The southern press., 1851-10-29
PROSP ECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
To be published in Charleston, s. G.
EpwiN HrRIoT Enron

To be published in Charleston, s. @.
EDWIN HERIoT, EpIroR.
rINHE f subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
Il scrlpuon list, now in progress, will warrant
the undertaking, to publish in this city, a
MONTHLY JOURNAL, exclusively devoted TO the
advancement of the above objects. Its scope and
design are such rs Will not interfere with those of
any olher publication now in existence at the
south In every other department of Periodical
Literature, We are well supplied with ably-edite
ana weil-conducted Journals. The interests o
southern Education and Home Industry, whicl
are indissolubly connected, have, as yet, no spe-
ciai organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy OF
their claims, and the record ofthe Joint progress
With the general diffusion ofpractIcal educatir
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 ano
improved Ii rs 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 I'D
mutually dependent. Trusting that the object
wil'meet their appreciation, he will now proceed
to state the principles upon which it will be con-
Quoted.
To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
Educaton-the encouragement of our own Liter
airy Institutions, and the publication of Southern
school Books, edited, printed and circulated in
the Southern Stntes-to bring into prominent no.
!ice 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 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
VIII be the constant and unceasng aim of this de-
parlment OF the work; and, for this purpose the
Editor, with the assistance of ready contributors
has abundant facilities at hand W hiIe awarding
all due merit to other systems Of education it will
be the ann or thus Journal to promote, more es-
pecaliy, those which are most decidedly pracfica.
and best adapted to the active Lusiness of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
Reviews OF all School Books and literary work
published at the South-Repor,s of Teacter ers,
Conventions, or extracts from them-of Colleg
ana School Exhibitions, and addresses before L il
erary Soceties-and of the progress of law n ed
zeal, military and free schools at the Soutk - vii
constitute the main features of this division C. Ia
work.
The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex
ehhed notices OF the progress of THE MECHANIC
ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, as well as all other
branches OF lpdustry-of Factories and Work
shops, Tor the production Of every article of do
mestic consumption or use, among us--and of
new Inventions, improvements, models, and de-
sigma IN mechanism and the fine Arts--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. Ii will also contain ESSAYS or
all topics connected with these matters; Reports
| of Southern Industrial Institutes, and statistcs
facts relating Ia their progress
Each number Of the HOME JOURNAL will cor
tain AZ pages, octave, bi-monthly, and furnished
to subscribers and others ct 81 per anpum, or
copies for Si5-~payabie al the end Of the poit.ne OF
in proportion, on the delivery OF numbers, Is;
cents, and less by the quantity, The insertionc
full notices OF new enterprises, &C., in each nun
Der, will make IL the interest of those concerned ir
them to secure as many copies possible, for cir
culation among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "THE HOME JOURNAL" will make
no promises or pretensons. Not entering the
lists Tor competition with any, and standing in
the way ofnone, its Legitimate snhare and am win
oe 10 promote - interests of al-recognizing NO
r.arty, IN education or politics, but the party OF
the South, 1t will seek to preserve the Union OF
the South, by developing her resources and slim
ulating the industry Of her people.
April ~, lS5l-tf