Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-23
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
Literary Messenger and Re
view, for lS47.

Literary Messenger and Re
view, for lS47.
THIS is a Monthly Magazine devoted TO
every department of Literature and Fine
Arts. II is The union of Simms' Sou
thern and Western Monthly Magazine
and RerieW," of South Carolina, with
d" The Southern Literary Messenger"
The Messenger has been established
more than Twelve years,-much longer
than any other Southern work ever exist
ed during which it has maintained the
highest rank among American Periodic Gals
Under its new title it will strive TO exten .
its fame and usefulness.
lis Courhntors are numerous,-em-
bracing Professional and Amateur writer's
of the first distinction; so that its pages
will lie filed with the choicest matter, Of
great varety,-such as Reviews, Histori-
cal and Biographical Sketches, Novels,
Tales, Travels, Essays, Poems, Crtiques,
and Papers on the Army, Navy, and other
National Subjects Party Politics and
Controversial Theology are excluded.
Whilst The Messenger and Review"
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confidently appeals to them for even
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rary Journal of long and high standing,
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al.--having always circulated widely in
the North and East, and aimed at lmpart-
ing a Higher National Character to our
Periodical Literature.
The Thirteenth Volume will commence
on the lst of January, lS47; and neither
pains nor expense will be spared TO make
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