Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-08-08

20 ING laoies Of Georgia and ia 'h !
generally the following plan 4 i ',e W
sn spec submitted, lis ho 3 a !.
WI WI receive M their serious alle nj ~
meet 'AeTr appreciation, since s'' !
Their esnccial benefit IA, ,St "
projected. 80 'nne v0E
PROSPECTUS.
y submitting the follouio.
, should fitsl call The alts rs p''a =
Ladies' and all those Who rsai |iO0 Of d
l ,.,l VINO arc those that do no @'' !.
welfare aud Improvement If w. 10
sen . We present condition If 'Is S ,sn.
impress. Nearly all pubIicp,; '"s o ''sl
' "as.,a rom are eng0ged 10 pol;c a1
cnsslon, and their columns frea p, ,,;,E 9
salons r, denials, abuse, and eret v' n, acc
worldly !. Warfare Carried On II .0fn
frequently unfit lor Gears Dn,;," n,9ns@e
a ..oi.s su,'ed 10 the dclicncy and sen,l.ns
whlch belong 50 PECULIARLY d ,S S,I P'
character. Y '"e ftma
OF the few literary paDe,, Nm,
South Of the Potomac, there + pr NJ,
exclusively dedicated to The I.AnlTj
We have fell this as a want vh;,h =
70 be supplied: and we pronose 10 ! ~. n.y.
effort TO do SO, confident lhat II, os,
ours WIN becrowned with success, +
can only secure the hearty co.oOpr1,;a,
those for whose welfare we orp ,1,,
labour The Ladies of The Som6
we xpeci further, that every iO,elEaa
'nlHd omong the other sex will view N
appreciation, and aid in SUSTAINING
enterprise designed to improve ,be ~
Of those who without whose cbs,rI
smiles and soothing companioOsLn
would be drcary and this fair vga +
desert.
W. also wish TO afford TO the Ladies
hrld Tor The exercise Of their own ,ar
and for the developcmemcn; Of The rsn
ces OF their minds. The list Of auh
tor some years past, have freqnerh \
rolled the namcs Of Females whose DID
pus success has shed an additional M
ance on the name Of "Woman." ri
LORDS creation" lave been forced 10 Il
Knowledge that the Female mind is " \
means, deficient in capacity and inlcId
Iiual endowmenis, whilst, al lie same lid
it is possessed If superior deIic0cv d
tact. Long WAS Woman, mind held
I thraldom, long were her powers underae
and forced TO remain inactive unexercis
! BY the iotce Of convcnlioaI arrangement
hnt her chains are broken. and her libpr
has been pr claimed, The article Of M
len faith; thai 'Womeh have no sonls,"
Ilonger oltains among US. Let the La
aow assert their own privilege, and
offer them, in our pro- osed work, a medl|
Tor the expression Of their own views a
sediments, on all all that apperialns, lDd
degree, 10 lie welfare and improves
Of their sex.
In Offering the plan Of a Southrt 4
dies Book, we do not intend that il u
be precisely similar toa work Of Ilkcrad
al The North. We leave to cur NcNd
contemporary pictorial Representatives
fashion and dress, for the embcIlslad
Sof their person: be it ours 10 provldeag
Of purity, elegance refinement, and glAd
Tor the adornmenl Of the mind.
All ,hat may contribute 10 inform
heart, invigora,e the mind, purify The aIi1
tons, aud refine the manners. shalIle9
especial care, that our work may beV1
fol aid 10 the young, and fair, and Dcaa|
ful, in preparing themselves for '0e y
charge Of the noble and arduous dA'I
which deyolve on Woman, in her vaII
capacity Of Daughter Wife and NoIA1
And we repeat in the accomplishing
this high enterprise, we confidently @Fl
The aid aud support Of enlightened ana
dicious Of both sexes Arrangements
regular aid will be made WIN sew
LADIES' whose productions have a r,'..
gained them high fame in The I', ~.
wolld-and several gentlemen Of 'l'l
Iguished auuinmenis have ALREADY Oe'u
cured as contributors, from whence ~
tific tracts, with notes and observa'lpn,
the arts may be expected. Inns G asP'
meni Of The work will receive n'a''s1 Wv,
Icntion. lnshort, nothing will be . U',,%
which may Tend 70 give the pu', 's",,
such character as will render y WV wv
he attention Of the learned, aou w &
whom IL is dedicaIed-lhe Lau'e' -
South and West. 1t only remains J, y,
lain the requisite number Of sOISc 1;''' ,
saw two thousand-and if The Lac'.S :.
smile upon, and aid our efforts t,lo !, h 1.
Der viii not long be wanting. y, I
nrgo their fathers, husbands, bro'O'''''
friends and il is soon done. /.
The work will contain "a roya, :" !
pages, slic he'd in neal coloreo c e0.' IN
viii appear monthly. Terms l ", sr
Of per annnm payable on Ine
,heflsi number.