, 1841-03-13
TO THE PUBLIC.

menceu.ent of It's third year, ! have had al
WAYS In view tie establishment oi II Maya
zine which should retain some of the chief
features OF ,la, i%purnal, abandoning or great
" modify iny tie rest. ID lay, however, has
been accustomed by variety OF causes, aud
not until now have | felt myself at liberty to
attempt the exclusion ofmy design.
will he plrduned for speaking more d.
reclIv If Tie Messenger. Having IN II n"
proprietary ii h,, my Objects too being at va
rance. IN many respects, with THOSE al It's
very worthy owner. ! found difficulty IN
stamping upon its pages that t"dtrifudfhy
which | believe eSSt niial To The tull success
Of oil similar publications.. In regard To their
influence. II appears 1" me thai II
continuous. definite character. and a marked
certainly Of purpose, are drslderata OF vital
Importance. and only aItainable where one
mind alone has the general direction al the
undertaking. Experience has rendered OBJ
vinuS, what nigh; indeed have been demon
siraied a priori; that in founding Il magazine
Of nav OWN. lies my sole chance of carrying
L" completion whatever peculiar inten-
tons ! may have entertained.
To those who remember the early DAYS OF
tire Southern periodical in question IL will be
scarcely necessary TO say that It's main fen
rurc WIS Il somewhat ovcrdune cauSiirilv IN
IL h"I=rimI NJ oi Critical Notices oi New
tu. X. Tie Penn Magazine viii retain tbs
t:ait If severity IN So much only as the calm
r>' vet strincSi sense Of Justice will permit.
Some years since elapsed may have mrll"w-
ed d"vyu the prlu!rncc without interfering"
wi,h he riror "t The critic. Most surely
l,,y hive not vet ,au"ht him L. read through
ilr medium uI = publishers will, nor con
WINGED hum that tie interests Of letters are
ru "'rI with tire Interests If truth. l. shal!
.. lie Er>r aud chief purpose lie MaInzmc
proposed 10 become known IS one
.,-'" 'rav hc found N aIl Times. md upon
SD -. cts. IN honest and FEARLESS o,lu,pn.
II shall lie Il leading object la ASSERT IN pre-
ccpi. and "a maintain IN practice liz" nights.
while 10 effect II demonstrates tie advan-
rages Of an absolutely independent criticisms:
IA criticism sclt-Sustalned; guiding Itself on
Is by The pure>t rules # AIT; analvzIng and
urrIn- these rules - II applies them; hold
~iEgI'-".i a.0ni from a!l personal bias: ac
nUnH lcIg!uG no fear save that ui "utIar-
M the Ii@ht: Welding no point either To- IN"
vnur:v of tie 9ulhor, nr ~ tie assumptions of
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