The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-07-01


solll4ern ladies, Book.
Before us lie ii neat, anpresending pink
covers. the Nay and June numbers Of ibis
new candidate FOR popular favor the south-
ezn Ladiesa Book. edited By the gifted young
Ipoetess. Mrs. I. Virginia French We have
before called the attention Of our readers to
this hone literary enterprise, and We cOrdi-
ally hope il viii b responded to in man
ner that will not only reject glory. on It's
fair proprietor but supply her purse with
the ''sinews Of labor (which Of all en-
enlargement. Is the most grateful and in
spring % : young editor. We read the
Beck with much pleasure, and recommend
lit "a o. fostering care Of the mothers and
daughters Of Mississippi. Il needs and well
deserves patronage. i is Patriotic--it is
Southern edited and owned by Southern
lady. We go to conventions to devise means
to protect our commercial and agricultural
interests-shall we not protect and encour.
age our literary interests. Must the South
forever and ever be dependent upon the
North for school masters and polite litera-
tire? No, If she will encourage, snbstan-
tally, her own native talent and genius
We copy from the editors table. the clos
| ing part Of some very judicious remarks on
this subject:
The "SouTERr LADIES BOOK" is not TO be
Judged by any work of a similar character
that ever has been, Or Is now in existence.
We do not take any one of them as our pre-
cedent; we do not make any one ofthem our
model. The cases have too little similarity
for that, because few have had as many
difficulties, and none more disadvantages
than ourselves. And yet we do not shrink
from comparison with any or all Of them.
What were the Magazine Standards" OF
the North twenty years ago, when like this
in their 'cradled infancy?" Were they
what this is now? Were they half SO USE
lful, or Cooked they half so fair?" Let
them bring as q No. of 1888. and we will
compare them. Then they were entering,
az we are now. upon new and unntrodden
field, they had The natural difienllies Of the
ground to overcome, as we but We question
much IL they had the uanatuval one, of a
brothers petty jealousy. They were OBJ
/ iireri to hew down the timber, and to build
| it up into structures of beauty and grace,
they we're required to cultivate the fresh,
rich soil of genius ere It's glorions bloom ap-
peard, but We doubt If they fovnd while car
irving Oh their work, the hidden pitfall for
the unwary foot. or were startled in their
j task by the arrow of some secret foe.
Not the least difficulty in the way Of n
iSouthern literary entrrpise is that of obtain
lng.contribnlions ofsufhcient ability, strength
of tone, grace. humcr. and eernestness to
give the work variety, and make it both en-
pertaining and instructive. The Southern
mind, as far as authorship is concerned. is
yet lin its undeveloped state. Many there
are through whose souls course strong ideas,
but tits ike deep and rapid current. over
hung and hidden By the rocks;-and many
there are who garner in their natures brill
liant and beautiful thoughts. but they are
like the diamond. lying rough and unpoiish-
ed in its secret mine. Such need encour.
agenent, they need cultivation, they
need skillful lapidsry to polish their rare
I)eWelsS ana give tHSM hppISpIlate SrttihB'
We have prepared casket, and endeayor-
ed to the best of our ability to set the gems
IS they deserved: how We have succeeded
lie for others than ourselves to determine
With the diving-rod of compensation. and the
p;ck-exeof Curiosity we have gone abroad
as seekers after hidden treasures. to what
we can find amid our Southern savannahs
worthy of being presented to the world as
levels. tits possible that in our wander
Iings we fall in with yeritabls "Koh-i-
moor '--noas vsrrons.
We have trinmphed over SO many difdcul-
ties. that Whatever may await Us, we can
not but feel greatly encouraged. Asye We
have only studied the lexicon of youth, !"
and in our edition Of that work. find written
nosuch word asfail," We solicit the fat
teries OF no one.--He shall interfere with
no one unproyed,--in any case We shall
never ''stoop to conquer" We obey no
law but that of honor. We hold no creed but
that OF independence;- our loyalty is to the
Right, and our devotion is to the Beautiful
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Democracy Still Dissatisfied.