The Madisonian., 1840-02-01
PROSPECTUS OF THE
DUTHERS LITERARY MESSENGER,
Tsonas ". WHITE, EDITOR AND psorsIE1oR.

THoEAs ". WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS Is MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
for articles that fall within the scope Of Science and
protesting entire dsdain OF tasteful seiecons thous
its matter has been, viii continue TO be, in the MAJ
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sible, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral science
otherwise unobJectlonable, AS TO gain admtance orb
sake Of the valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever that happens they incidental only 70
primary They dross, tolerated only because II
not well be severed from the sterling wherewiih ii
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and il is the editors aim that they shoul
have threefold tendency--to convey in condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents as
embodied in the works reviewed,to direct the readers
attention books that deserve 10 be read,and TO
him against wasting time and money upon thai large nun
Der, which merit only to be burned In this age OF publ
cations, that by their variety and multitude distract and
overwhclm every undscrminatipg student impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned is OF
the most inestmab!e and indispensable Of auxiaries to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in utility amusement
both,-Historca Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history, yet elucdang it, and height
ening its Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work And Of Indigenous poetry, enough pub
lished-sometmes Of srain--to manifest and 10
cultivate the growing poetca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several to demand such
work--and not alone, but many. The public mind
fererish and rritated STILL from recent political sres
The soft, assuasve influence of literature is needed
aay that fever, and soothe that irritation. Vice and folly
are roting abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, lashed by rdcue, into their fitting hauns
Ignorance lords it immense proportion Of our
people Every spring should be set in motion, TO
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
like porentous cloud the destnies Of country.
And to accomplish all these ends wha, more powerful
agent can be employed than periodical on the plan OF
the Messenger ii that plan be but carried out In practice
The South peculiarly, requires such an agent In all
the Union south Of Washington there but two literary
AT
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast Justified by
the wealth. the leisure. the native talent the actual
Of the Norhernl No: for in wealth talents and TASTE
may Justly claim at least equality with our be-
thren and domestic institution exclusively
beyond all doubt affords if choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
1t was from deep Of this local want, tina, the
word SOUTHERN engrafted on the name OF this
PERIODICAL and not with any design to nounsh local pre-
judces, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such Thought, the editors feven wish 10 the
North and South bound endearngly together forever
the silken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from meditating hostility to tie Nor'h he has already
drawn and he hopes hereafter to draw much OF his choicest
matter thence happy indeed win he deem himself,
should his pages, by making each regon know the oe
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 fraerna
/ love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far it has acted out The
ideas here uttered Il is not for the editor to say lie
believes however that it falls not further shor Of them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short OF
theory.
The Messenger is issued monthly. Each number OF the
work contains 64 large superroyal pages printed IN the
very handsopest manner, type, and on paper
equal at least to tina, which any Other periodical
/ printed in our country
No subscription win be received for less Than avoume
and mus, commence with the current one. The pnce IS
IS per volume which must be paid in all at the time
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no order viii hereafter he attended unless accompanied
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/ The postage the Messenger cents on any SIN
gle No. for afl distances unde nfles-oveT 100 miles
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ger, must he addressed TO THOMAS w. WHITE.
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