Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-04-20
TENTH VOLUME.
OF THE
Southern Literary ,Nesscn-
ger,
FOR ssll.

EOEi ss4E.
The present number c mp etes the TX.
volume Of the Messenger, and the time
mas arrived for announcing tie XII to it,
Patrons and the Public. The character
and objects Of The work are now fully
shown, and also how far these OIL jec,s have
cen attained. The Test u nine wears
| has c5nclIsIvely shown, that Southern en-
erg,, taste, talent, and literally, can sus
tim a Literary Journal, Interior to MI ne,
anl, IN the opinion Of many imoart.a.
Judges, superior to all the pen 3dical, pub
.i,hed IN the United States. Whu as,u.
+, rance does not this give for the iuuer!-
That energy shall not flag; that talent j.
/ m r0'ed b! PasE exercise, lnygorated aud
/ polished for yet higher iriImohs; spark,
are kIndIed that once aPpeareito be ex,ia.
gulshed; ami newborn geHins is ,pr aiding
IT. wings for noble flights. That Liberal
Ity Is nourlshed by renewed pros eri.y, &
| men, lately stinted in mental luxury. or
having learned in adversely the cheapness
and b.esseJne,s of Literary solaces and
delights, will open purse and heart 80 re.
ceI'e every pure intellectual Offering. The
| Messenger soicits, nay shall claim their
patronage; for is character ard contents
shall ever be worthy Of encoura reuent x
appreciation. Reiying upon its own excel.
lence, as 1t always has done, it mnst and
shall prove Itself most worthy of sG0Dort.
It's contributors have ALWAYS Aeen nf the
ilrst order Oh talent, native and cu,tyats1.
vigorous and polished; and such they vii!
continue 10 be. A list Of he avoweI wri,
ters for the work will soon be published.
and the bubble will then see by what names
and what pens, the Messenger has been
sustained, adorned and honorad. Its mat.
ter shall be chcIce, embracing prose and
+ poetical articles, of the first beauty and
merit, mostly original, sometimes selected.
| Pleasure shall ever be combined with ulil.
ity and moral improvement; and the char.
acterlstlc solldlty Of lis matter shall he,
IN great degree, still preserved. This
must arise necessarily from the character
OF ITS contributors and the lofty aims of
the work. Rejecting the foam and froth,
II will present the pure clear waters OF the
fountain. Where the waters fall rjh
noise and cldmor, the fIoth is found: but,
the Messenger dips where they flow off
gracefully in pellucid 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.
ly arrived there to carry the plan into one.
ration. They should not forget. that the
Messenger was the advocate, and one of
her ablest contributors the author of tn.
scheme.
The West is, in many essential circum.
stances, identified with the South, and
both require an agent like the Messenger,
to indicate their Institutions, TO mainfain
their interests, to reflect their sentiments.
and to Illustrate and uphold their Litera.
lure. In all the widespread West andI
South, there are few Literary periodicals.:
Enough many Of the newspapers di.pI,y
a good deal OF literary taste,) whilst in the
NORTH, there are mnltiules, and new
ones springing up every week.
The Messenger claims and intends n :
he DISTINCTIVE, but not an Eyc1rsr,r
SOUTHERN WORK.
The price of the Messenger has been =
objected to by some. Five dollars !, a
very convenient sum for many reasons. :,
but convenience is NJ ground for demand (
ng 1t. There is no monthly in the Uniie5 :
States of the size and character Of the
Messenger, that does not charge five dnI. al
airs; whilst many, North and South. CHARGE
more in proportion. If one attend five Or 70
TX fashionable concerts, take five or siv
OK tickets TO the theatre, or subscribe 10 iu
ne ball, or one political club dinner, he
heeilu!iy spends five dollars. Shall he -
OF much more readily spend it for the
IeSsenger? If it be worth having, il g,
lalI be worth the full price that has al. ria
avs been asked. The terms could no, foI
reduced without greatly disparaginr :