The Arkansas banner., 1844-04-03
PRosPECTUs
 OF THE Southern Literary lGas
EVHIS is a monthly Mar.s?n '

YNHIS is monthly Magazine dASN dasSN
 7A LITERATURE, but occasionaIln,0 0ed ed also for articles that fall within tha say hAdl aud protesting disdain of tasteful IIeoPe ofS its matter has been, as it will cont;ss se'eelia main, original. ''iiiue to
 Party Politics and controversial Th..,
 as possible are Ieaioqsly excluded. Ts' TSues times so blended with discussions ;n |, :aegga moral science, otherwise unobiecfioaaliil'1e il'erat admittance for the sake of the ',oi.aeie mora s,
 to which they adhere: but wbenepos' 'alaahh a they are incidental, only; not nrin.a aal dross, tolerated only because tbe4 mary
 severed from the sterling ore Wbera9si.asa vaaao porated. 'ieieWilh i
 Reviews, and Critical Noticos =
 space in the work and it is tbe eESSSl!pY they should have a three-fold tanaasl fen L9liof's in condensed form, such valuabls " dents as are embodied in the worI. uutal direct the readers attention to baai,. feSleE to be read--and to warn him araipst S4' lat and money upon that large numbar 9Sd only to be burned. In this ape of n,,ls lwsflcA by their variety. and multitude dietu Paoicals whelm every undiscriminating stn5ess tl5adct CRITICISM, governed by the yiewe ;Sn', ;nu lR Is one of the most inestimable and Jus ;2ase ne auxiliaries, to him who DOES wTsT, itiu'SPpeS t0
 Essays, and Tales, having in vi vi.a ulStl amusement, or both-HistoricaI Slatshws s,Jw miniscences of events too minute fsr fov1lgs T! elucidating 1t, and heightening its ', ;n,l hlsa be regarded as forming the staple of tbo i,'sles gre of indigenous Poetry, enough is nnbI,h'l gos times of no mean strain-to manifast. .,,s'Vl -s'S yate the growing taste and talents of tSa S''a |
 The times appear for several ressons n,' coa such work-and not one alone bnt bs's, ,, @ public mind is feverished and rritates .aia 41Nl cent political striles: the soft assnasso 'it Literature is needed, to allay that fever sa asi that irritation. Vice and folly are ,iiotins s.i they should be driven by indignant bll rebuf. 'a ed by ridicule, into their fitting haunts 1Ae lords its over an immense proportion of every spring should be set in motion to Vu enlightened. and to increase their nnmb5a' s'v the great enemy of popular goyernmsnt longer brood, like portentous cloud, oye, tr' t nies of our country. And to accomplsb .sl ends, what more powerful agent can " bs .s s than a periodical on the plan of the Ms.,. that plan be but carried out in practice
 The SOUTH peculiarly requires such ao, ;. In all the Union, south of Washingon a1 but two Literary periodicals NorfhWan city, there are probably at least twentv.6 .6vs . tyl Is this contrast justified by the weaIS X ure, the native talent, or the actual Eter,s ! the Southern people, compared with Rs' Northern? No; for inweaIth, talents and \ may justly claim at least an EQUALITY Ss brethren; and domestic institution eycln,r1 own, beyond all doubt afford us, if we choaI the leisure forreading and writing which Rs
 It was from deep sense of this c,lw1 the word SouTHEfN was engrafted on ths !, this periodical; and not with any design a, local prelndices, or to advocate sHpposedl@i ests. Far from any such thought, it is AsE fervent wish, to see the North and South h- dearingl y together forever, in the siken b mutual kindness and affection. Far from uj HOSTILITY to the north, he has already ds he hopes hereafter to draw, much of hi, |. matter thence and happy indeed will he dss self, should his pages, by making each reyiy the other better, contribute in any esseniJ to dispel forever the lowering clouds that k threatened the peace of both, and to bng# strengthen the sacred ties of fraternal love
 The Southern Literary Messcagar has w menced its ninth rolame, and ninth uear. II, has acted out the ideas here uttered, is moi Editor to say. He believes, however tha not further short of them, than human " usually makes PRACTICE fall short of THn
 Richmond, pa. October, 1Si3.