The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-09-28
THE MAGNOLIA
OR, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN,


a LneTarV Magazine and Monthly Reuielo
VIE Subscribers, publishers and proprietors OF
| use MAGNOLIA MAGAzINE, have great pleasure IN
ifiormng ITS 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-
Fahnah 10 that OF Charleston. This arrangement
Is made IN compliance with numerous suggestions
from Doth cities, and is which recommends itself
| al glance, TO the judgments OF most persons The
literary facilities of Charleston are, IN some respects,
superior TO those of Savannah. Ii lies conye-
nienty IN the line of the great horoughfares East
and West ami It's 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 lis sub
scribers within the last two months, particularly in
South Carolina, naturally prompts its propretors to
a greater outlay of eff ri in promotDg-along with
the wishes of its friends the extension of It's own
facilities and means of influence. This change of
| the place OF publication, however, will imply no
! preference IN favor of Charleston over 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 desideratum
IN the business department of all periodicals, the
punctual delivery of the journal TO subscribers when
due an object which has hitherto eluded all our ef-
iorts and has been SO frequently productive Of NOR
tihcation 10 ourselves and dissatisfaction among
our friends and readers. Ii is proposed to publish
the Magazine, simultaneously, in the four cities of
Savannah, Charleston, Columbia and Augusta in
each 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. Ii will be
subject of congratuIation to our friends to hear
as II OF great pride and pleasure with ourselves TO
state, that the Magnolia, like its noble namesake
having triumphed over the first dscouraging crcum-
stances under which IL planted, has taken per-
manent root ADD is now in condition of vgor
and promise, which justfes the hope Il at il will
bring forth goodliest fruit and attain all the green
honors of IA hardy growth, long life, and peren-
NAL freshness TO the last Its subscribers are in
creasing daily, It's Typographical garments Will soon
DC as 1owing and beautiful the best among ITS
contemporaries and among the fine inteects 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
IL may be enough to say that still assured of
the cooperation OF all those who have heretofore
written Tor our pages to which we shall add, with
each successive issue of the Magazine other names
no less able by which we shall furnish to read
ers fortunate variety and most liberal supply, of
the intellectual edibles which they desire, The
Editorial duties will chiefly devoye upon Mr. W.
GILMORE SIMMs, whose services have secured
to greater degree than before. The Editorial Blu
reau VIII be entirely surrendered to his CONTROL and
his general supervision of the work is hereafter GER
tam. lie will, nevertheless, be assisted by the same
gentlemen whose labors heretofore have contributed
so largely to endow this particular department Of
the Magnolia, with the influence which il conlessedly
asserts.
1t might be enough for present purposes to
end here. We rejoice to believe that the dav 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 rogress of each days events the decisive
proofs that our people need, and determined to
have periodical, which shall speak Justly and fear
which shall he equally true and bold in which
Itlc Sha he trpe ant nd sbaH
be unbiased either by fear favor; work in
which the tone shall be manly and the character
and sentiment essentially and only Southern. Ii 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 1t will be fault of
ours II we do not maintain its fires
Mr.. p. c. PENpLEToN 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 VIII give to Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana
The superintendent of the mechanical depai tmen
will fall to the charge Of burgess & JAMES, who
pledge themselves that the Magnolia in topographic
air and costume, shall be worthy of the noble name
it bears. In 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 July9
!
improvements viii 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 beiore-fve dollars per annum--
payable yearly in advance. No subscribers for less
than year. Each number will contain at least
sxty-fou pages, which circumstances may asion-
ally induce Us To increase. The press of matter
the reception OF any article Of great present interest
will prompt always the addition of the necessary
| pages. nth this summary conclude our address
to the friends of the South Southern Literature and
Southern Institutions Ii Is not necessary 10 say how
much the institutions of country depend upon lis
literature. We appeal to our citizens IN their own
behalf, no less than The creation of natural
literature IS next to the actual defence Of country,
! by arms, against the invader of the first duties
OF patriotism We are probably feeble now from
the too long neglect of this duty. But it is not too
late to reform the error aud the time is approac hng
fast when the intellect of the whole South will be
needed for the conflict.
p, C. PENDLETON, p..,.,..
burgess * JAMES, '"''''o'S'
Charleston, June, 1912.