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THE MAGNOLIA;
OR, SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN.

A Literary Magazine and Monthly Review.
YNHE Subscribers, publishers and proprietors of
the MAGNOLIA MAGAZINE. have great pleasure IN
Informing 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-
yannah TO that OF Charleston. This arrangement
is made in compliance with numerous suggestions
from both cities and IS which recommends itself
al glance, TO the judgments of most persons The
literary facilities Of Charleston are, in respects,
superior to those of Savannah II lies more conve-
nenty in the line of the great lhoroughfares, East
and West anil its population being SO much larger,
ii necessarily combines the prospect of greater lite
rary and pecuniary patronage IN behalf OF the
work. The very considerable increase OF It's sub
seribers within the last two months, particularly in
South Carolina, naturally prompts its ProPrietors to
great'r outlay of eff 1T in promoting, with
the wishes Of its freDds,-the extension OF It's own
| facilities and means of influence. This change OF
the place Of publication, however, will imply no
pr ference 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 desideratum
in the business department of all periodicals, the
punctual delivery Of the journal to subscribers whom
due object which has hitherto euded all our ef-
forts, and has been frequently productive Of
LITIGATION to 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 congraulation to our friends to hear,
it of great pride and pleasure with ourselves to
state that the Magnolia, like its noble namesake,
having triumphed over the first dscouragng circum-
stances under which it was planted, has taken Per-
| manent root, AID is now in a condition OF vigor
and promise which justifes the hope Il at il will
bring forth goodes fruit, and attain all the green
honors of a hardy growth, long life, and peren-
NAL freshness to the last Its subscribers in
creasing daily, its typographical garments will soon
be as flowing and beautiful the best among its
contemporaries; and among the fine intelects as
sembled and secured to maintain its internal cha
racter, may be enumerated many OF the most ac-
compllshed names of which the South can boast
II 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 names
no less able, by which shall furnish to read
ers fortunate variety and most liberal supply, of
the intellectual edibles 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 GER
tain. He will nevertheless, be assisted by the same
gentlemen whose abors heretofore have contributed
| 50 largely to eniow this particular department of
the Magnolia, with the influence which It coniessedy
asserts
1t might be enough for our 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 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 people need, and are determined to
have, PERIODICAL which shall sp ak justly and fear
not which shall be equally true and bold in which
criticism shall be free from cant. and opinion shall
| be unbiased either by fear or favor; work in
which the tone shall be manly, and the character
and sentiment essentially and only Southern. 1t is
very doubtful whether another wor,i 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 no fault oil
ours if we do not maintain its fires.
Mr.. p. c. PENDLEToN 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 BURcEs & 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 Lltera-
ry Messenger-a journal confessedy 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 will not enlarge: let the
Magnolia be known by ITS frui
| Our terms before-fve dollars per annum-
payable yearly in advance. No subscribers for less
than year. Each number will contain at least
sixtyfou pages, which circumstances may oc asion-
ally induce us to increase The press Of matter, or
the reception of my article Of great present interest,"
will prompt always the addition of the necessary
pages. With this summary conclude our address
to the friends of the South, Southern Literature and
Southern Institutions II is not necessary say how
much the institutions of country depend upon its
literature We appeal to our citizens in their own
beh IT, no less than ours. 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 probably feeble now from
| the too long neglect of this duty But it is not too
late to reform the error and the time is approaching
fast, when the intellect of the whole South will be
needed for the conflict.
p. C. PENDLETON, ! p..,ou.
burgess s. JAMES, r'op''e'0'
Charleston, June, 1912.