The Arkansas banner., 1845-07-23
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER 1.-THE BLAcKwoob or AMERIcA''
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E. B. MINOR, EDITOR AND PRorRIEroR, ASSES.

B. B. MINOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, ASSISTED
 BY AMERICUs SOUTH. hN the 1st of January next, (IS450 the South O ern Literary Messenger commences it's 1 ltl volume, and the patronage of the Iublic is res pectuly solicited for it. The present editor has now conducted it for more than year, aud the encouragement he has received leads him to expect a large increase of subscription. As inc work has been sustained, undern ordinary disadvantages for so long time il is entitled 10 the liberal support of every friend of Letters. It's reliance for patronage Will be upon the interest and justice of the public and its own literary merits Eschewing all hum bugs and eXtrinsc tlourshes, t will depend for its success upon it's contents and character alone
 II IS emphateally Southern work, and appeals expressly to the South, whose character and inter- ests literary and social, it aims to uphold and pro- mote. In the South, there are thousands who can easily afford it, and they are particularly urged to come forward and assist it increasing i.s ci.cula- tion
 The Messenger has now been established more than ten years. during which il 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 it's ancient fame but also to it's constant improvement, In this, the hatering tes- tmonials he has received during the last twelve months, lead him to believe he has already succee- ded.
 The contributors are numerous, embracing pro- fessional and amateur writers of the first distinction. 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 .sPretension,' &c.; L. ", au= thor of ''The Prize Tale SSc Virginia
 It. M. F. Maury, U. s. N. Washington.
 W. Gilmore Simms, L. L. D. Geo. Frederick Holmes, South Sarona.
 Mrs. Jane N. Worthhgton, Ohio
 Mrs. Mary E. Hewitt, New York
 F. B. Hale, Illinois
 w. w. Andrews, U. s. Consul, Malta
 II. B. Hirst, Philadelphia.
 Americus South.
 Occasional Contributors
 Pres. Thomas R. Dew, Prof. George Tucker, ] B. D. Author of "The History of an Adventurer" !" &e., 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 veils we would gladly remove.
 The contents will be exceedingly varied. embfa- 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- 1t will occasionally be inserted. The leading prn- eiple IS the promotion of pure Native Literature and a devoted National Spirit With this view the following premiums are ofered
 For the best paper on the present state of) American Letters, the prospect and means $50 % of their improvements
 The best Review of the works of some Native Prose Writer 35 co The best Review of the works of some Nssige s,,, Peet s5 co The hest Or@inal Poem 35 % Their publication to commence with new vol ume and tho unsuccessful articles to be at the dis posal of inc editors. Many improvements will be introduced with a new volume and the style rendered still more ex- oeeHt As t aspires to be the Literary Organ!of the South and West, it is expected that they, (and the North and East aso) will literally encourage it-- as such. Ii congratulates the West on the success of their Naval Depot work of its own creation. The Messenger contains on average sixty -four pages, a number, sixteen pages more than most of the Ss3 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 CoPIEs for Twenty 1 Dollars.
 If the friends of the cause and Agents exert them selves, it will be visiting every month, at least Twenty Thousand Stanch Subscribers.
 N. B.-Subscriptions received at ence and can be sent, free O postage through the postmasters. l Richmond, pirgiRia, Oct. 1SH.