The southern press., 1851-08-29
PR o s ECTU s
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
To be published in Charleston, S. C..
EpwN HrR,or. Ep,roa

EDWIN HERioT, EDITOR.
YuSHE subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
Il scription list, now in progress, will warrant
the undertaking, to publish, in this city, BIZ
MONTHLY JOURNAL, exclusively devoted TO the
advancement OF the above objects. Its scope and
design are 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 ably-edited
/ and well-conducted 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 practical educatic
among the people, their industrial prosperity musc
naturally be placed on more permanent basis .
and the condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch OF enterprise, proportionably 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 be made identical and
mutually dependent. Trusting that the obiecr
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
Educatlon-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.
| lce all literary undertakings, Books and Period
icas, 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 inst into the minds of our children
will be the constant and unceaslng 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 While awarding
all due merit to other systems of education, it will
be the aim OF this Journal TO promote, more es-
peclally, those which are 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.ky
! published at the South-Reports of Teacters5
Conventions, or extracts from them-of Colleg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before its
| e airy Socletes-and of the progress oflaw, n ed
ical military and free schools at the Soutt-wH
constitute the main features Of this division ca Ia
work.
| The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices Of the progress of THE MECHANIC
ARrs AND MANUFACTURES, as well as all ether
branches of industry-of Factories and Work
shops, for the production OF every article of do
mestc consumption or use, among us-and of
new inventions, improvements, models, and de-
signs IN mechanism and the fine Aus--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 4s pages, octave, bi-montiIy, and Furnished
TO subscribers and others at SO per annum, or
copies for sl5-payabe at he end Of the uoituHe on
! in proportion, on the delivery OF numbers, Iei
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertion
full notices Of new enterprises, &C.. In each nun
Der, will make il the interest Of those concernedr
them TO secure as many comics ns Doesble for eir
culation among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, ctr HonE JoURsAL" will make
no promises or pretensions. Not entering the
lists for competition with any, and standing in
the way ofnone, its legitimate sphere and aim will
be to promote. the interests Of all-recognzing 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 slim
ulating the industry of her people.
April -, lS5I--tf