The Madisonian., 1840-01-23
PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER
THOMAS W. WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

| SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER,
THOMAS w WHITE. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
T,HlS is A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, devoted
! chiefly 10 literature, but occasionally finding
for articles that fall within the scope of Science and
protesting entire disdan of tasteful selections, thong
its matter has BEEN as will continue TO be, in the
original
Party politics and controversial theology, far pos
sible, Jealously excluded. They sometimes
blended with discussions literature moral
otherwise unobectonabe, to gain admttance or ii
sake of the more valuable matter to which they adhere
but whenever thai happens they are incidental only no
primary They dross tolerated only because II can
well be severed from the sterling ~herewiih iii
Incorporated
Reviews and Critical Notices occupy their due spa
in the work and ii is the editors aim that they shout
have threefod tsndency--to convey in condensed
form, such valuable truths interesting incidents
embodied in the works reyiewedto direct the readers
attention to books that deserve to be read and
him against wasting time and money upon that large mum
Der, which merit only to be burned In this Of pubi-
cations that by her variety and multitude distract and
overwhelm every Understanding student, impartial
criticism governed BY the just mentioned, is Of
the inesmable and indispensable Of auxarles, 10
him who does wish to discriminate.
Essays and Tales, having in viewutiy or amusement
or boih,-Historical Sketches,-and "reminiscences OF
events too minute for history yet Calculating ~ and height
ening its interestingly be regarded forming the staple
OF the work And OF indigenous poetry enough is pub
lshed-sometmes of mean stran-to manifest and to
cultivate the growing poetca taste and talents OF our
country.
The times appear for several reasons demand such
work-and alone, but many. The public mind
is feversh and ra,ed stll from political strifes
The soft, assuasve influence of literature is needed, 70
aliay that fever, and soohe that irritation Vice and folly
rlong abroad They should be driven by indignant
rebuke, ashed by ndicule into their fitting haunts
people Every spring should be motion,
the enlightened and to increase their number that the
great enemy OF popular government may no longer BROOD
like porentous cloud the destlnes OF country.
And to accomplish all these ends, what powerful
agent can be employed than periodlcal the plan OF
the Messenger if that plan be but carried out in practice
The South, peculiarly, requires such agent In all
the Union, south of Washington there but literary
periodicals Nohward of that city there probably
east twenty-five or thirty Is this justified by
the wealth. the leisure the native talent the actual
literary taste Of the Southern people, compared with those
of the Northern No: for in wealth talents and taste,
may Justly claim at least equality with our bre-
thren; and domestic institution exclusively own,
beyond all doubt affords If We choose. twice the leisure
for reading and writing, which they enjoy
II from deep of this local want, tina, the
word SOUTHERN engrafted the name of this
periodical and not with any design TO nosh local pre-
udices to advocate supposed local interests Far from
any such thought il is the editors fervent wish the
North and South bound endearingy together forever,
the slken 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; ano happy indeed will he deem himself
should his pages by making each region know the other
better contribute in any essential degree to dpe the
lowering clouds that threaten the peace OF both, and
to brighten and strengthen the sacred ties OF raterna
love
The Southern Literary Messenger has now reached the
fifth No of its third volume How far has acted out the
ideas here uttered, it for the editor say He
believes however that it falls 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 O. large superroyal pages printed IN the
handsomest manner, on new type, and on paper
equal at eas, to that on which any other periodical is
printed in country.
No subscription wil be received for less than volume
and commence with the current The price is
SIS volume which must be paid all cases al the time
of subscribing This is particularly adverted TO now TO
avoid misappre future Observation-Disclosures
order will hereafter he attended to unless accompanied
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| The postage the Messenger cents on any sin
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| ten cents
All communications or letters, relative to the Messen
ger must be addressed TO THOMAS W, WHITE,
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