The Madisonian., 1840-01-18
PROSPECTUS OF THE
UTHERN LITERARY MESSENGE,


SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS W. WHITE, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
i chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting an entire dsdan Of tasteful selections, ihoug
its matter has been, will continue TO be, In the
/ original
Party politics and controversial theology far pos
sible, lealously excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature IN moral science
otherwise unobjectionable, gain admance or til
sake Of the valuable matter TO which they adhere
but whenever that happens they are inedeai only no
primary They dross, tolerated only because IT can
not well be severed from the sterling ore wherewith
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 a condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents are
embodied in the works Ievewed-to direct the readers
attention to books that deserve TO be read-and
him wasting and money upon that large
ber, which merit only TO be burned In this age OF pub
cations that by her variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every undiscrlminatng student impartial
criticism governed by the views just mentioned IS one OF
the most inesmable and indispensable OF auxlianes to
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales having in view utility amusement,
or boh,-Hstoncal Shetches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history, eucdang il, and height
enng Interestingly be regarded forming the staple
of the work And of Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
lished-somemes of mean stran-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poeucal taste and talents OF our
country.
The appear for several reasons, demand such
a York-and not one alone but many. The public mind
/
The soft assuasive influence of literature is needed to
aay that fever and soothe that irritation Vice and folly
noting abroad They should ba driven by indignant
rebuke or lashed by ridcue into their fitting haInts
Ignorance lords it over immense proportion of our
people Every spring should be set in motion, to
the enlightened and to increase their number so that the
great enemy OF popular government longer brood,
like porentous cloud the destines Of country
And accomplish all these ends, what more pow eriul
agent be employed than periodical The plan OF
the Messenger If that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly requles such an agent In all
the non south Of Washington hereare but two literary
periodicals. Northward Of that CITY, there are probably At
least twenty five thirty Is this contrast justified hs
the wealth, the leisure. the native talent, or the actual
literary taste OF the Southern people, compared with those
Of the Northeml No for in wealth, talents and taste,
we may Justly claim at least equality with our 7re-
thren; and domestic institution exclusively
beyond all doubt affords if choose, twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they ENJOY.
1t from deep of this local want, that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the of this
periodical; and not with any design to noursh local pre-
udces or to advocate supposed local interests Far from
such thought il is the editors fervent wish to the
North and South bound endearingly together forever
the siken bands Of mutual kindness and affection Far
from medtatine hostility to te North, he has already
drawn and he hopes hereaerto draw much hls choicest
matter thence; ano happy indeed will he deem himself,
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree TO dispel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace Of both, and
TO brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF aternal
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far 1t has acted out the
ideas here uttered, it is for the editor say. He
believes, however that it falls not further short 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 superroya pages, printed in The
very handsomest manner, new type, and on paper
equal n least to that on which any other periodical rs
printed in country
No subscription Will he received for less than volume,
and commence with the The price IS
S5 per volume which must be paid in all the time
Of subscribing This is particularly advered 10 to
avoid misapprehension, or future msundersanding-as
order will hereafter he attended to unless accompanied
with the price of subscription.
The postage on the Messenger cents on any sin
gle No for all distances unde mies-over 100 miles
ten cents.
All communications letters, relative the Messen
ger, must he addressed TO THOMAS w WHITE,
Southern Literary Messenger Office, Richmond Va
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