded forming the staple
Of the work And Of indigenous poetry, enough is pub
mean sraln--to manifest ana 10
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents Of our
! country.
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work-and not one alone, but many The public mind
is eversh and ated STILL from recent political strfes
The Soft assuasive influence of literature is needed,
aay that fever and sooihe that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad: They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by ridcue into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords II over immense proportion Of
people Every spring should be set in MOTION 10
the enlightened and increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular government may longer brood
like porentous cloud, the destnes Of country
And to accomplish all these ends, wha, more powerful
agent be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messenger II that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, reqnhes such an agent In al
the Union, south Of Washington, there are but two literary
periodicals. Northward of that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified y
the wealth, the leisure, the native talent, the actual
literary taste ofthe Southern people compared with tho
of the Northeni No. for in wealth, talents, and TASTE,
may justly claim at least equality with our hre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doubt affords U.S. il choose twice the leisure
for reading anu writing, which they enjoy.
II was from deep sense of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted the name Of this
periodical and not with any design to noursh local pre-,
JUDGES, or to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors feent wish to the
North and South bound endearingly together forever,
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from med.ating hostility to the North he has ALREADY
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much OF his choicest
matter thence ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree to dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of atena
love-
fifth No. Of its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered, 1t is for the editor 10 He
believes however that it falls not further short Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short of
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number the
work contains GA large super-roya pages printed the
very handsomcst manner, on new type, and on paper
equal Mt least to that which any other periodical
printed in our country. ... .m..
No subscription win be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current The Pnce IS
IS per volume which must be paid in all cases at the time
Of subscribing This is particularly advercd TO no" to
avoid misapprehension, future Observation-Disclosures
order will hereafter he attended to unless accomp"a
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The postage on the Messenger cents on any ="
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Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond Va
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