Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-11-13
TENTH VOLUME.
OF THE
Southern Literary Eiesscn.
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The present NUM- er c mpetes the lXih
volume of the Messenger; and the time
has arrived for announcing the X,h to its
Pairens and the Public. The character
and r.,lects Of The work are now iuiIy
sh " g., and also how far these o' jects have
een attained, The :est al nne years
h - C nclusiycly shown, that Southern Gu
erg>, taste, talent, End liberality, can sus,
tain Literary Journal, Inferior 10 meme,
and, in the opinion of many impartial
Judges, superior to all the periodicals pub
li>hed IN the United States. VII IT ASST
rance does not this give for the iuiuer!-
That energy shall not flag; nat talent is
improved by past exerc . 'rvi.orated and
polished for yet higb - - h; sparks
ate kindled thar on =, e to he extin-
gui>he d; AMI nav Is pc aiding
II Wings tor not. It. / Literal
lty Is nourIsh' d l., rrne".,' pr r., ,e,itv, q
men, l'Iei, san ed in mental luxnry, or
having lie rn III diversity the cieapness
and bte,scir'.> irerary solaces and
delights, WI ".e u7se and heart to re-
ceive every pure ,,r rrtual Offering. The
Messenger SELECTS, n, shall claim their
patronage; Tor lis character and contents
shall ever be worthy Of encouragement Il
appreciation. RELYING upon its own excel
lence, as it always has done, it mist and
shall prove itself most worthy of support.
Its contributors have always been of the
first order OF talent, native and cultivated,
and polished; and such they will
continue 10 be. list of The avowed wri-
tiers for the work will soon be published;
and the bubiic will then sec Ivy what names
and what pens, the Messenger has been
sns'alned, adorned and honor, d. Its mat
Ter shall be choice, embracing prose and
poetical articles. OF the first beauty and
merit, mos'l y original, sometimes selected.
Pleasure shall ever be combined with uiI-
ity and moral improvement; and the char
acteristic solidty Of It's matter shall be,
in great degree, still preserved. This
must arise necessarily from The character
of its contributors and tue loft, aims OF
the work. Rejecting the foam and froih,
it will present the pure Clear waters oi the
fountain. Where the watets fall, mith
noise and clamor, the foth is found; but
the Messenger dips where they flow off
gracefully in pellucd stream.
Measures of public policy and general
utility have always been discussed with
eminent ability in the Messenger, which
has even had the honor of originating
measures FIR the action of Congress. The
people Of the west are now rejoicing in
the establishment of a Naval Depot, at |
Memphis, and commissions RS have recent. |
ly arrived there to carry the plan into ope-
ration. They should not forget, thai the
Messenger was the advocate, and one of
her ablest contributors the author of the
scheme.
The West is, in many essential circum-
stances, identified with the South, and
both require an agent like the Messenger,
TO vindlcate their9institutions, to mainlai4
their interests, to reflect their sentiments,
and to illustrate and uphold their Llera-
ture. In all the widespread Yves, and
South, there are few Literary peri rdicnl>;
Though many of the newspapers display
IA good deal of literary taste,) whilst in the
North, there are mullitules, and new
Dnes springng up every week.
The Messenger claims and intends to
be DISTINCTIVE, but not an EXCLUSIVE
SOUTHERN WORK.
The price of the Messenger has been
objected 10 by some. Five dollars is a
very convenient sum for many reasons;
DIT convenience is NJ ground for demand.
ng it. There is no monthly in the United
States Of the size and character of the
Messenger, that does not charge five dol.
ars; whilst many, North and South, charge
more in proportion. If one attend five or
six fashionable concerts, take five or six
box tickets TO the theatre, or subscribe to
'ne ball, or one political club dinner, he
;heeiiully spends five dollars. Shall he
not much more readily spend it for the
Messenger? If it b. aU-th having, it
shall be worth the lu w hat has al
ways been asked. Lhs / ms could not
be reduced wthou; greatly di,psrsging j
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