The southern press., 1851-07-01
PROSP ECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL.
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
TO be published in Charleston, S. c.

of EDUCAIiON AND DOMEbTIC INDUSTRY.
To be published in Charleston, s. c.
EDWIN HERIoT, EDITOR
TIME subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
Il scrIpuon list, now in progress, will warrant
the undertaking, to publish, in this city, BIZ
MosTHLY JouRsAL, exclusively devoted to the
advancement of the above objects. Its scope and
design such as 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 aby-eded
and well-cond Quoted Journals The interests of
Southern Education and Home Industry, which
are indissolubly 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 practical educatc
among the people, their industrial prosperity mus;
naturally be placed permanent basis
and the condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch Of enterprise, proportionsbly 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
willmeet 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
ary Institutions, and the publication of Southern
School Books, edited, printed and circulated in
the Southern States--to bring into prominent no.
tice 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 dupcity,
the perncious doctrines Of Abolition and Hostility
TO the South, which they have so long been per-
mitted 10 iusti 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,
-. A. L. IA L "a.
all due merit to other systems OF education it will
be the aim OF this Journal to promote, more es-
pecisIly, those which most decidedly practica,
and best adapted to the active business of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
Reviews of all School Books and literary wo-ks
publish ed at the South-Reports of Tencters
Conventions, or extracts from them-of CoIleg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before 1 il
erary Societies-and OF the progress oflsw, cd
ical, military and free schools at the Soutt-vik
constitute the main features of this division c. 10
work.
The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices of the progress of THE MECHANIC
ARrs AND MANuFAcTUREs, as well as all other
branches of industry-of Factories and Work
shops, for the production Of every article Of do
mestic consumption or use, among us--and of
new Inventions, improvements, models. and de-
signs in mechanism and the fine Arts--bringine
into notice the names, qualifications and localities
of our own mechanics and amateurs: IT, cir
achievements, and rewards OF merit received at
public exhibitions. II 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 HoMx JOURNAL will cor
tain as pages, octave, bi-monthly, and furnished
to subscribers and others at S2 per snnum, or
copies for S5pnyobis at the end Of the polune, or
in proportion, on the delivery OF numbers, le;
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertion
full notices of new enterprises, &C., in each mum
ber, will make IL the interest of those conctrnedu
them to secure as many copies possible, for cir
cuaton among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TEr Homr JouRNAL" will make
no promises or pretensions. Not entering the
lists for competition with nny, and standing IN
the wsy of none, it's legitimate sphere and aim will
be to promote the interests Of sll--rscognzing no
party, in education or politics, but the party Of
the South, it will seek to preserve the Union on
the South, by developing her resources and 'f'o-
ulsting the industry of her people.
April ~, l65l-f