The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-15
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,


PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS w. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
T,HIS Is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE devoted
i chiefly TO literature but occasionally hndng room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
processing entire dsdain OF tasteful selections though
its matter has been, viii continue TO be- IN the main
original L no,;,;,. ,h.o,o,v !, f,r
sible, are jealously excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral science
otherwise unobjectionable, to gain admance 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 wherewith ii
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and it is the editors aim that they should
have threefod tendency-to convey a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewedto direct the readers
attention 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 her variety and multitude distract and
oyerwhelm every undscrimnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is one of
the most nestmable and indispensable of auxilares TO
him. who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having view utility amusement,
or both,-Hstorcal Sketches,--and "reminiscences of
events too minute for history yet Calculating it, and height
enng its be regarded as forming the staple
of the work And of Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
shed-sometmes Of strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetcal taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and rrated STILL from political strfes
The soft assuasiye influence Of literature IS needed to
alay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke or dashed by rdcue, into their fitting hannts
Ignorance lords an ~ ems q q oss
the enlightened and TO increase their NUMBER so that the
great enemy of popular may no brood
like portentous cloud, the destnes of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent be employed than periodical on the plan of
the Messenger if that plan be but carried out In practice
The South peculiarly, requires such agent In all
the Union south Of Washington there but literary
periodicals. Nohward Of that city, there are probably at
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary Of the Southern people, compared with those
of the Norhem No. for in wealth. talents, and TASTE
we may Justly claim at least an equality with our bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords we choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy,
1t from deep Of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted on the name OF this
periodical and not with design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought il is the editors ervent wish to see the
North and South bound endearingy together forever
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to the North, he has already
drawn he hopes hereafter TO much oil his choicest
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute any essential degree to dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of BOTH and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of faternal
love.
fifth No OF its third volume How far IL has acted out the
ideas here uttered il is not for the editor to say He
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 supeoya pages, printed in the
very handsomest manner on new type, and on paper
equal at least TO that which any other periodical Is
printed in country.
No subscription will be received for less than volume,
and must commence with the current one The price is
SIS per volume which must be paid all at the time
Of subscribing This is particularly adverted to now to
avoid Misrepresentation, future Observation-Disclosures
no order will hereafter he attended unless accompanied
The postage the Messenger is six cents on any sin
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ten cents
All communications letters, relative to the Messen
ger must be addressed TO THOMAS W. WHITE,
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