The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-14
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SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC Industry.
10 DC published in Charleston, s. C.

| OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
| 10 be published in Charleston, S. C.
EDwM HERlor, EDITOR.
YNHE subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
- scriPtlon list, now in progress, will warran
the undertaking, TO publish. in this city,
MONTHLY JOURNAL, exclusively devoted to tn,
advancement OF the above objects Its scope anG
design are such 10 will not interfere with those o
any other publication now in existence at tn,
South. In every other department of Periodical
Literature, We are well supplied with ably-edite
and well-conducied Journals. The interests o
Southern Education and Home Industry, which
are indssolubIy 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 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, proportionably elevated an1
| improved. II ~ 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, a plan by
which their interests can be made identical nd
mutually dependent. Trusting that the objec,
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
Education---the encouragement of our own Liter
airy 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 duplicity,
the pernicious doctrines Of Abolition and Hostility
to the South, which they have so long been per-
mitted to instil 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 " lille awarding
all due merit TO other systems Of education it will
be the aim OF this Journal to promote, more CO.
pscialiy, those which are most decidedly practien.
| and best adapted to the active business of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
Reviews Of all School Books and literary work
published at the Sopth-aeports of Teachers,
Conventions, or extracts from them--of Colleg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before l It
esary Socieiies-and Of the progress o flaw N ed
ical, military and free schools at the Soutt- will
constitute the main features Of this division C., h
work,
The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices Of the progress Of THE MECHANIC
ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, as well as all ether
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 Arls-bringing
into notice the names. qualifications and localities
Of our own mechanics and amateurs IT, cir
achievements, and rewards Of merit received at
public exhibitions. 1t 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 cor
tain AZ pages, octave, Dl-monthly, and Furnished
to subscribers and others at 50 per annum, or
copies for Sl5payabie al the end Of the volume, OF
in proportion, on the delivery OF numbers, 10;
cents, and less by the quantity. The Insertions
full notices Of new enterprises, &C., in each num-
Der, will make it the interest of those concerned IT,
them to secure as many copies possible, for cir
culation among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TEE HOME Journal" will make
no promises or pretensons. Not entering the
lists for competition with any, and standing in
the way none, its legitimate sphere and aim will
be to promote the interests of nll-recognizing no
party, in education politics, but the party OF
the South, it will seek to preserve the Union OF
the South, by developing her resources and slim
ulating the industry of her people.
April ~, le5l--tf