Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-22
A NEW ENTERPRISE.

we look forward with much pleasure anil solici.
tnde to the appearance of the new Monthly, which
is to be issued in Charleston, under the editorial
control of Messrs Carlisle and Hayne. With much
pleasure because of til" assurance we have in the
character md abilities Of the editors that it will
be made most valuable and entertaining period
ical to those who take any pleasure in reading the
well digestcd thoughts Of educated and thinking
minds. With solcitu,lc, in as much rs we regard
it, after the many failures that have been made in
such mn enterprise, as bold and praiseworthy ef-
fort to establish n Magazine which SHALL call out
the intellectual strength Of State and section.
through different channel than that through
which it has heretofore been cxertel.
From the extensive preparations which tlese
gentlemen have made in securing the contributions
of men of distinction aud talent, we feel confident
they will leave nothing undone to make it worthy
of the model they have chosen in taking BlacSwood
as their pattern.
Although it has been often asked, We are tempt
ed while upon the subject, to repeat the question,
why are such enterprises not more literally sus-
tained by our people? 1t certainly can be for no
want of ability or interesting matter tn be found
in the pages Of those periodicals which ask our
support! 1t is assuredly not because we are an
illiberal and penurious people, when we boast of
our liberality, and give generously to many pur-
poses which have far less claim upon our pock-
ets unless, forsooth, itmay be we wish to sustain
this liberal character with the Yankees by giving
them all we feel able to spend for the intellectual
improvement and moral advancement we expect to
derive from such source. 1t cannot be said
either that We are not reading people, since so
many thousand Northern publications are circula-
ted in our midst, and read BY us with such avidi-
ty.
We fear that the true reasons for this state of
Al la, 70 and
VIC would rather not confess them. II might be
that the taste cultivated by too long persever-
ance in patronizing those publications which pam
der to.our baser nature and feed morbid appetite
for the horrible and marvellous has untitled US for
enjoying forcible and wholesome truth. 1t might
be from want of faith in tie stability of Southern
journals But We certainly owe it to ourselves to
have the experiment fairly made, and the only
way to do this is for every one who desires re-
formation, to feel himself personally interested,
and to exert his influence and energies to bring it
about. The experiment is now being made with
the Southern Quarterly, conducted with m ability
which is unriyalled by any other periodical Of
which we have any knowledge in this country; 1t
deserves an unbounded success. And we sincere
| ly hope it, together with the Magazine Of which
We have been speaking may yet become the pride
and boast Of our State.
| We had reserved for this weeks paper train Of
thought in regard to Southern Literature, suggest
ed by the announcement of RHs,eVS -Mgdiinf !:
but We have found the above wvll-tmed para
graphs in the Spartaubury Express, ard in lieu Of
our own commend them to the attention of our
readers. We may safely say that, in reference to
this enterprise, the "want Of faith i'll its stability
cannot reasonably be condition Of failure. Every
possible effort has been made to commence the
work on sure basis; quite number of able con-
/ tributors have been engaged; the subscription
lists are already beyond precedent; to guard a.
gainst every contingency, jont-stock fund has
been well-nigh secured; and, more than oil, the
work has been placed in the hands of men-Haync
and Carlisle-who have won enyiable names as
judicious, ready and accomplished editors.
We have accepted an appointment as Agents for
this Magazine in our District; and VIC shall be
pleased to receive the names ofany Of our citizens
who desire to lend encouragement to such an i'm
rportant and deserving enterprise. The names