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SOuthcn Literary Messc ger
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Tho Southern Literary Messenger has now
~, .s,abllshsd ten yenfs, during which il las
over,ofne many obstacles, and obtained a w'j1
ei,eala,ion and hish character The eiioria Of
tbe pre,,ut editor will be siTeuuousy directed, nol
only 10 tie preservation Of It's aae!enl lame Dat
80 "a its constant improvement In this the
aai,ern, Testimonials be- has fcoggcd during The
last twelve mouths, lead him 10 believe that he Aaa
already succeeded.


The contributors arc numerona, cmhfacus pro-
f.s.onai and amsl,uf wtiicis ei the iti dsinciion
Great expense Is Incurred, sud great pains are
taken to secure aB shandlni supply oi inleFslIing
and instructive matter.


REGULAR coNranuroRa


Jude D Tucker c. D Hayden, Nlsns' author
essof .The Vow 'Pf,tenson,' &c; l. V, author
Of The Prize Tale Sc, Vagina. Lieut. NJ. f.
Maury. u. s ~, Washington W G.'moT
simm., III. D.; George Frederick Holmes South
Carolina; Ms Jane 7 Norih.nsinn, obioi Mfa
Mary Hewelt, New YORK.


orc,stnNAL contributors.


P,,,ilent Thomas n. Dew, Professor George
TncL,r. I n ID, author II the History Of un
AAventorcr.' and Sequel! Lurian Minor; W b.,
n : charge. ualy; W NJ. D., u. ; Charge S,A,
yfrpinin; Or sH Dickson, 4 d., South Curolinai
LII Ci.i. Ohio; and many others ia the south,
and nearly every State IN the Union; together
with many whose wells we would gladly remove
The contents will be- exceedingly varied, cm-
br,c,ng Reviews. Tales, Novels. Poems, Etnys,
Travels. Sketches, Biography, History, Popular
Science, Papers on the Navy, Army, aud other
National interests, Literary inteigcncc-ioreiEn
and domestic, and notices Of new works sccc.
tions Of merit will occasionally be iulcHed


The leading principle i the promotion of a pure
nat'ye literature. aud devoted national spirit.
VA this Wow the following premiums are offered
For the best paper the present.


state Of American Letters, tic


prospect and means Of their


Improvement, $50 90


The best Review Of The works OF


s,me Native PTosc Writer, 35 90


The bes, Review Of the works Of


somo Native Poet, IS 90


The hest original Tale. 35 90


Til, bcst original Poem 80 20


Macy improvements will be introduced with
nav y1iume, and tho style rendered still NOR.
o.lleut. As II asphes to be the literary orgal
o1 lhs South and West, i is expected that thel
viii lbernlly encourage II as such. II conmatu
iaiss tl,e 4onth.west on the success Of their naya
depo, work Of i.- own creation


The Messenger contains on an average sixty
tonr pages a lumber, sixteen pages more thoi
mos of our Magazines, and is published month";
Al FIVE dollurs per annum, five copies for tw' nl
dolI,r. II the friends Of The cause, aud agent
generally, exert themselves, il will soon be Will
inr every month, al least thousands stannch sui


BIB. MINOR, Editor aud Proprietor.
Richmond, Va.