The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-02-10
"Russeil's" Magazine.

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justly popular Magazine, will not DC map
propriatc at this time 1t has been no un-
common thing heretofore to hear complaints
of the want of mcri,orious literary periudi-
Gals at the South And many regrets have
been expressed in private cit, les, and some
coupled with complaints against Southern
publishers, have found their way from time
to time into the pubic prints. =. lie truth is,
there 'rc some grounds for these com
plants. 1t cannot be denied but that in
point of literary reading, the North has
been and still is in advance Of the South.
both rs to quantity and quality of matter,
to say nothing of variety. But the fault
lies not nj the door of Southern publishers
but at the door of the Southern reading
public. Theae il not at the South, that
IN tpendemt literary taste, that should be,
and that one would naturally expect to find
in refined and cultivated population, such
as ours. Alas, that it is su but il is true.
fla book becomes popular nj The North. il
straigbtray becomes SO ut the South not
from lis intrinsic merit in every instance.
but SIMPLY by reason OF its already acquired
popularity. II is said tina, our yiftcd nu.
thor w. Gilmore Sims, gIincd his p"pulari-
ty through the inS,rumcnt;,ity Of Northern
publishers. This is no fault o. Southern
publishers, but j, the direct result of the
absence of an Independent literary iaSte.-
II 1t will sting the pride of our readers less
We will SAY il is the result of m apathy
,'iat seems 10 take away tho power to ap-
preciate the merits of our books, unliI 9TH
ers have discovered and made them known.
There are individual exceptions. but we
speak not Of individuals, but Of Southern.
srs as a people. II is not worth while To
mince matters. We of the South are not
an Indcpe ndent people, in any thing, save in
poIitics, perhaps. Ii is true bey onG all doubt
that unid siilin II quarter of century
past we, who of VII other people should
have had correct views Of slavery, actually
had none Of our own, bnt had borrowed
what we had from English aud Northern
books. Now, after Southern apathy has
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lcular slavery stands upon firm basis !;
and we dcfcud 1t us an institution rooted
in the n"tu r. of things "a political, social
and " oral blessing; drfrn>iLle in the eve
Of God and man-and no longer apoIugisc
for it, us necessary erH. Why rot arouse
in evrrv particular and become n truly in.
d,pe,d.nt penpl.,
W.. have ins,I,ed in ,ho.o rn,,o.L =
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WIS" W '"'"uSe
'"' 'e"ue's ''o'' '"ei "Ph'hN nfd call Their
attention 10 "Russels" Magazinc-it is de
serving Of your support and patronarr.-
Unlike other book. vevo, or .p,.,I,-r
fire., d.,. v.ro ~. $780,, ,. N =.
Ways No" I"
TANKS Win TIE hrNt M"gaZInes OF the day,
and lis best days are yet TO come. Rus.
sells" like rood wine. prows b.it.r nc il
prows o,d,r Suhio;,,d .,.-,..
y, '"e PRESS heau 'hem
anu suDS'i'oc iof husseI.
"r" sene'", ana S"phH"c express
o'o"' VI "fPso'", ot me general tone
"''N '''' Va h"sS''s i"r f"brua-
~ anu very decided utt'Fnhres oi hp-
t'o'"' "' :" r''.''n'"r "'tic'eS. IL Is gratl.
E"S |" see 'hat me interest and regards
VI 'n' ''''''eu,"'e CIRCLE OF readerS-on
""o'i ""F such enterprise must III great
pau" "'pe"d h i'S carrier days-hhHe h"t
oee" ",'''cr"wu, o"l arc continued and M
.'."u ~ TIC '''e'''y ""'ta'iohS OF re'our-
'eH ana P"We's .h"t nave been exhibited IN
''u .''"us" huSsel' - nave been suth.
:''.'' W ",'"y All uonoIS ana remove all OBJ
!ec''""s 'in' c"u'd nave been urged on that
oSo''' "''" ~ becomes now question Tor
'"e sehet"I ana eohsdrrnte ienIion OF all
eo''cetheu 'oaee'de' shall we support, aud
encourage ana promote such an orgaL, at
once all exponent ana mouthplece OF our
mos "'"'ute' "h1 Prac'icrd thinkers and
H''tT'S' anu "h arena ana training school
io' me J"a"S aSiii"ht' "md '"OoreTa in Mi
departments oi ',ei"ry enOrt
. by ""PPor,' OF course We IMPLY and
'n'ehu Soihe'h'hg more than mere counte-
'n"ee ~ anu ps'h'S''oh 10 ''e ana breathe, Tor
n"sse',S mas already aud aS-ured'y work
ea ou' ".' answer 10 'h"' question as wear
p'enSeu xW !" Iearn.
we 'n'"n "y support IN ms application.
''.os"'I"'' aho measure oi eo-ope-