Daily Richmond Whig

PROSPECTUS
OF A LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL,
To be published weekly, at the University of Virginia, under
the title of
"THE VIRGINIA LITERARY MUSEUM,
AND
Journal of Belles-Lettres, Arts, and Sciences" &c.

The objects of this Journal will be to communicate the
truths and discoveries of Science to the miscellaneous
reader, and to encourage a taste for polite literature.
It will rely chiefly for its support, on the Professors of the
University, whose minds kept in a state of active inquiry, by
the Lectures required of them, may be expected to afford
original and interesting contributions, on all the important
branches of Learning or Science.
The Scientific portion of the work, will generally be of a
popular character; but, should it occasionally contain discussions,
which, on account of their novelty or importance, may
also interest the adept, it will be the aim of the Editors to make
such articles, so far as may be practicable, intelligible and
instructive to the general reader.
Whilst the Journal will be principally devoted to general
topics of Moral or Physical Science, Philology and Polite Literature,
the Editors will not be unmindful of our local and peculiar
concerns They will endeavor to collect and diffuse what
information they can, concerning the history of Virginia, and
the other States--their first Settlement--their progress as Colonies
and as Independent States--their peculiarities in Laws,
Manners or Dialect--their Statistical Details and Natural Phenomena
Such a Repository is much wanted. The information,
which now lies scattered among individuals, if collected,
would shed great light on the past history and present state of
our country. On these, and other subjects, they solicit contributions
A part of the Journal will communicate information concerning
the University--the course of instruction pursued by the
several Professors--Meetings of the Visitors--Public Examinations--
Statutes and Regulations of the University--lists of Professors
and Students--honorary distinctions, and occasionally
such productions of the Students as may possess unusual merit.
This information, peculiarly interesting to the Parents and
Guardians of the Students, will not be unacceptable to the
public. The Journal may also, by receiving and transmitting
hints on the difficult subject of College government and instruction,
render an important service to the cause of Education
Party Politics and Controversial Theology will be excluded:
but such exclusion will not extend to religious or political topics,
of a general character, discussed with temperance and ability
The Journal will consist of sixteen pages royal octavo, weekly,
and at the end of the year an Index will be furnished, so
that it will form a considerable volume, annually.
The terms of subscription, will be five dollars per annum,
payable on the delivery of the fifth number. The work to be
commenced as soon as two hundred subscribers shall have been
obtained.
Communications, post paid, to be addressed "To the Editors
of the Virginia Literary Museum, University of Virginia."
University of Virginia, Feb. 26, 1829.
Editors favorable to the interests of Literature and Science,
will oblige, by giving insertion to the above prospectus