The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-06-29
PROSPECTUS.
" THE COU r a N T ;"
A Southern Literary Journal.
PROSPECTUS.
TliE Undersigned pr"p"~" to romwcnrc.
l. III the course Of next munth. the pub
LEGATION of II Southern Literary journal


l. III the course OF next month, the pub
LEGATION of Southern Literary Journal
AT COLUMBIA. 5. Z.
The necessity Tor such an organ of Sonih.
-" i"i-,i "'it'a..s ''TUr Bc comprchcndcd bv
all who have reflected upon the present in.
sufficient arrangements for the expression
of the thought and feeling of our srction.-
We have IN the South two rAyrl, enl urri.
OdIcaiS. the "Southrrn Literary Mr,srngrr."
at r4chEond, Va. and 'Russcli's Margarine"
in Charleston Although they are nbly con.
Quoted, and in all respects worthy the CON
hdrnce ard patronage of our citizens, still
~ monthly is>nrs, their ability Ia publish
snch an amount of contributions as should
be looked for from so large community.
! !S necessarily limited At the North. The.
number of literary and semi httcrarv period
! lc"-. - prop"rii"nairly. much larger and
aS greater facilities tor publication are of.
tered, t"r more j. written amongst their
| people; although IL is not true that thrr" IL
n grc.icr degree of intciIi. .cucc in the Nor
thcrn States Again, il is absurd To sup.
pose that the intellectual, moral, a~thcl.g or
Political features OF Southern society can
be- reflected 10y literature which spIiags
from social orlalrzatiOn of entirely diff.
irr"ni, and even oa,i" principals. We are
more over, entirely convinced thal society in
the South is moulded bv Institutions and
cnsium@ he best adapted 10 the Production
, ol perfect Literature. In view of the flct
tha' our laws, customs and modes of
/ thought differ essentially from those of the
N"rtwrn SlHtrs, II becomes uur policy t.
have "Vr own organs, devoted to our De-
,ulIar institutions, and uphnldng those
views which may preserve our prOrlr in
unity of thought and action. and maintain
that wise conservatism of taste. morals and
politics upon which the welfare Of the
South depends.
The COIRA\T wIll be published
every Thursday Morning, at TWO DOL
LARS PER ANNUM, INVARIABLY IN Ap..
VANCE All books, magazines, &c, sent to
us will be promptly and most nmparrially
reviewed or noticed, as occasion NAV sug-
grSt. \ few advertisements will be- iusrr.
ted at reasonable rates.
The public are assured that this is no
meIe experiment, ~ the paper will certain
Iy be published. aud subscribers ,ha.. re-.
ceive their guId pro quo
Subscribers will pleas address the Pro.
prietors, and Contributors he Editor, at
Columbia, S. c.
HOWARD ii. CALDWELL Editor
Wa. W. WALKER, JR., Il co,
Proprictor..
~" The following well known South.
ern writers have expressed their sy mparbv
with Tie enterprise, and their intention to
contribute
Hon. a. H. Meek, Madame lie Vert,
4. Requier, Mrs. Caroline Glover,
The Able Roqu"tte, Mrs NJ Martin,
John w, Cvenll, Miss Sallie Ada Reedy,
Hon. c. Gavlr'c, President Longstrect,
DR.. O, B. Mayer, Professor lie Conte,
John Z Thompson, Proles or La Rorde,
Paul II. Hayne, Rivers,
Henry Timrod, d" Venerable.
J. Wood Davidson, Reynolds,
o. VI. lIeber, Bafnwell,
w. NJ, Martin, Du Pre-.
April, 1859.