Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-12-31
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- ,.i sl;.,ss
can measure the extent4of thetresults 10 $50.
ciety and the. country. weresits Journalism
purged O.. every unworthy member and. con-
trolled entirely by smeaf pf jnlttsa ahigh
moral frmness, aSand sunsatlied integrity :
WhenEthat day in: the annals og Journalism
arrives, the country; will be safe;g sand will
make more rapid progress iiI the great work
of securing the stability o. republican inst.
tutions than she has done; the .fonTscore;
years of her independence as anationa s4ss2s:
Afew wordsnowir srei ationsto ouF; peri;
odical literature, and ftis inaiiner.ii which
that of the Southshas been supported bYs her,
people, Numerous attempts have been made;5
andmueh money expended, lin efortsto estab.;
lish Southern literary papers and periodicals,
but where, throughout the record to day, can
be found any evidences Of their SUGGEST Tie
Southern Quarterly Review, III its last Issue
publishes a" final appeal" to its saPssfedFsI
and the public for a support it. sorighteods.
ly deserves. The Southern Literary Mes
senger, although one of the Oldest and among
the best conducted monthliesrof the daY,srs-
ceives, a very inadequate support. Literary
papers have been startedsin Charleston
Augusta and Columbia but they had dpnlysa
brief aud poverty-stricken existence7-are,
now dead and forgotten. Othere efortssare
still being made to. huildup a.periodical liter.
ature of our own-but with what xsuccesa
time alone can determine, Notwithstanding
this condition of affairs our people are q
reading people. Harpel,E Pntnam,gs and
Graham's Magazine, and host Of literary
and so.calIed family papers" published At
the North, count their: thousands upon. thoa-
sands of readers in the Southern States
Indeed it would appear, that the word
Southern inscribed on 1.-The ,titlepage ofea.
periodical or Journal is ;suffcjentto ensutes
its failure. Who can solve this mystery
who explain this srtange inconsistency It.
is not because the talent; is wanting, for the
records Of literature will show enough of
that commodityat thesSouth. We have thossSSss
of one cause Of the depressed condition Of
our periodical publications; aud it is thislits
is that talent is not freely enough tgtsen g 8
sustain the efforts of;the Southern pubtsh
1t may be said talents finds a bettsfmafke 4
at the North than here;;s that the nd
well established periodical there can and sdos5
pay better. than those az The Sonth Admit.sgs
ted ]; but Southern writers should dnos besea
tirely mereenary: when patriotism anl
ton TO the South aud herlinstltut lions claifi Z!
some, peeuniary sassi6es
fee with the enterprising, but struggling
publisher, and relieve him to some extent
from the necessity Of going TO; other sources
to procure literary matter for his publication.
Let our native talent arouse from its pnpa-
triotic indifference, and give hearty coop.
GRAFTON to every deserving effort put forth to
build up literature of our own. Let that
literature bear the impress of Southern &c.
MUS, thus giving it, aye, a sectional tone and
character, and we will then be relieved from
all entire dependence on that of a section,
whose press, as whole, is inimical tous,
and whose voice as people has so recently
and so emphatically pronounced against us
and our institutions. fv
But literary contributions alone will not
insure success. The brightest intellects OF
the day. may enrich the columns of our
periodical press; but if the means TO secure
such talent, or TO give the literary efforts
now being made, fair trial to- attain per-
manent vitality be wanting, then will all be
in vain. Where literary journal of the
South has one subscriber it ought to have
hundreds and instead of Southern Review
or Periodical counting its subscribers by
hundreds, it should number them by thou.
sands. With proper effort it can be done.
Let the duty of extending the circulation of
these publications be felt by all, and ere
many years elapse we can point to period.
cal literature which will equal, if not exceed
that for which we have been so long paying
tribute to New England and the North.
Let those who have the means contribute
out of their abundance to the good. work,
and they will do as much for their section,
for their children, and their family circles as
they could do in any other service which
patriotism may claim at their hands. :.
do not deem it inappropriate on the pre-.
sent occasion to lnger few moments at
the tomb Of a friend and worthy co.laborer.
The brilliant intellect and distinguished tai
ents of one oil the most gifted of our corps
no longer illumiae the journalism of South
Carolna-they are quencked in the tomb.
He has fallen in the strength Of early man
hood-but he fell with the harness on. In
his death the South has lost an able, earnest,
and eloquent advocate, and the press Of this
State one of the:most brilliant stars in the
galaxy OF its contributors. sPoesy has al
ready woven many beautiful garlands to
adorn his tomb; but let his memory be en-. :
shrined in our affections apd perpetuated by
some testimonial of our appreciation. of his
lofty talents and his uuwavering devotion to
Southern Rights and Southern Institutions.
In conclusion, my co.laborers, | would
say that it was not my intention 10 prepar-
ing this address to write homilye or in de-
liverine it, to preach you sermon. Those
with whomI am more nearly connected
the members Of this Association, the editors
of South Carelina-need no lectures from
me; but it behooves US alleto sustain the
well.earned reputation Of the South Carolina
press.a Let truth, honor and integrity, be
our watchword and motto-let the promo
ton of virtue and the suppression Of, vice be
our highest aim-let strict fidelity to the
best interests of our State, and not loyalty
to party or faction, be the rule of cur con-
duct. We will then. have fulfilled our mis-
sion with honor to ourselves and with advan-
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