The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1847-11-20
PROSPECTUS OF THE
Southern Literary Messeno er.
FOR sSsS.

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! This is monthly Magizine devoted chiefly
! to Literature, but occasionally finding room also
Tor articles that iall within the scope OF Science:
aud protesting no dsd4ln Of tasteful selections,
! thongu ITS matter nts been. as 1t VIII contInto
/ to be- III the main, original
| Party iuics and controversial Theology, IS
! far as possible, are ca:ousiy excluded 1n"y
are sometimes 50 blended with discussion IN
| literature or III moral science, otherwise unub-
eCiouible, as to gtn adnlIttanCc for tae sake
! ri the niuIe valuable matter 10 winch tiry adj
herr: but whenever ti,l happens, tncy are IN
Cldcutll. uuiyi not primary, lhey ale dfoSS
/ tolerated only because " cannot well uc severed
/ from the sttrinI. ore, Wheru"llh 1t is lnCOrpOrd
| ted,
/ The Messenger has been established more
( than Thirteen ycars,-ninch longer tdan any
/ other Southern work ever existed during
which it has maintained the highest rank IL
mong American Periodicals. 1t will strive 10
extend lis fame and usefulness, Tor the future
| Its Contributors are numef Discriminating
! Professional and Amateur writer's Ui the first
distinction; so That lis pages VIII be tllIed with
the choicest matter, otgIeat vIrlety such
! Reviews, Historical and Biographical Sketch
cS, Novels. Tales. travels, Essays, Poems CrIt-
lGucs, ana plpers On the Army, Navy and 9th er
! Nntlonl Subjects.
he EOulIl pCtuIldTIN requires SuCI an agent.
In all the Union, south OF Washington, there
are but two or three Literary periodicals, North
ward ot that city, there are probably at least
twenty FIVE or thirty. Is tins contrast iustIticI
by the wealth, the leisure, the native talent, or
the actual literary taste, OF the Southern people,
compared WITH those oithc Northern No: for
IN wealth. talents and taste, y L may Justly claim
at least an equality with our brethren; and a
domestic institution eXcusiv"i our own beyond
ali doubt affords Us if we choose, twice the cls
urc ior reading and writing winch they enjoy
1t was irorl deep sense "i tins ."cl w.ul,
that the wold S"urIIcn was engrt>cd the
name OF this periodical: and not witn any de-
srgn to noursh local prcjudiccs, to advocate
supposed local interests. Far from any sucn
thought. it Is the Editors ievrnt wish, to see
the North and South bound endcIruTy togctIi-
cr forever, in the sIlken bands OF mutual KIud-
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to the North. tic Messenger has ALREADY drawn
aud he hopes it will hereafter draw, mnCh OF It's
,.;uiccsl matter t.ence ana happy indeed Will he
deem himself, suOud iuS pages hy making each
region know the other better, coutr,3ute IA any
ssert'a degree to dlSprI forever the lowering
CLOUDS that have souuc iln,s threatened tle
peace OF bulIr, and 10 brig .on and strengthen
nc sacred ties OF iralcrnIi love.
THEfOUR EEATl VOLUME
VIII commence on the LIST Of January, ls4s:
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make it rmincnlly worthy of patronage. In the
mean time tie Eniior Confidently hopes that hs
,'ion Inst will be materially enlarge
ondh cas- If the Sonfhcn Literary Messenger.
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JNO. X. THOMPSON. Editor and Proprietor.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 20, al g. W.
Work CoMMENcEp.-The Patriot learns from
undoubteI sources that the arrangement recent
" make for providing funds to complete the
Ches. peuke and Ohio canal have all been COM
pleted--the money actually paid and the work
commenced
The Poor IND,AN-As Com. Stockton and
party were coming across from the Pacific, OH
the Platte river they came across large en-
campmcnt of Indians, who sent sort of depu-
ta,ion to Com. Stokton it'll the request that
intercession might be made with "ther Great
Father, the President" to send them teachers
| IN arTirul,nra and civilization