The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-12
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
rHonAsw. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.


PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly TO literature but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and not
protesting an entire dsdain Of tasteful selections though
its has been, will continue 10 De- IN he man
original.
Party politics and controversial theology, far as pos
shle, are jealousy excluded. They are sometimes so
blended with discussions IN literature or IN moral
otherwise unobectonabe, to gain admittance or Tie
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental on MOI
primary They dross tolerated only because II can
well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith
Incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and the editors aim that they should
have threefold tendency-to convey IN condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied in the works revewed-o direct the readers
attention books that deserve to be TO warn
him against wasting and money upon that large mum
ber which merit only be burned In this age OF publ,
cations, that by fhe variety ana multitude aisac. d
criticism governed by the views just mentioned one OF
the most nestimabe and Indispensable Of auIiaries TO
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
both,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
events 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.
shed-sometimes OF no mean strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetcal taste and talents oil our
country. 49,
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work-and not alone, but many The public mind
feversh and ated STILL from recent political strfes
The soft, assuasive influence Of literature is needed to
alay that fever and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
riong abroad: They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdicule into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords ii immense proportion OF our
people Every spring should be set IN notion to arouse
the enlightened and increase their number so that the
great enemy of popular government may longer BROOD
like porentous cloud the destines oil our country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messenger # that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such an agent. In all
the Unon south OF Washington there but two literary
periodicals Norhwar of that city, there probably
least twenty 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 Northern Mo- for in wealth. talents and taste,
may Justly claim least equality with our bre.
hren; and domestic institution exclusively our
beyond all doubt affords We choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t was from deep sense of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name OF this
periodical and not with any design TO nourish local pre-
udices advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought il the editors ervent wish to the
North and South bound endearngy together forever IN
the silken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medatirg hostility to the North, he has already
drawn and 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 dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace of BOTH and
brighten and strengthen the sacred ties of aterna
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has 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 falls 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 superroyal pages printed the
very handsomest manner, new type, and on paper
equal Mt 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 one. The prce IS
IS per volume which must be paid in all al the time
of subscribing This is particularly adverted 10 now TO
avoid misrepresentation future misundersanding-as
order will hereafter he attended unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription.
The postage on the Messenger is six cents on any sin
gle No for all distances under 100 miles-over loO miles,
ten cents.
All communications letters, relative to the Messer.
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond Va
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