Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-12-09
THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
Literary Messenger and Re
view, for 1S47.

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THIS is 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
" The Southern Literary Messenger"
The Messenger has been established
more than Twelve vears,-much longer
than any other Southern work ever exist
ed,-durng which it has maintained the
highest rank among American Periodicals
Under its new title it will strive to exten
its fame and usefulness.
lis Contributors are numerous,-em-
bracing Professional and Amateur writer's
OF the first distinction; so that its pages
will he filled with the choicest matter, of
great Variety,-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"
addresses itself to the South and West, and
confidently appeals to them for even a
more extensive patronage to the only Lite
rary Journal of long and high standing,
in all their wide borders, it is not section
dt,--having always circulated widely in
the North and East, and aimed at impart-
ing Higher National Character to our
Periodical Literature.
The Thirteenth Volume will commence
on the LIST of January, ls47; and neither
pains nor expense will be spared TO make
it eminenty worthy of patronage. =
Among other things, il will contain a His
tory of Virginia; and arrangements will
be made for procuring a regular and early
supply of Notices of New Works and
other Literary Intelligence. Orders for
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lished 10 monthly numbers. Each number
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pages printed on good type, and in the
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B. B. MINOR, Ed'r and Prop'r.