Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-05
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IS a monthly Magazine, devoted chiefly to
Literature but occasionally finding room also for ar
tices that fall within the scope OF Science; and pro-
Tossing no dsdain for tasteful seectioaS, though its
matter has been it will continue to be, in the main
original.
nossible, are ieaousy excluded They are some
times so blended with discussions III literature in
moral science otherwise unobiectionable as to gain
admittance for the sake of the more valuahe matter
to which they adhere; but whenever that happens,
they are INCIDENTAL only: not PRIMARY. They are
dross tolerated only because it cannot well be
ed from the sterling wherewth it is Incorporated
Reviews and critical Notices occupy their due
space in the work and it is the Editors aim that they
should have threefold tendency--;o convey, in
condensed form, such valuable truths or interesting
incidents as embodied in the works reviewed.
direct the readers attention to books that deserve
to be read; and to him against wasting time and
money upon that large number, which merit only to
be burned. In this ace of publications that by their
variety and multitude distract and ov2rwhclm every
understanding student, IMPARTIAL CRITICISM, gov
erned by the views Just mentioned, IS of the
most inestimable and indispensable of auXlaries, to
him who does wish to discriminate.
ESSAYS and Tales having in view utility or amuse-
mcnt, or both-Hstorical SketcheS-and ReIninis-
ccnces of events toe minute for History yet elucida-
ting it. and frightening its nercs--may be regard
cd as forming the staple Of the work. And of indi-
genous POETRY, enough is published-sometimes of
strain--tO manifest and cultivate the grow
ing pOctiCal taste and talents of our country.
The times appear, for several reasons, to demand
such work--not one alone, but many. The public
mind is fereriShCd and irrtated still from recent pO-
HtIcal StrleS The soft, influence of Lit
is needed allay that fever and soothe that
irritation. Vice and folly rioting abroad they
should be driven by indil rebuke or dashed by
ridicule, into their fitting haunts Ignorance lords
it over an immense proportion of our people Every
spring should be set in motion, arouse the enlirht
ened and To increase their numbers that the great
enemy of popular government may no longer brood,
like pcrtentous cloud, the deStinies of our
country. And to accomplish all these ends what
more powerful can be employed, than periodical, on
he plan Of the Messenger; if that plan be carried
)ut in practice!
The South peculiarly requires such an aren't Tn
III the Union, south of Washington, there are but
wo Literary periodicals! Norhward of that civ, ?
here at least twenty-five or thirty! Is this con-
rast justified by the wealth. the leisure the native
llen the actual literary taste, of the Southern /"
eople compared with those of the Northern! No; 2
'r wealth talents and taste, we may justly claim at
asst an equality with our brethren; and domestic
lstituioR exclusively own, beyond all doubt af
rdS us, II choose, twice the leisure for read,n
nd writing, which they enjoy. u
1t was from deep sense Of this LOCAL want that C
e word SOUTHERN was engrafted on the name of II
is periodical: and not with any design to nourish u
cal predudices or to advocate supposed Local inter- VI
It's. Far from any such thought: it is the Editors
rvent wish to the North and South bound to- u
ther forever, IN the silken bands of mutual kind
IS and affection. Far from medtatnp HOSTILITY Co
the North, he has already drawn, and he homes ne
reatter to draw, much of his choicest matter thence ha
d happy indeed will he deem himself should his til
ges by making each region know the other better, IN
nt1hute IN any essential degree, dispel forever u
? lowering coods that lately threatened the
ace of both and to brighten and strengthen the sa an
ID ties of iraternaI love- tn
The Southern Literary Messenger has nov nearly tn
npleted ITS seventh volume and seventh year How co
II mas acted out the ideas here uttered, not for
Editor to say He believes, however that it falls ia
farther short of them than human weakness usu co
y makes Practice fall short of Theory. pr
" This work is published in Monthly Numbers. un
eraglng sixyfour pages each at Five Dollars per We
mum, payable invariably in advance
=. 1. w. WHITE, Editor and Proprietor. va
Va, 1912. lei
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