The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-10-19
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGE
Tuos,s " While, EDITOR AND rKorRIr1or

SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER, IT,
THOMAS w. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR .
THIS rs A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
J. chiefly To literature but occasionally finding room.
for articles IN, fall within the scope Of Science mi
pfofcsslr entire dsdain Of tasteful selections, lQog
lis sheen, as it will continue to be, in the maj
origlSst.
any oscs and controversial theology as far az nos
sibc, are Jealously excluded, They are sometime,
blended with discussions in literature moral
otherwise unobjectonable, 10 gain abundance oru
sake OF the more valuable matter TO which they ades
but whenever that happens, they ineideaai only
primary They are dross tolerated only because can
not well be severed from the sterliRe o.e Shere~hn
incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy then Jne spa
in the work and il is the editors aim that they shoa
have threefold tendency-to convey In a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reviewed to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be and 10
him against wasting time and money upon that large nom
ber which merit only 10 be burned IN this age OF publ
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
oyerwhelm every undiscrimnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned one Of
the inesmable and indispensable Of auxilares
him who does wish to discriminate. .."
Essays and Tales, having utility amusement,
On both,--Historca Sketches,-and "reminiscences of
events minute for history yet eucidatins it. and height
enng its interest may be regarded forming the staple
OF the work And of Indigenous poetry, enough is pun
lished-sometmes Of mean strain--o manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetica taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
work-and not one alone, but many. The public mud
everish and rrtated still from recent political strfes
The soft assuasive influence of literature needed 10
aay that fever and soothe that irritation. Vice and folly
roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke dashed by ndicue, into their fitting haunr.
Ignorance lords il immense proportion OF
people, Every spring should be set in motion,
great enemy Of popular government may longer brood,
like poentous cloud, the destinles Of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent be employed than periodical the plan of
the that Dan be but
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent. In AL
the Union south of Washington there are but two literary
periodicals Norhward Of that city, there are probably NJ
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent or the ac'n"
literary Of the Southern people compared will those
of the Northern No: for in wealth, talents and taste,
may Justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own,
beyond all doubt affords u.s. we choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy. 49,"
Ii from a deep of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the Of this
periodical and with any design 10 nourish local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far from
any snch thought il is the editors ferven wish to the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the silken bands of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditang hostility 10 tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much OF his choicest
matter thence ana happy indeed win he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree to dspcl the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF BOTH AMI
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF fraterna
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 say lie
believes however that il falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short o.
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number Of the
work contains "a large spcroyai pages, printed IN IN"
equal a, least TO that which any other periodical
printed in country. @
No subscription will he received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price is
IS per volume which must he paid in all cases at the time
of subscribing This rs particularly adverted TO now to
avoid Misrepresentation, or future misunderstanding
no order will hereafter he attended TO unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription.
The postage the Messenger cents on any sin
gle No. for all distances unde mes-over 100 miles,
ten cents ..
All communications les,exs, relative to the Mcssen
ger, must be addressed TO THOMAS w. WHITE.
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond V"
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