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Southern Literary Messenger
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The Southern Literary Messenger has now
b..n established ten ycars, during which il has
overcome many ois'accs, and obtained a wide
circulation aud a high character The efforts Of
tbe present editor will be srenuousy Directed, not
only 10 the preservation Of ilH ancient fame, bat
alsa 10 iis constant improvement In this, the
nattsrinr testimonials he has received during the
last twslve mouths lead hm to believe that be has
already succeeded.


Tia eouirhatora are numerous, embracing pro-
iosonal aud amateur writers Of the first distinction
Grent expensa h incurred, and great pains arc
taken 10 secure an abundant supply ol Interesting
and instructive natter


REGULAR contributors


Judss y. Tucker, {. D Hayden, Nazus, author
.e.of srhe Vow. 'Prct,nsion.' Sc; L. v, auihor
Of .'rhe Prize ralc' &c, Virginia. Lieut. VI, i.
Maufv, 4. s. g., Washington W. Gi'mofr
s,mms. IL. D.; G-orrc Frdrdcl ilolmes, south
Carolinn; Mrs Jane T. Worihpglon, OhIo Mn
Mary l. llewcii, New York.


OCCASIONAL CONTRIBUTORS.


r,e.ident Thomas r. Dew, Professor George
Tpcker. !. y. p.. author of tho History of nn
Adysnturer.' and sequel! Lucinn MuuE W. b.,
n 5 Chnrre, italy; W. VI g., q. $ Charge, s. 4,
Nifripia; DE- s "A. n.ckean Z. D., Santb Carolina;
ii. Ciei, Ohio; and many others in the South,
and nearly every Sinie IN the tn.on together
with many whose wells we wuuld gladly remove
The contents will be exceedingly varied, en-.
bfacinr Reviews, Tales, Novel;. Poems, Esays,
Travels, Sketches, Biography, History, Popular
Science, Papers on ihe Navy, Army, and other
National interests, Literary inicligenee-luroiFu
and domestic, aud notices Of new works Sclec.
iions Of merit will occasionally be inserted.


The leading principle is the promotion Of o pure
naiiye iuumture, uni devoted national zpnt,
With this view, the following premiums are offered
For the best paper on the present


Einle nf American Letters, tho


prospect and means Of their


Improvement, $50 90


The best Review ol the works Of


some Native Prose Writer, 50 90


The best Review Of the works Of


some Native Poet, Is 90


The best original Tale. IS 90


Tn, ben original Poem, 3j 90


Mary improvements will be introduced with q
new volume. and the style rendered siili more
exosIrpt As Il nrpies 10 be the literary urrau
Of The South and West, IL is expected that they
will literally encourage Il as such. II congralu.
latcs The south-wch ON the success Of their nayu
aepo,, work Of ils own creation.


The Messenger contains on un average sixty.
tanr pages a number sixteen pages more than
INST Of our Magazines, and Is published monthly
nj FIVE dollars per unnum, five copies for lwont,
d1n irs. II the friends Of the cause, and agent
generally, exert themselves, Il will soon be visit
Ing every month, at least thousands E,aunch sub
fCfiucrs


BIB MINOR, Editor and Proprietor.


Richmond, Va.