Independent Democrat., 1844-04-13
TENTH VOLUME.
OP The
Southern Literary Mcssen-
ger.
FOR 1919.


FOR Ieif.
/ The present number completes the lXth
volume Of the Messenger, and the time
+ has arrived for announciu! the Xrh 10 IT.
! Patrons and the ia1..o. The character
and objects Of he work are now iui'y
shown, and also how far these objects have
! teen attaiued. The test Of nine years
/ has c,ncllsiyoly shown, that Southern en-
ergy, taste, talent, and IIberaIty, can sus
tam Literary ,o1rnaI, Iuierior to none,
and, IN the opinion Of many impartial
| judges, suPcGJr to all the periodicals pub
ir-hed IN the United States. Whu assu.
rance does not this give FIR the futuer!-
That energy shah MT flag; that talent is
improved b! PasI exercise, inyigorated and
polished for yet higher 'riumghs; sparks
are kln1Icd that once appeared 10 be cxtn.
guI,hed; and newborn genins is sprr adng
IT. wings for noble fights. That Literal
Ily Is nourlshcd by renewed prosperity &
men, lately slinled in mental luxury, or
having learned in adversely the cheapness
and bessedness Of Literary solaces and
delights, will open purse and heart to re.
celye every pure intellectual ofIering. The
Messenger s.licits, nay shall claim their
patronage; for lis character and contents
shall ever be woiihv Of encouragement d.
appreciation. Rel ing upon lis own excel
encc, as IL always has done, i! must and
shall prove itself most worthy Of slipno,t
Its contributors have always Leen Of the
first order Of talent, native and cultivated.
vigorous and polished; and such they will
continue 10 be. A list of the avowed wri.
ters fol the work will soon be published;
and the LubIic will then see by " hat names
and what pens, the Messenger has been
sustained, adorned and honorcd. Hsua,.
ter shall be choice, embracing prose and
pootlcal articles, of the first beauty and
merit, mostly original, sometimes selected
Pleasure shall ever be combined with u,iI.
lty and moral improvement; and the char.
acterlstIc soIidity Of its matter shall he,
IN great degree, still preserved. This
must arise necessarily from the character
OF It's contributors and the lofty aims of
the work Rejecting the foam and frotb
II will present the pure clear waters of the
fountain. Where the waters fall, rHh
noise and clan'or, the fIoth is found; bu,
the Messenger dips where they flow of
gracefully in pelucid 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 for the action of Congress. The
people of the west are now rejoicing in
the establishment of Naval DEPOT, at
Memphis, and commissioners have recent.
Iy 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 circun,.
stances, identified with the South, and
both require an agent like the Messenger,
to NlndIcate their institutions, to maintain
their interests, to reflect their sentiments
and TO illustrate and uphold their Litera.
ture. In all the widespread Yves, and
South there are few Literary periodicals.:
lthough many of the newspapers dsplayI
good deal OF literary taste,) whilst in the
North, there arc multtudes, and new
Ines sPrlnglng up every week.
The Messenger claims and intends to s
)e DISTINCTIVE, but not an EXCLUSIVE
SOUTHERN WORK.
The price of the Messenger has been -
Injected TO by some. Five dollars is a
cry convenient sum for many reasons 9,
ut convenience is no ground for demand b,
ng II. There is no monthly in the United =
tates Of the size and character Of tho
lessenger, that does not charge five dol. al
lrsi whilst many, North and South. .cbarpe
Iere IN proportion. If one attend five or 10
x fashionable concerts, take five or six
Ok tickets TO The theatre, or subscribe 70 jut
le ball, or one political club dinner he
leerlully spends five dollars. Shall he -
ot much more readily spend it Tor the
essenger? If it be worth having il for
all be worth the full price that has al ria
lys been asked. The terms could no, for
reduced without greatly disparapinn -,
c work. SIG