The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-22
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SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
To be published in Charleston, S. C.


EDWIN HERIor, EDIToR.
TIME subscriber proposes, as as his sub
Il scrpuon list, now in progress, will warrant
the undertaking, to publish, in this city, a BIZ
MONTHLY JOURNAL, exclusively devoted TO the
advancement of the above objects Its scope and
design such will not interfere with those Of
any other publication now in existence at the
South. In every other department of Periodical
Literature, We are well supplied with abIy-edi,ed
and well-conducted Journals. The interests Of
Southern Education and Home Industry, which
are indssOubly connected have, as YET, no spe-
cial organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy OF
their claims, and the record oftheir joint progress
With the general diffusion of praclca educatIc
among the people, their industrial prosperity mus
naturally be placed on more permanent basis
and the condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch of enterprise, proportionaby elevated and
improved. Ii is in accordance with these views,
that the undersigned submits, with confidence, TO
the consideration of those who feel interested in
both or either Of these great causes, plan by
which their interests can be made identical and
mutually dependent. Trusting that the object
will meet their appreciation, he will now proceed
TO state the principles upon which it will be con-
Quoted.
To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
Educaiion-the encouragement of our own Liter
airy Institutions, and the publication of Southern
School Books, edited. printed and circulated in
tce all literary undertakings, Books and Period
icals, Colleges and Schools, at the South--to dis
courage Northern agents. and their School Books,
and expose in all their deformity and dupicity,
the perncious doctrines Of Abolition and ostty
to the South, which they have so long been per-
mitted to inst into the minds of our children
will be the constant and unceasing aim Of this de-
partment of the work; and, for this purpose the
Editor, with the assistance of ready contributors
has abundant facilities at hand. bile awarding
all due merit to other systems OF education, it will
be the aim OF this Journal to promote, more es-
pecially, those which are most decidedly practical
and best adapted to the active business Of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Education
Reviews of all School Books and literary works
pubIisl ed at The South-Repor,s Of Teachers,
Conventions, extracts from them--of College
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before Lit
erary Societies-and OF the progress Of law, med
icaI military and free schools n, the South-will
constitute the main features of this division OF the
work
The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices Of the progress of THE MECHANIC
AIRS AND MANUFACTURES, as well as all other
branches OF Industry--of Factories and Work
shops, for the production OF every article of do
mestc consumption use, among us--and oil
new Inventions, improvements, models, and de-
signs in mechanism and the fine Arts-brnging
into notice the names, qualifications and localities
achievements, and rewards Of merit received at
public exhibitions. IL will also contain essays on
all topics connected with these matters; Reports
Of Southern Industrial Institutes, and statistical
facts relating to their progress.
Each number of the HoME JOURNAL will con
tain AZ pages, octave, bi-monthly, and furnished
to subscribers and others at 81 per annum, or 10
copies for Sl5paynbie al the end Of the volume, or,
in proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, 1872
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertion
full notices Of new enterprises, &c, in each num-
Der, will make il the interest of those concerned IN
them to secure many copies as possible, for cir
cuIation among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TtE HONE JOURNAL ~ VIII make
no promises or pretensons. Not entering the
lists for competition with any, and standing in
the way of none, it's legitimate sphere and aim will
be to promote the interests Of all-recognizing no
party, in education or politics, but the party of
the South, it will seek to preserve the Union of
the South, by developing her resources and stim-
ulating the industry OF her people
April 10, l85l--N