Draft:Southern Quarterly Review

The Southern Quarterly Review was published from 1842 to 1857. It was published in Charleston, South Carolina. According to the South Carolina Encyclopedia, "It survived longer than any other important magazine except the Southern Literary Messenger." It advocated advocated classicism in literature, agrarianism, was pro-slavery in economy, and Protestant in religion. It was antagonistic towards the French Revolution and transcendentalism. It opposed "British aggression" and "states' rights".

It was established by Daniel K. Whitaker and James Ritchie, both from Massachusetts. Established in New Orleans it was relocated to Charleston during its first year. It continued there until 1854, relocated to Baltimore in 1855, and returned to South Carolina where it was published in Columbia from 1856 to 1857.

Editors included Daniel K. Whitaker from 1842–1847), a transplant from New England, and South William Gilmore Simms from 1849–1854. George Frederick Holmes and Jacob Cardozo had articles published in it. Other contributors included William J. Grayson, Robert Barnwell Rhett, James Warley Miles, Frederick A. Porcher, Beverly Tucker, and J. D. W. DeBow.

The University of Michigan a collection of it described as being complete.

James Henley Thormwell was involved with it. Google Books has Volume 30 online.