The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-20
THE MAGNOLIA;-
IL, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN.
Sept. l6--3t"

| Y>HE Subscribers, publishers and proprietors of
4 the MAGsoLn MAGAZINE, have great pleasure in
Informing It's friends and readers that, with the pre-
sent volume, or June number of this periodical, its
publication will be transferred from the city Of Sa-
vannah to that of Charleston. This arrangement
| is made in compliance with numerous suggestions
from both cities, and is which recommends itself
| at glance, TO the Judgments Of most persons The
literary facilities Of Charleston are in some respects
| superior to those Of Savannah 1t lies more conve-
niently in the line of the great thoroughfares, East
| and West; and its population being much larger
II necessarily combines the prospect Of greater lite
rary and pecuniary patronage in behalf Of the
work. The very considerable increase of its SUBJ
scribers within the last two months, particularly in
South Carolina, naturally prompts its Proprieors to
| greater outlay of ef,rt in promoting with
the wishes of its friends, extension of its own
| facilities and means of influence. This change of
| the place Of publication, however, will imply no
preference in favor of Charleston our former
| publishing city. The work will be delivered to
| subscribers on the same day in both cities. The
new arrangement will also effect that desideraum
In the business department of all periodicals, the
punctua delivery Of the journal to subscribers when
due; an object which has hitherto eluded all our eff
iorts and has been so frequently productive of
| tifcation to ourselves, and dissatisfaction among
our friends and readers. 1t is proposed to publish
the Magazine, simultaneously, in the four cities of
Savannah, Charleston, Columbia and Augusta, in
ach OF which agents of character will be established
who will always be prepared with the adequate
supply for subscribers, in sufficient for de-
livery, on the first day in every month 1t will be
subject OF congratulation to our friends to hear,
as is OF great pride and pleasure with ourselves to
state, that the Magnolia, like its noble namesake,
having trlumphed over the first discouraging circum-
stances under which it was planted has taken per-
| manent root AID is now in condition of yigor
and promise, which justifes the hope Il at it will
bring forth goodliest fruit and attain all the green
honors of hardy growth, long life, and peren-
NAL freshness to the last Its subscribers in
creasng daily, its typographical garments will
be as flowing and beautiful the best among its
contemporaries; and among the fine intellects as
| sembled and secured to maintain its internal cha
| racter, may be enumerated many Of the most ac-
| complished names Of which the South can boast
1t may be enough to say that still assured of
| the cooperation Of all those who have heretofore
written for our pages to which we shall add with
each successive issue of the Magazine, other
| no less able by which we shall furnish to read
ers fortunate variety and most liberal supply, of
the intellectual edbles which they desire. The
Editorial duties will chiefly devolve upon Mr.. w.
GILMORE SIMMs, whose services we have secured
to greater degree than before. The Editorial Bu-
reau will be entirely surrendered to his CONTROL and
his general supervision of the work is hereafter
| tain He will, nevertheless be assisted by the
gentlemen whose labors heretofore have contributed
so largely to enJow this particular department Of
the Magnolia, with the influence which rconiessedly
asserts.
1t might be enough for present purposes to
| end here We rejoice to believe that the day Of
Southern lukewarmness to the necessity of mental
| culture in our own land, has gone by forever
| There is a glorious awakening. We have daily
| signs that Southern literature is demanded. The
| Magnolia is demanded We are proud in detecting
in the Progress of each days events, the decisive
proofs that our people need, and determined to
have, periodical which shall speak Justly and fear
which shall be equally true and bold; in which
criticism shall be free from can't and opinion shall
| be unbiased either by fear favor; work in
which the tone shall be manly and the character
and sentiment essentially and only Southern 1t is
very doubtful whether another word need be said on
this subject. We feel the sentiment Of Southern in
tellectual independence, every where beginning to
breathe and burn around us II will be no fault of
| ours ii we do not maintain its fires
Mr. Z. G. PENDLEroN will devote the remainder
| OF the year to travel He will visit our friends in
the interior of South and North Carolina, and
| Georgia, during the present summer. The winter
| he will give to Alabama Mississippi, and Louisiana
The superintendent of the mechanical depal tment
will fall to the charge of burgess s. JAMES, who
pledge themselves that the Magnolia in topographic
| air and costume, shall be worthy of the noble name
1t bears ln this respect large improvements are
needed, and are contemplated The general plan of
the work will resemble that of the Southern Litera
ny Messenger-a journal confessedly among the neat
est In this or any other country These improve
ments Will be made visible in the first number (July)
! of the next volume and new series but still farther
improvements will take place in the two following
numbers. On this head we will not enlarge let the
| Magnolia be known by ITS fruits.
| Our terms are as before--fve dollars per annum-
payable yearly in advance. No subscribers for less
! than year. Each number will contain at least
| six'y-fou pages which circumstances may oc asion-
ally induce us to increase The press of matter or
the reception OF any article of great present interest
will prompt always the addition Of the necessary
pages. With tins summary We conclude our address
to the friends of the South, Southern Literature and
Southern Institutions 1t is not necessary say how
much the institutions of country depend upon its
literature we appeal to our citizens in their own
! behalf no less than ours. The creation of a natural
literature Is, next to the actual defence of country
by arms, against the INVADER of the first duties
of patriotism. We probably feeble now from
the too long neglect of this duty But it is not too
late to 'eiorm the error, and the time approaching
fast when the intellect of the whole South will he
q q ded for the conflict
?: C. RENDITION, p.:.,
burgess & JAMES, rroDr'efo's.