The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-10-09
PROSPECTUS OF THE
LITERARY MESSENGER,

PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PRoPRlEroR,
THIS is MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly TO literature, but occasionally fndine mona
for articles that fall within the scope o Science and not
protesting entire disdan Of tasteful ssriIons, thong
It's matter has been as viii continue To be, IN the
original
Party politics and controversial theology as far AZ pos
sible, are jealousy excluded. They afe sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral
otherwise unobjeeiionabls, as To gain abundance orth
sake OF the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are incidental only
primary. They dross, tolerated only because
moi well be severed from the sterling wherewih
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and it is the editors that they Shout
have threefold tendency-to convey in a condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reyiewed,to direct the readers
attention TO books that deserve be read and 10
him against wasting time and money upon that large
Der, which merit only to be burned In this Of puh
cations that by Their variety and multitude distract ant
overwhelm every undscrlninating student, impartial
criticism governed by the views Just mentioned, is Of
the most inestmsble and Indispensable Of aaxhare
him who does wish TO discriminate
Essays and Tales having in yiewu,ihty amusement
or both,-Histoncal SAetches,-aRd "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history yet eIucating it, and height
ening its interest," be regarded forming the staple
OF the work. And OF indigenous poetry, enough is pub
shed-sonetimes of mean s,ran-to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetical taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons TO demand such
work-and no, alone but many. The pubic mind
is feyersh and irrtated sil from Yecent political snes
The soft, assuasfve influence Of literature is needed to
alay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
roting abroad They should b. driven by indignant
rebuke, dashed by rdicule, into their fitting ha'
Ignorance lords u over an immense proportion !" oW
people Every spring should be set motion, 10 arouse
the enlightened and 10 increase their number that the
great enemy Of popular may longer BROOD
like porentous cloud the destnies Of country
And TO accomplish all these ends what POWERFUL
agent be employed than periodical, the plan OF
the Messenger If that plan be ba carried on, in practice
The South, peculiarly, resa.es such agent In all
the Union south Of Washington, these bat literary
periodicals. Northward OF that city, there probably Al
least twenty five 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 No: for IN wealth, talents and taste
we may justly claim ut least an equality with our fc
thren and domestic INSTITUTION exclusively
beyond all doubt affords if choose, twice hs leisure
for reading ana wiring, which they enjoy.
1t from deep sense Of this local want, thai the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the Of this
periodical and with any design noush local pre-
JUDGES advocate supposed local interests Far FROM
any snch thought, it is the editors feent wish the
North and South boand endearngiy together forever
the sken bands Of mutual Kindness and affection Far
from medhating hostility to tie Ncrh, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter draw much his choices;
matter thence; ara happy indeed win he deem himself.
should his pages, by making each region know the other
better, contribute any essential degree dispe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both nt
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties d fsrnai
love-
The Southern Literary Mssssnge, has now reached the
fifth No OF It's third volume. How far IL has acted tho
ideas here uttered it is not for the editor to say He
believes, however that II falls not further short o them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short o.
theory.
The Messenger is issued nSatiy. Zach number Oh the
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