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THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.
1.-THE BLAcKwooD OF AMtRte8 Efre D0ILnrs q Terr j., 4llrrncc
D. B. MINOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR,
 BY AMEEtCUs soUTH.

ttCe Dollars Iear, in .4}raHce. D. B. MINOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, ASSISTED
 BY ANIEEtCUs soUTH. IN the lst ot January next, (IS45,} the South SI ern Literary Messenger commences it's Ilth volume, and the patronage of the public is res pectfully solicited for it. The present editor has now conducted it for more than year, aud the encouragement he has received leads him to expect large increase of subscription. As the work has been sustained under no ordinary disadvantages for so long time, it is entitled to the liberal support o every friend of Letters. It's reliance for patronage will be upon the interest and justice of the public and it's own literary merits. Eschewing all hum- bugs and extrnsic nouri5hes il will depend for it's success upon it's contents and character alone
 It is emphaticay Sou,hern work, and appeals expressly to the South Whase character and inter ests, literary and social 1t ans 10 uphold and pro- mote. In the South, there are thousands who can easily afford it, and they ar particularly urged 10 come forward and assist isdncreasGg it's crcula- ton.
 The Messenger has now been established more than ten years, during which it has overcome many and great obstacles and attained wide circulation and very high character. The efforts of the pres ent editor will be strenuously directed, not only to the preservation of its ancient fame, but also to it's constant improvement. In this, the lattering tes- tlmonials he has received during the last twelve months, lead him to believe he has already suceee- deA
 ie CONtlUulOGS arc numerous. elnDfaclA9 pro- iessonal and amateur writers of the first distraction Great expense is incurred and great pains are ta- ken to secure an abundant supply of interesting and instructive matter.
 Regular Contributors.
 Judge B. Tucker, c. B. Hayden Nasus, Author ess of ''the Vow" ''Pretension, S,c L. ", au- thor of ..Thc Prize Tale" S.e. Virginia.
 It. NJ. F. Maury, U. S. N. Washington.
 w. Gilmore Simms, L. L. D. Geo. Frederick Holiness South Sarolna
 Mrs. Jane N. Worhugton, Ohin
 Mrs Mary E. Hewitt, New York
 F. B. Hale, Illinois.
 W. W. Andrews, U, s. Consul, Malta
 H, B. Hirst, Philadelphia.
 Americus South.
 Occasional Contributors.
 Pres. Thomas R. Dew, Prof. George Tucker. ! 5. D. Author of ''Ihe History of all Adeentafef, ,, Ssc., Lucien Minor w. B., U. S. Charge, Italy, W. M. B., U. S. Charge, s. A. Virginia
 Dr. s. II. Dickson, E. D. South Carolina.
 Judge R. M. Charlton, Georgia.
 A. B. Meek, Alabama.
 L. J. Cist. Ohio.
 And many others, in the South, and in neally ev- cry State in the Union: some, whose veils we would gladly remove.
 The contents will be exceedingly varied, embra- eing Reviews, Tales, Novels, Poems Essays, Tray els, Sketches, Biography, History, Popular science Papers on the Navy, Army. and other National in- terests, Literary Intelligence, Foreign and Domes- tic, and Notices of New Works. Selections of mer- 1t will occasionally be inserted. The leading prin- ciple IS the promotion of pure Native Literature and devoted National Spirit With this view the following premiums offered:
 For the best paper on the present state of1 American Letters, the prospect and means $50 % of their improvement.
 The best Review of the works of some Native Prose Writer 5 co The best Review of the works of some Native Poet 5 GO The best Original Tale D co The best Original Poem B co
 Their publication to commence with a new vol ume, and the unsuccessful articles to be at the dis posal of the editors.
 Many improvements will be introduced with a new volume, and the style rendered still more ex- cellen As taspires to be the Literary Organ,of the South and West, it is expected that thev (aad the North and East also,) will literally encourage it. as such. II congratulatcs the West on the success of their Naval Depot; worl; of its own creation. The Messenger contains on an average sixtv-fonr pages, number, sixteen pages more than most of the s magazines, and Twice as much as some of them; and is published Monthly, at FIVE Dor- LARS, per annum. The volume, one year, con tains 76S Super Royal Ociavo pages, at three quar ters of cent per page. FIVE Corr for Twenty Dollars.
 If the friends of the cause and Agents exert fhem selves it will soon be visiting every month, at least Twenty Thousand Stanch Subscribers.
 N. B.-Subscriptions received al once and can be sent, free O postage, through the postmasters.
 Richmond, tUginia, Oct. ISl4.