The Madisonian., 1840-01-21
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS w WHITE EDITOR AND PkOPRIETpR.

| SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
! THOMAS w WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
THIS is MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
chiefly to literature, but occasionally finding room
for articles that fall within the scope OF Science and not
protesting entire disdain Of tasteful selections thong
lis matter has been it will continue TO be, in The mai
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sble, jealousy excluded They sometimes
blended with discussions in literature moral science
otherwise unoblectionable to gain admttance or th
sake OF the valuable matter which they adhere
but whenever that happens, they incidental only
primary. They dross tolerated only because i can
well be severed from the sterling ~herewth 1t
Incorporated.
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and the editors aim that they shout
have threeiold endency-to convey In condensed
FORM such valuable truths interesting incidents are
embodied in the works revewed-o direct the readers
attention books thai deserve to be readand TO warn
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
ber which merit only to be burned In this age OF pubi
cations that by Their variety and multitude distract and
overwhem every undiscTiminaing student, impartial
criticism, governed by the views just mentioned one OF
the inestimabe and indispensable OF auxianes, 10
him who does wish TO discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in view utility or amusement
both,-Hisorical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
minute for history, yet eucidating IT, and height
ening its interestingly be regarded forming the staple
Of the work. And Of Indigenous poetry, enough is pub
shed-sometimes of no mean strain-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 one alone, but many The public mind
The soft, assuasive influence of literature is needed 70
aay that fever and soo,he thai irritation Vice and folly
riong abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, ashed by ndicule into their fitting haunts
Ignorance lords over an immense proportion of
people, Every spring should be set IN notion to arouse
the enlightened and TO increase their numbers that the
great enemy OF popular government no longer BROOD
like porenous cloud, the destinies of country,
And to accomplish all these ends. what more powerful
agent be employed than periodical the plan OF
the Messenger II that plan be but carried practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent. In all
the Union south Of Washington there bot two literary
periodicals Nohward Of that city, there are probably at
least twenty five thirty Is this justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent, or the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
We may Justly claim at least equality with our bre
thren; and domestic institution exclusively our own
beyond all doubt affords if choose twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy.
II was from deep Of this local want that the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the of this
periodical and not with any design TO nourish local
JUDGES, advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought is the editors fervent wish the
North and South bound endearngy together forever in
the silken bands Of mutual Kindness and affection Far
from meditatng hostility to tie North, he has already
drawn and he hopes draw much OF his choicest
matter thence ana happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each know the other
better contribute any essential degree dspel the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both and
brighten and strengthen the sacred tres Of fraiernA
love.
The Southern Literary Messenger has reached The
fifth No OF its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered is not for the editor to say he
believes however, that il falls further short OF them
than human weakness usually makes practice fall short o.
theory
The Messenger is issued monthly Each number the
work contains 64 large superroyal pages printed IN The
very handsomest manner, new type, and on paper
equal least to that which any other periodical Is
printed in country.
No subscription viii he received for less than rorm,
and commence with the current one. The PrTe is
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| The postage on the Messenger cents on any sln
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All communications letters, yclasive to the Messen
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Southern Lnerary Messenger Office, Richmond, Va
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