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THE o ER
LITERARY NSSSrNGEs.
s,Tnc ElackWGOd OF American
Sc year Ia advance.

SVSiC f1iCkS GCo Ok hAAs'~
SIS year iH advance.
B. B. MINOR, Editor & Proprietor:
ASSISTED By .As.ericus ScnF' !
On the lst vfJaauary next (toi5O
tie Sau,nern literary Messcnce'
commences its Eleventh Volume and
the patronage Of the public Is :espec-
tfu,lv solicited for it. The present
Editor has now conducted il fog motc
| than Il vear. and the encouragement
he has received leads hun to expect 4
large increase Of subscriptions. As
the work has been sustained. uncer
no ordinary disadvantages. for s"
long a time. it is entitled to the lIber-
al support Of every friend OF letters.
lis reliance for patronage Will ne w
on the interest and justice oi the
public and its own literary ments.--
E.srnewing all humboEs and eAtr'nsic
Nourishes. it Will depend for lis sue
cess upon It's contents and character
alone.
1t is emphatical!y a Southern w"rk
aud appeals expressly to the Sou'i'
whese character and interest. il,era-
nv and social, it aims 10 uhpo)j and
promote. In the South, there are
thousands, who can easily afford r..
and they nre particularly urged to
come forward aud assist III interest
|, ing its circulation.
The Messenger han nov been es-
tahlished more than ten years. dur!n.
which it has many Y great
obstacles; and attaiued a wide cIrcu-
l~la,ion and a very high charactcr.-
The efforts OF the president Editor
will be s,rcnuous'y %pjrectcd, not oI-
" TO the preservation OF It's ancieEt
: fame. bnt also To- is constant W.
urovement. In this. the il't'er;nI
9 testimonials he has received dunn
q ,he last twelve months. led Inn "a
, believe that he Ia. ali eady aucceet-
u ed.
THE CONTRIBUTORS
Are cumerous. embracing Pfo'cs.
= sionaI and Amateur Writers oi II.
T.. frs, distinction. Great expenses =
~gIiucurrcd and great PANS are taken Il
<ccure an abundant snpr'v q: utter
= cs,;n. and INSTRUCT Ie matter.
= Re@ular CJnhJufors
Judge y. Tucker,
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hi Nassus. Authores. Of tine
y Vow" ..pre,ension," &c &c.)
/. V. Author Of the 'prlze Tale ' 4
Lieut.. VI. +. Marry,
". Gi""re Snr-;I ii. d. S ,
Geo. Frcderick Holmes,
Mrs. J. r. Worlhineton. \. lor
f. +. Hale, Illinois.
w. w. Andrew. L 5 Consul. Maits
II. b. Hurst, Philadelphia.
Americas SoLth.
ID Occasional Contributors.
I'd Pres. Thomas K. Dew,
lie Prof. Geo. Tucker. :
j. B. ID. "ALthor of the His
tory an Adventure" &c. Va.
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on Judge r. NJ. Charlton, Georgia.
A. b. Mock, Alabama.
e.y l.. Cist, Ohio,
10 And many others, in the South an
y in nearly every state in the Union
=. some whose wells we would gladl
remove.
The contents will be e~xceedingl
varied, embracing reviews. tales, pc
ems, ESSAYS. travels, sketches. hIo!
raphy, history. popular sciences, p;
u, pers on the Navy. Army. and othe
national interest. literary inteiiigenC
~ foreign and domestic, and notices
new works. Selections OF merit WI
= ~occaDaIIv be inserted.
The leading principle is the pr'
motion Of a pure Native Literatur
land Of Il devoted National Spirit
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ums are offered:
" For the best paper on the presel
hs state Of American letters, tie pro
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ment, $50
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