The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-01-18
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Southern Literary Messenger.
II. w. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor.

This is monthly Magazine, devoted chiefly 10
Literature. but occasionally finding room also for
articles lhut i.tIl within the scope OF Science and
not proiss entire disdain OF tasteful cclions,
though lis matter has been, us it will continue 10
be, III the man original.
Party politics and controversial Theology, as
far as possible, are jealousy excluded. They are
sometimes Blended with discussions in literature
or III moral science, otherwise nnoh. c IL ua!;:e
I, gain atnttance to the sake Of the more vaiua-
hle latter TO which they adhere: hut whenever that
happens they are incidental, cnly; not primary
They are dress, tolerated only because ii cannct
well be severed from the stcrlidg whcrwti it is
Incorporated.
Reviews, anil Critical Notices, occapv THAR due
spree in the work and il is tine Editors aim tia
they should have thrcefJid tcndency-to convey,
in condensed f:rm such valuable truths or inter
est:ng n,tlrns as are embedded in the works re.
vIewe. 10 direct tie readers attention 10 books
that deserve 10 be read --Ind to warn him against
wasting the and money ui.Gn that large EG!.lEcr,
VIII cE mc':t only to be burned. In Ibis a.". "f rr5
!icalions hat BY their variety ard multitude, distract
AMI oycrwheln every undiscri" ma,ing student, inn
partial criticism, governed 10y tie views just :u':-
tiord. it is Of the most ineStia.abe a!.d >..s-
prilslhie Of auXarcs to him who docs wish to
discriminate.
Essays, and Tales having in view utility or
mni;cc1ccs of events too minute for Histp:y. ytt
cluciI Ting it, and hcightenng us interest. t.-u'ay
be regarded as forming the slapa ol ;iie woi& And
of Indigenous Poetry, enough IS puilisheL-Sn:,.r-
times Of no mean stIain-to manifest aad 10 cGili-
"#Le tie growing poctical taste and taien's u
country.
The times appear, ior several reasons. to den ard
Sgch i woTk-and not one aIune, Enl many. ! he
public mind is !evcrsh and irriiaed still: from
a 4 of,
OF Literature is needed 10 ALA, that fever. anL
saol;c llt irritation. Vice and folly are :Uling
lLcy should b" drivcnhy rd gnant rc!rko
or Isrl by Ti;cu!c, iLtu their fitting G,::!ils L.
Eor"ntc lords it over an immense tfojrotion oi our
pcoi it:--Eyery spling should he sci il mCt:nn to
arouse tie .heu' d. and to increase iaelr num-
ber; TIT lie great tnemy Of p'ruia: cu.crnneEt
may 10 longer brood, ike 4 Eorlcntnus cuud, over
the destnes of our country. And 10 acconp plish all
these ends, what more sowcrfu agent can be employ
ed, than periodical, on the plan Of TIE Messsnscij
If that plan bc carried oct IN practice!
Th" South peculiarly Icqulcs such an agent. In
al t!lr Union, south Of Washington, there are lut
two Literary publications! Ncrlhwa.d Of that city,
there are probably at least twenty five or ht,, Is
this contrast justified by the wealth the l,!sure, the
native talent, or tie actual literary taste, Of lie
Sn"thern people, compared With i!inae o: The Forth
crn! No of in wealth, talents rnd TASTE, ~ Ciay
isty claim at least epurIv with our brethren,
and domestic institution exclusively our own. no.
yOnd all doubt affords Us, II we c0.se, twice ,hc
leisure for rca!lng and writing, which they en-
Joy.
1t vas from deep sense Of this local want that
The Nord S;ur.hern was crgrgtled en- t!G ra.Ie Of
this mri,a:c; and not With aEy dcs;In &c L"i,rish
local pre- judices, 10 Gdvoc,tr supposed heal rr-
ests. Far from such liI0uehi, il is he Editors
fcrvcnt wish to see the North AID South hoa.h en-
LcarnoIy together forever, in the si!kcn ards Of
mutual kindness and affection. Far from mrs!ita
ting hostility to the north, he has already drawn.
and he hopes hereafter 10 draw, much OF his cho-
cest matter thence: and happy irde will he deem
himself, should his pages, by making each region
know the other better, contribute in any essential
degree TO dispcl the lowering clouds that now threa
ten the peace Of bHlh and 10 brig hcn and strength
Ell sacred ties OF frat, rnal love
The Southern Literary Messenger has now
reached the May No of its fourth vo!ame. Iiow
far has acted out the ideas hee uttered is not for
the Editor 10 say. lie believes, however, that it
fails not further short Of tharn, than human weak
ness usually makes PIactice fall short of Theory.
CONDITIONS.
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covered, at 20 ycar-payablc in advance.
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81 for each
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,ditor.
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