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THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER "THE BLAcKwooD OF AMERIcA.p
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" THE BLACKWooD OF AMERICA Fire Dollars Year in .4draace D. T. MINOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, ASSISTED
 BY AMERtcUs SOUTH. nN the 1st of January next (IS45,) the South O ern Literary Messenger commences its 1ith volume and the patronage of the public is res- pectfully solicited for it. The present editor has now conducted it for more than a year. aud the encouragement he has received leeds 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 of every friend of Letters lis reliance for patronage will be upon the interest and justice of the public and it's own literary merits. Eschewing all hum bugs and extrinsic fourishes, it will depend for its success upon its contents and character alone
 It is emphaticay Southern work and appeals expressly 10 the South whose character and inter- ess, literary and social 1t aims to uphold and pro- mote. In the South, there are thousands who can easily afford it, and they particularly urged to come forward and assist Tn increasing its circula ton.
 The Messenger has new been established more than ten years, during which It has overcome many and great obstacles and attained a wide circulation and very high character. The efforts of the pres ent editor will be strenuously directed, net only to the preservation of it's ancient fame, but also to it's constant improvement. In this, the fattering tes- tmonials he has received during the last twelve months, lead him to believe he has already succee- ded
 The contributors numerous, embracing pro fessional and amateur writers of the first disncton. 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' Sc; L. ", au- thor of .s'rhe Prize Tale" &c Virginia.
 It. NJ r. Maury, U. s. N. Washington.
 w. Gilmore Sirnms, L. L. D. Geo. Frederick Holmes, South Sarona.
 Mrs. Jane N. Worthngton, Ohio
 Mrs. Mary E. Hewitt, New York.
 F. B. Hale, Illinois,
 W. " Andrews, U. S. Consul, Malta
 H. B. l1irst, Philadelphia.
 Amercus South.
 Occasional Contributors
 Pres. Thomas R. Dew. Prof George Tucker, ]. B. D. Author of ''The History of an AdVenurer," &c., Lucien Minor, W. B, U. S. Charge, Italy, W. M. B., U S. Charge, S. A., Virginia.
 Dr. S. H. 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 nearly ev- cry State in the Union: some, whose veis we would gladly remove
 The contents will be exceedingly varied, embra- cling 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- it 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 are offered
 For the best paper on the present state of) American Letters, the prospect and means $50 % of their improvement.
 The best Review of the works of some Native Prose Writer 35 % The best Review of the works of some Native Poet 8 % The best Original Tale B %
 The best Original Poem 35 %
 Their publication to commence with new vol tune, and the unsuccessful articles to be at the dis posal of the editors.
 Many improvements will be introduced with new volume. and the style rendered still more ex- cellent. As it aspes to be the Literary Organiof the South and West, it is expectedthat they (and the North and East also,) will libenly encourage it. as such. It congratuatcs the West on the success of their Naval Depot work of its own creation. i The Messenger contains on an average sixty-four pages number, sixteen pages more than most of the $3 magazines, and twice as much as some of them and is published Monthly, at FIVE DoL- LARS, per annum The volume, year, con tains 76S Super Royal Octave pages, at three quar- ters of cent per page. FIVE CoPrts for Twenty Dollars.
 If the friends of the cause and Agents exert them selves 1t will soon be visiting every month at least Twenty Thousand Stanch Subscribers N. B.-Subscrptions received at and can be sent, free O postage, through the Posmasers.
 Richmond, pWginia, Oct ISil.