The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-03-30
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly 10 literature but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful seeeons thong
It's matter has been as will continue TO be, in the mai
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sble jealousy excluded. They sometimes
otherwise unobeconable, to gain admittance or tn
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only no
primary They dross, tolerated only because it can
not we'll be severed from the sterling ore wherewith
incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors aim that they shout
have threefold tendency--to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents as are
embodied in the works reviewed,to direct the readers
attention books that deserve be readand to warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large
ber which merit only to be burned. In this OF publ.
cations that by rher variety and multitude distract and
over~helm every undiscrimnating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is one OF
the most nesmable and indispensable of auxliares to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having utility amusement,
| or boh,-Hstoncal Sketches,--and "reminiscences OF
minute for history calculating it, and height
ening its be regarded as forming the staple
Of the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough pub
lished-somemes of strain-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poeca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons to demand such
work-and not one alone, but many The public mind
is everish and ritated STILL from recent political srfes:
The soft assuasiye influence of literature is needed to
aiay that fever and soo,he that irritation Vice and folly
are roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
ebuke dashed by rdcule, into their fitting haunts.
Ignorance lords it over immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government longer brood,
like portentous cloud the destnes OF country
And to accomplish NIL these ends, what powerful
agent can be employed than periodical the plan OF
the Messenger il that plan be but carried in practice
The South peculiarly, requires such agent. In all
the Unon south Of Washington there but two literary
periodicals! Norhward Of that city, there probably at
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 wi,hthose
we may justly claim at least equality with bre-
thren and domestic institution exclusively
beyond all doubt affords five choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name of this
periodical and not with any design to noursh local pre-
JUDGES or to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors fervent wish the
North and South bound endearngy together forever,
the sken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medtatng hostility the North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereaero draw much choices,
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree TO dspe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties Of faerna
love:
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No of its third volume. How far it has acted out the
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to say He
believes however that it falls further short of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short
theory
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