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 BY AMERICUs SOUTH 0N the lst of January next (1Sl5,) the South NF ern Literary Messenger commences its lith volume, and the patronage ots the public is res- pectfully solicited for it. The present editor has now conducted it for more than a year. aud the encouragement he has received leads him to expect large increase of subscription. As the work has been sustained under no ordinary disadvantages for so long time it Is entitled to the liberal support of every friend of Letters. lis reliance for patronage will be upon the interest and justice of the public and it's own literary merits. Eschewng all hum bugs and eXtrinsc lourshes, t will depend fer is success upon its contents and character alone.

 Ii is emphatcally a Southern work, and appeals expressly to the South, whose character and inter ests literary and social, il aims to uphold and pro- mote. In the South, there are iheRsands who can easy aiera f and they are particularly urged to come forward and assist in increasing it's circula- tion

 The Messenger has now been established more than ten years during which # has overcome many and great obstacles and attained a wide circulation and very heh eharacter. The efforts of the pres- ent editor will be srenuously directed not only to the preservation oi it's ancient fame but also to its constant improvement In this the lattefng tps- hmonials he has received during the last twelve months lead him 10 believe he has already saccec- ded.

 The contributors numerous, embracing pro- fessiona and amateur writers of the first dstHcton Great expense is incurred and great pains are ta- ken to secure an abundant supply of interesting and instructive matter.

 Regular Contributors

 Judge B. Tucker, C. B Haydcn Nasus Author ess of ''thc Vow" ssPretenson." Sc; l.. ", au- thor of ''Fhe Prize Tale,' Sc. Virginia

 It. NJ. F. Manry, U. s, N Washington.

 W. Gilmore Simms, L. L. D. Geo. Frederick Holmes South Sarolina.

 Mrs. Jane N WorhiHgton Ohio.

 Mrs. Mary F. Hewitt, New York

 E. B. Hale, Illinois.

 ". W. Andrews l. s. Consul, Malta

 H. B. Hirst, Philadelphia

 Americus South.

 Occasional Contributors

 Pres. Thomas R. Dew. Prof George Tucker T. B. D. Author of 'fhc History of an Adgenturer, ; &c., Lueien Minor. W. B., II. s. Charge, Italy, w. M. B., U, $. Charge, s. A.. Virginia.

 Dr. S. H. Dickson. F. D. South Carolina.

 Judge R. NJ Charlton, Georgia

 A. B. Meek. Alabama.

 B.J Cist, Ohio

 And many others, in the South, and in nearly cv- cry State in the Union: some whose veils we would gladly remove.

 The contents will be exceedingly varied, embra- cling Reviews. Tales, Novels. Poems, Essays, Tray els Sketches. Biography, History, Popular science, Papers on the Navy, Army and other National in erests. Literary Intelligence, Foreign and Domes- tic and Notices of New Works Selections of mer-

  ciple is the promotion Of pure Native Literature and devoted National Spirit. With this view the following premiums are offered:

 For the best paper on the present state efl American Letters, the prospect and means < $50 co of their improvement.

 The best Review of the works of some Native Prose Writer 35 00 The best Review of the works of some Native Poet B ca The best Original Tale B 0G The best Original Poem 8 00 Their publication 10 commence with new vol umc and the unsuccessful articles to be at the dis. posal of the editors.

 Many Improvements will ber introduced with . new volume. and the style rendered still more ex. cellent Astaspires 10 be the Literary Organ;of the South and West. it is expected that they (and the North and East also,) will liberaly encourage it- as such. It congratulates the West on the success of their Naval Depot; a work of it's own creation l The Messenger contains on an average siXtY-oui 1 pages, a number sixteen pages more than most o the $3 magazines, and twice as much as some of them; and is published Monthly, at FIVE Dor. LARS, per annam. The volume, one year, con. tains 76s Super Royal Octave pages, at three quar ters of ccntper page FIVE CorIts for Twenty 1 Dollars.

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