The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-05
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGEI

TO ~. u, ohhkN, heauihgs my
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE KDIroR AND PRoPRIEToR.
r,HIs rs A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire dsdan Of tasteful ssieons though
lis matter has BEEN il viii continue 10 be, IN the main
original
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
blended with discussions literature moral science,
otherwise unobectionabe, 10 gain admiance OF the
sake Of the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental only not
primary They dross tolerated only because can
well be severed from the sterling ore ~herewith -
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due space
in the work and il is the editors aim that they should
have threefold tendency-to convey In a condensed
form such valuable truths or interesting incidents
embodied in the works revewedto direct The readers
attention books that deserve TO be 10 warn
him against wasting and money upon that large
ber which merit only be burned In this age Of publl
cations that by their variety and multitude distract and
oyerwhem every, understanding student impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned Is OF
the most nestimabe and indispensable Of anxiares, TO
| him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility amusement,
or both Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences Of
events too minute for history yet eucdang IT, and height
enng its be regarded as forming the staple
of the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough Is pub
lshedsometimes of mean sirainto manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents Of our
country. ,..
The times appear for several reasons demand such
a work-and not alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and iitaed STILL from political srifes
The Soft assuasive influence OF literature needed
alay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke dashed by ridcue, into their fitting haunts.
| Ignorance lords il immense proportion Of
people Every spring should be set in motion, to
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular government may no longer BROOD
like portentous cloud the destnies of country
And to accomplish all these ends, what more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan o.
the Messenger 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. Northwar Of that city, there probably
least twenty-five thirty Is this contrast justified by
the wealth, the leisure the native talent, the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northern No. for in wealth. talents, and taste,
may justly claim least equality with bre-
thren; and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doubt affords il choose twice the leisure
| for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t from deep OF this local want that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name Of this
periodical; and with any design to nourish local pre-
JUDGES to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors ervent wish to the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection. Far
from medating hostility the North he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much choicest
matter thence; ana happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of fraternal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No Of its third volume How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered is not for the editor to say He
believes however, that it falls not further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
| theory
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number of the
work contains 81 large superroya 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 .r@ FIJI ..
No subscription will be received for less than volume
and must commence with the current The price is
IS per volume which must be paid in all the time
Of subscribing. This is particularly adverted
avoid msapprehension, future Observation-Disclosures
order will hereafter be attended to unless accompanied
with the price Of subscription.
The postage the Messenger is six any sin1
gle No for all distances under 100 mles-over 100 niles
ten cents.
All communications letters, relative to the Messen
ger, must be addressed to THOMAS w. WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond, va
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