Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-01-20
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
Southern Literary Messenger,
FOR 1S4S.

FOR 1S4S.
This Is aI'1moatlliy Magazine. devoted chief
room also for articles that fall within the
score of Sc'rNcx; and protesting no disdan
OF tasteful selections, though its matter has
been. as it Will continue to be, in Tie maln
! original a.: ..f-
Purity Tdliies and controversial IHeologu
! as FAR as possible, are jealousy excluded -
! They are Sometimes SO blended WIKI discus
, sions in literature or in moral science, other
! wise unotj ctidnable, as to gain admittance
Tor he sake of the more valuable matter to
! which they adhere; but whenever that hap
pens, they a;e Wshcissi.A, ,cisly; hot iprtfhsary
They are tlross tolerated only because it
cannot well be severed from the sterling ole,
~herewh it is Incorporated.
The Messenger has been established more
than Thirteen ."ea':s, 7-fntch longer than any
other Southern wo.k ever existed, -dufring
which it has maintained the highest rank am
onS American Periodicals. 1t will strive
to extend its fame and usefulness for the
future
Its contributors are MISUNDERSTANDING
Professional aud Amateur writer's of the frs,
stinction, so that its pages will be filed
with The choicest matter, of great variety
such as
hETf1EWs. Hi9isToRTc.aL AND BIO
GRAPHICAL SKETCHES, NOTELS,
TILES. TR.4VELS, ESSAYS, POE.NS
CRI1YQUES. and PAPERS ON THE
.4RJUY. .N:4TY AND OTHER .N.4ITON
! Al SUBJECTS,
The .SouT# peculiarly requires such an a
gent. In all the Union, south Of Washington.
there are but two or three Literary peiod-
Gals! Northward of that city, there are prob
ably at least twenty five or thirty! Is this
contrast justified by the wealth. The leisure,
the native talent, or tie actual literary taste.
of tie Southern people, compared with those
of the Northern' No: for in wealth, talents.
ard taste, we may justly claim at least an
equality with our brethren; and domestic in
stitu,on exclusively our own. beyond all
doubt affords us, if we choose, twice the leis-
ure for reading and writing, Which they en-
joy.
: It was from a deep sense of this focal want,
that the word scVraEnN was engrafted Oh the
name of this periodicals.: & not 18th any design
to nourish local prejudices, or to advoca e
supposed local interests. Far from any
such thought. it is the Editors fervent wish,
to see the North and South bound endearingly
together forever, in the silken bands of mu.
lusti Ntii0iSoS diltl duSCtOI. from InCt.-
tating. RoSrhisn to the north, the Messenger
has already drawn. and lie hopes it viii l,eTfs-
after draw, much of Its choicest matter themes
and happy indeed will he deem himself, shoG
his pages, by making each region know The
other better contribute in any essential de-
gree, r disrel forever :he lowering clouds
that LA, e sometimes threatened the peace of
both, and to brighten and strengthen the
sacred ties of fraternal love. .
THE FOURTEENTH VOLUME
Will commence on the list ofJanuary, IS4S;
and neither pains nor expense will be spared
to make it eminen: ly worthy of patronage -
In the mean tine the Editor confidently hopes
that his subscription list will be materially
enlarged.
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]. THE LITERARY MESSENGER is pub
| lished in mon thly numbers. Each number
contains not less than 81 large super royal
| pages, printed on good type, and in the best
manner, and on paper of the most beautiful
quality.
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JNO. r. THOMPSON,
Editor and Proprietor.