The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-10-23
From the ColumLid Eran,incr.
A EARn


The undersigned, OH the first Of January
last, fully impressed with the belief that an
effort should he made to establish n South
ern Literary Journal, commenced tho pub
lication Of the Examiner in this city. 1t is
now in the ninth month of its existence, and
from the commentator of its contemporaries
throughout the State and elsewhere in the
South, ON many occasions, we arc gratificd
supply to some extent Il deficiency in that
department of Southern periodical literature.
The raper has not been sustained us we
be. The subscription list, althoug gh still slow
ly increasing, is not yet sufficiently large.
Under these circumstances, the undersigned
is induced to put forth this circular appeal
to the Southern people, and to ask their
hearty cooperation and earnest support in
behalf Of his enterprise. lie has been con-
nectcd, rs editor, with South Carolina Jour-
nalism for the past thirteen years, and pledges
himself that every energy and ability he can
command will be dcdicato,l to tho work of
making tho Examiner, in all respects, wur-
thy of the appreciation OF the people Of
the South.
1t is not necessary to state To those who
read the journals Of the day that there are
NOW pressing upon the Southern States mo-
mentous issues and perils Which must
arouse them to 81 united effort to Secure
equality az the Union or independence ont
of 1t. The journals Of the North, either
taking their tone from the almost universal
popular sentiment prevailing there, or direct.
ing that sentiment, arc, with few exceptions
opposed to our institutions. Many of them
are full of bitter revil;ngs against us as n peo-
pie, and rs more particularly of late has this
vitupcration of the South and her institu
tons found free expression in the most de-
fan,atory and insulting language. Never.
theless, by far the largest portion Of period
ical and'newspaper subscrption-moncy goes
to maintain those journals, We ask the
Southern people is there wisdom or policy
in this course! Is it right to foster with
liberal hand the press which not only abuses
them, but seeks with untiring pertnacity
and the Iittcrest malignity TO effect their
political suljusatson and destruction, and
Which, self confident in its imsolcncc, sneer
Mt their rights, and which, if it had the pow
or and opportunity, would involve in IL COM
mon ruin every sI;.vchoIding State in the
Confcdcracy9 Among the various modes
with greater activity and zeal than that Of
anti,slavery literature, and it is therefore the
plain and imperative duty Of tho Southern
people TO rcpuliatc it and build up Il ltcra.
ture Of their own in every department
Let them do this, and they will have secured
one mighty element Of successful indc
pcndence.
We would earnestly request i'll WHO feel
any interest in al Independent Southern
journalism to make IN effort to extend tie
circulation Of The Examiner. There are
few, vc,y few, in this State, or our sister
States OF the South, who cannot afford to
subscribe for it, and there are many who
could influence others by advice and example
to unite in the good work. Ii this journal
had half the subscription list ut the South, |
thatsomc oflhe N"tliern wccklics enjoy from
her people, we would furnish one of the best
literary and political papers published in the
country.
The undersigned deems ii unnecessary 10
say more. The Examiner is issued every
saturday, on Il large double sheet of eight
pages, containing forty columns. 1t is print
Ell Oh fine white paper, with excellent type.
Terms SO per annum in advance. Clubs Of
ten will be furnished with ten copies for $25
Southern Iostmastcrs are requested to
act as our agents i'll receiving and forward |
ing subscriptions. No paper mailed until |
tho subscription money has been received
Back numbers Of the present volume,
containing the prize tale and a series Of orig
nal stories written expressly for The Exam
Incr, can yet DC sent to new subscribers
,Es- Specimen copies will he forwarded
when requested, Address
", B. JOHNSTON,
ElitOr and I,Innririor