Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-06-27

10 the ladies of Georgia and to tho Soutt.
generally the following plan 10 most re-
specliGl submitted. IL is hoped that il
will receive their serious attention, and
meet their appreciation, since il is for
their especial benefit that thhe work IL
projected
PROSPECTUS.
TTN submitting The following plan, we
should first call the attention of the
Ladies and all those who feel interested,
(and who are those that DO moi, in the
welfare and improvement Of The female
sex, 10 the present condition Of the South
ern press. Nearly all publications when
issue from il are engaged in pollicaidis
cussion, and their columns TEEN whaccu-
satons, denias. abuse, and every form q
worldly warlnre-carred Oh in language
frequently unfit for sears rJiite,n aud sell
dom suited to the delicacy and gen;Ieness
which belong SO peculiarly 10 the Fcmael
character
OF the few literary papers published
South Of the Potomac, there is not one
exclusively dedicated to the LADIES'
We have felt this as want which ought
10 be supplied and We propose 70 make au
effort "a do SO, confident that our ondeag
4 ours will be crowned with success, If We
can only secure the hearty cooperation oi
those for whose welfare we arc about 70
labour. The ladies Of The South Ana
we Xpect tdriher, that every intelligent
mind among the other sex VIII view with
APPROPRIATIONS, and aid 10 sustaining, ali
enterprise designed to improve The minds
Of those who without whose cheering
smiles and soothing companionshp, hie
would be dfeary and this fair world d
desert.
We also wish to afford to the Ladies',
field for the exercise Of their own talents,
and for the deyel1pcmemen; Of tho rcsour~
ces Of Their minds. The list Of authors
Tor some years past, haze frequently en-
rolled the names Of FEMALES whose glorl-
Gus success has She'd an addditfoaaI radi
auce on the name Of "WomQn.n The
lords cfeaiions' have been forced a AZ
knowledge that the Female mind il by np
means, efficient 10 capacity and lulellec
iaai endo%nehIs, whilst, atthe same tine,
!! is possessed Of superior delicacv ana
TACT Long was Woman's mind held IN
thfaldqm, loag were her powers uudera,cd,
| ana forced 10 remain inactive uneXerc!sed
| by the force OF conyeniIoa arrangements
bat her chains are broken. ard her liberty
has been proclaimed. The aricIeof Mos-
len iailh; that Women have no soals, no
longer obtains among Us. let Tic Ladies
aow assert their own privilege, and wo
otter lhem,in our proposed work, i medium
Tor the expression OF their own views and
sediments, OF al. all lhat apperIains, ID any
degree, % the Welfare and improvement
1 Of their sex.
In offering the plan Of Souifern La
dies Boob, we do not intend that it shall
precisely similar to work oilikeG ame,
AZ the North. We leave TO our Nothern
contemporary dictorial representations II
fashion and dress, Tor The establishment
Of Their person: bel ours 10 provide aarb y
o. purity, elegance refinement, aud grace,
Tor the adomment OF the mind
AL that may contribute 10 inform the
hear, lnvlgorale the mind, purify The aflec-
ioas, and refine Inc manners, Shall lie our
especial care, that our work may Be use.
~ ald 10 the young, and fair, and beaui-
iui, ~ preparing themselves for the dis
charge OF the noble and ariuots duties
@hich deyolVe GA Woman, ia her varied
capacity 81 Daughter Wife aud Mother.
| Aud we repeat III the accomplishment Of
inis high enterprise, we confidently expect
the AID and support Of enlightened and ii
dIclous OF both sexes. Arrangements iur
regular aid will be made with several
LADIES' whose productions have already
gained them high fame in the literary
wolld--and several gentlemcn Of distin-
gnlshed attainments have alreadybeen W.
t cured as contributors, lrom whence scien-
tlic tracts, with notes and OBSERVATIONS Oh
The arts may be expected This depart
ment Of the work will receive marked al
lchton. inshort, nothing viii be omitted
which may lend % give tie publication
such character IS viii render ii worthy
the attention Of the learned, and those 10
\ whom It is dedicated the Ladies OF the
South and West 1t only remains 10 Oh
tain the requisite number Of subscribers
- v tvvo fhn,Ien IA. oIt .r W.. n l,, ~,