The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-12-06
THE SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER.

After a suspenseono of the publication
of the SoUTHERS LITERARY MESSENGER
for about three years-a suspension oc-
casloned, as many ofour old subcrihers
well KNOW, by circumstances entirely
beyond our control, 1--WE propose to re.
sumo the issue OF this old popular.
standard Magazine.
1t Is needless for us to speak of The
merits of the Southern Literary Mes
senger in the past One OF the earliest
pioneers inNAmericap periodical pub
locations, it was sustained by liberal
patronage and able contributions. UNI
til the dire necessities of great civil
war compelled its diseontinuance. 1t
had outlived hundreds of other kindred
| enterprises. 1t had even survived the
shock and din Of battles and the contu-
sion of civil war, in which not only or
binary printing printing materials of
every description, were-diflchlt to OBJ
tain, but even mail facilitieswere almost
entirely cut of; but under the perempto-
ry order of military authority that all
It printers should go to the battle
Held, the suspension of its publication
was unavoidable. This was followed
by the great fire in Richmond, when
the incendiary's torch involved wan
ton destruction of property, in which
al OF the materials of the office of The
Messenger were reduced to ashes, and
ITS proprietors bereft of the means ne
cessary for its continuance. p Hif
we are now earnestly anxious to
revive the Messenger; and render it
more than ever, worthy of public pat
ronage and popularity. We appeal
particularly to its old patrons and to
those who knew and appreciated its
reputation in the past TO aid us in
this effort. We are in correspondence
with the ab.est and most popular wri-
tiers In both sections of the United
States and in England, and we believe
we shall be able to present list of con-
tributors unrivalled by any periodical
magazine in the world. We intend to
make the Messenger welcome visitor
to every American tireside; while it
will be independent in politics, it will
fearlessly advocate truth, and Justice,
the constitutional rights of the States
and the people North and South, and
the moral and material welfare of the
country. 1t shall be the cndeavor of
its conductors torendef it i'll every re-
spect model magazine OF Instructive
and entertaining literary productions,
We promise that its merits shall sur
pass the highest reputation that 1t ever
enjoyed, and it isour intention to add
to it several new features suited to the
progressiveness of the age and peculi-
arly attractive and interesting to lady
readers; rendering it unnecessary for |
them to seek elsewhere for what they |
expect to lind in monthly magazines. |
we take this opportunity to return
our thanks to old patrons and old con-
tributors. The latter we hope will re-
new at once their associations with The
with the assurance that they
will be proud OF the names we expect
to ada to the list. 10 our old patrons
we owe something more, but we mean
TO be just. Rating the money they
lad paid at its'valuel jim green-backs, at
the time of our involuntary suspension,
we propose to send to all who renew
heir subscription now, in addition to
heir years subscription the number
If copies that may be due them. This
viii be ''equal and exact Justice" be-
,ween them and us. ~
The Messenger will be printed on
inc white paper, with new, clean type,
md each number will contain about
lightly pages of reading matter.
The terms will be five dollars per an
lum Invariably in advance. We pro-
pose its republication upon the first
# Januargs 1868. We hope our former
PATRONS and our friends old and new
yho favor the resuscitation of this old
md most popular and influential of
american magazines will respond
,romtly to this circular. All of the
Id subscribers who forward their sub
riptions shall be supplied as stated a.
'ove with the numbers found due them :
70 new ones we can only promise that
hey shall not be disappointed in the !
'outhern Literary Messenger. !
Address, WEDDERBURN IL ALFRIEND.
Proprietors, p. o. Box 20, a
4... - Alexandria, Va.