The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-08-31
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PRoPRIrroJ

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
/ THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
Il chiefly To literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and not
protesting entire dsdain of tasteful selections thong
its matter has been, as il will continue To be, in the
original
! slble, jealously excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature in moral
otherwise unobJectionable as to gain admtance orm
sake oil the more valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only
primary They dross, tolerated only because
not well be severed from the sterling wherewh II
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors aim that they snoul
have threefold tendency-to convey in condensed
forn such valuable truths interesting incidents are
embodied in the works reviewed, Ito direct the readers
attention to books that deserve be read-and
him against wasting time and money upon that large nun
ber which merit only TO he burned In this age OF publ
cations, that by ther variety and multitude distract and
overahem every Understanding student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned Of
the most nesiimahe and Indispensable Of auxiares 10
| HIM who does wish TO discriminate.
/ Essays and Tales, having in view utility or amusement,
or oth,-Hisorical Shetches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet Calculating it. and height
enng its Interestingly he regarded forming the staple
of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry enough is pub
hshed-sometimes Of mean stranto manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons, demand such
work--nnd not one alone but many. The public mind
is feversh and rated STILL from political stres
The soft, assuasive influence Of literature is needed,
aay that fever, and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad: They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdieule into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords it over immense proportion Of
people. Every spring should be set in motion 10
the enlightened and to increase their number ha, the
great enemy Of popular government longer brood,
like porentous cloud, over the destnes OF our country
And TO accomplish all these ends, What more powerful
be employed than n PERIODICAL the plan OF
the Messengers f that plan he but carried practice
The South, peculiarly requ.,es such In all
tho Union, south Of Washington there but two rray
periodicals. Norhward Of that city, there are probably at
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast Justihed oy
ne wealth, me leisure .he native 'aen. OF i h,hnss
Of the Northern? No: for in wealth. talents and taste,
may justly claim at least an equality with our hre-
hren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing which they enjoy.
Il was from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the name OF this
periodical and with any design to norish local pre-
udces advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought the editors feent wish to the
North and South bound endearingy together forever IN
from meditating hostility to the North he has already
drawn he hopes 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 to dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF aternai
love-
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered. it is not for the editor TO 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 OF the
work contains GA large superroya pages printed in the
very handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal at least to that which other periodical IS
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and must commence with the current one The price IS
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