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THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER "THE BLACKwooD OF AMERICA"
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 E. B. MINOR, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, ASSISTED
 BY AMERICUs SOUTH. aN the Isl of January next, (ls45,) the South SF ern Literary Messenger commences its ilth volume, and the patronage of the public is pectlully solicited for 1t. The present editor has now conducted it for more than d year. aud the encouragement he has received leads him to expect large increase of subscription. As the work has been sustained under ordinary disadvantages for so long tme it is entitled to the liberal support oi every friend of Letters Its reliance for patronage will be upon the interest and justice of the public and its own literary merits Eschewing all hum bugs and eXrinsic flourishes it will depend for is success upon its contents and character alone.
 It is emphatcally Southern work and appeals expressly 10 the South, whose character and inter ests literary and social, il 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 in increasing it's circula- tion
 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 its constant improvement. In this, the attcring tes- tlmonials he has received during the last twelve months lead him to believe he has already suecee- ded.
 The contributors are numerous, embracing pro fessiona and amateur writers of the first distHcton Great expense is incurred and great pains are ta- ken to secure an abundant supply of interesting and instructive matter.
 Rcguldr Contributors
 Judge B. Tucker, c. B Hayden. Nasns, Author ess of ''the Vow" "Pretension," &c.; L. V. atl- thor of "Tbe Prize Tale Sc Virginia.
 It. M. F. Maury, U. 5. N. Washington.
 w. Gilmore Silnms, l.. L. D. Geo. Frederick Holmes, South Sarona.
 Mrs. Jane N. Worhugton, Ohio
 Mrs. Mary E. Hewitt, New York.
 F. B. IIale Illinois
 w w. Andrews. U. g. Consul, Malta
 II. B. TIirst, Philadelphia.
 Americus South
 Occasional Contributors.
 Pres Thomas R. Dew Prof George Tucker, J. B. D. Author of "'rhe History of all Adventurcr. " Sc, Lucen Minor. ". B., U. s. Charge, Italy W. M B.. U. $. Charge s. A., Virginia
 Dr. s. +. Dickson, E. D. South Carolina.
 Judge R. M. Charlton Georgia.
 A. B. Meek. Alabama.
 L. J. Gist Ohio.
 And many others, in the South, and in ncary ey. cry State in the Union: some whose reils we would gladly remove.
 The contents will be exceedingly valied. emhra cing Reviews. Tales. Novels PoemS ESsays 'frav els Sketches, Biography History, Popular science 1 erestS Literary Intelligence. Foreign and DomeS tie, and Notices of New Works. Selections of mps ii will occasionally be inserted. The leading prin ciple is the promotion of pure Native Literature and devoted National Spirit. With this view tht following premiums offered
 For the best paper on the present state of) American Letters, the prospect and means $50 O of their Improvement.
 The hest Review of the works of some ] Native Prose Writer 8 0
 The best Review of the works of some Native Poet 9 0
 The best Original Tale D 0
 The best Original Poem 5 c
 Their publication te commence with new vol ume and the unsuccessful articles 10 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 il aspres 10 be the Literary Organof tn , South and West it is expected that they, (and tn North and East also) will liberally encourage it as such. Ii con graduates the West on the succ-s of their Naval Depot; work of it's own creation The Messenger contains on an average sixty pages. a nnmber sixteen pages more than most the $3 magazines and twice as much as son : of them; and is published Monthly at FIVE Dol LARS, per annum. The volume, one year, col tains 76s Super Royal Octave pages, at three qua f ters of a cent per page. FIVE Corns for Twent - Dollars.
 If the friends of the cause and Agents exert then selves it will soon b. visiting every month, al lea Twenty I housaud Stanch Subscribers ; N. B.-SubsciptonS received at once and e n be sent, free O postage, through the PoStmasters.
 Richmond, pHgiain, Oct lS14