Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-11-05
A LAST APPEAL.

We commend the following remarks, taken from
the Carolina Times the intelligence and spirit OF
our people They penned in behalf of the South
ern QuaterIy Review" work now threatened with
extinction on account of the indifference Of its Souh-
ern friends. The proprietors of the Tunes are slso
the publishers and proprietors Of the Repiew, and
therefore speak both knowingly and feeliugly. This
their calm, final statement should be scanned closely
by every Southern reader; and may the result be an
ample importing Of funds to enable them to to-connue
work SO necessary 70 Southern Literature. .. *
under great obligations to Our brethren Of the Press
for the frequent and favorable editorials they have
penned in behalf of the Review. '"',.:' " -
The Spariapburg Express Of the 10Th instant, in
an article touching upon Southern patronage sustain.
ing Northern Journals and Periodicals, says: j.,
"Ws have among us, piiing for patronage, a Re.
ve@, edited byprobably the profoundest intellect Of
the wbols Sou,h-a Review that might be-, and will
be, il supported, an ornament ant lasting honor to
the country. But two numbers have SO far appeared,
and yet they contain articles that ought not to be
allowed to die-that deserve an honorable place in
every library. Let every man who feels interest
in Southern lite ralure do his duty and wari of the
shame Of permitting the Southern Quarterly Review
10 sink with the present management" :,
We wish to deal candidiy and openly with the
friend. of the Quarterly, and hence we make the
shove quotation m order to introduce what we have
We took posiessina Of the title of the Review las
winter, and secured for iu editorial management the
talent and services Of one of the rlpsst schoaI Of
the present age-the Rev. Dr.. ThomWe-who has
ayoidedno effort to procure shs co!opera,ionof mhny
master minds !; and the TWO numbers which have ap-
peared under Ills direction have been assigned char
actsr SECOND to no other periodical now published
Our correspondents nre paid $500 per page, for eve
ry page Of matter published n the, ReYiew, and We
aave labored 10 make it all that its friends would
have it, But, (and We regret TO state The fact j. we
have not realised over $500 upon The present volume,
barely sufficient 10 pay forlhe paper upon which the
Review is printed. :;. .r..itt ,s..:, ....'
We have distributed 1900 copies of each plumber
or the Review 10 subscribers, which ought to have
realized for us 50O and thus have placed The work
on firm basis. ..i.;':.' 80, -. -
The number in press which will be Issued on the
LIST November, we are authorised 10 soy, will BE- sub
milled as specimen equal, If moi SUPERIOR 10 any
previous number, aid il It shold unfortunately torn
out that the friends Of the enterprise have determined
moi 10 sustain il, by continuing 10 withhold tho sub.
scripion price, we will be forced to yield 10 the pres.
sure and abandon the work rs soon as The volume ia
sifITSse Eo lave eited The Review the present
year. could be rinuced 10, forward us ones half ,he
subscription price, would be encouraged 10 60
but when it is known that our receipts have amounted
only 10 about $500, andihat we hnye paid authors,
printers, and Others engaged upon The work $l45O,