The southern press., 1851-10-27
PROSP ECTUS
OF THE
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
10 be published in Charleston, S. C.

of EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
10 be published in Charleston, S. c.
EDWIN HERior, EDIroR.
THNtIE subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
= scripuon 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 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-edite
and weii-eon Quoted Journals. The interests o
Southern Education and Home Industry, whic
are lnd'ssolubiy connected, have, as yet, no spe
ciai organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy OF
thelr claims, and the record oftheir Joint progress
With the general diffusion of practical educatio
among ,he people, their industrial prosperity mus
haturahy De placed ON more permanent basis
and the condition ofthe working classes, in every
oranch OF enterprise, proportionably elevated anl
improved. II is In accordance with these views,
thal the undersigned submits with confidence TO
the consideration of those who feel interested in
both or either of these great causes, u plan by
which their interests can be made identical I'd
mutually dependent. Trusting that the object
willmeet their appreciation, he will now proceed
to state the principles upon which il will be con-
Quoted,
To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
Educaion-the encouragement of our own Liter
airy Institutions, and the publication of Southern
l
the southern States--to bring into prominent no.
tice all literary undertakings, Books and Period
lcais, Colleges and Schools, at the South--to dis
courage Northern agents, and their School Books,
ana expose, IN all their deformity and duplicity,
the pernicious doctrines of Abolition and c.,:itu
to the South, which they have SO !...s been per-
mtted to insil into the p,i.-;;s of our children
VIII be the consL,ai and unceasing aim of this de-
parune't OF the work; and, for this purpose, the
cuNor, with the assistance of ready contributors,
has abundant facilities at hand. " lille awarding
all due merit to other ystems Of education, it in
be the ann OF this Journal to promote more es-
pecialy, those which are most decidedly practca.
and best adapted to the active business of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
reviews of all School Book and literary work
pubs!. ed at the South--Reports of Teach erss
conventions, or extracts from them--of Coleg
ana school Exhibitions, and addresses before it
efary Societes-and of the progress @ law ~ ed
teal, military and free schools at the Soutk-
constitute the main features of this division c. r.
work.
Ihe INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices of the progress Of THE MECHANIC
ARTS AND MANUFACTURES, as well as all ether
branches of indusiry--of Factories and Work
shops, for the production Of every article of do
mtsuc consumption or use, among us-and nj
new Inventions, improvements, models, and de-
signs IN mechanism and the fine Arts--bringine
into notice the names. qualifications and localities
I achievements, and rewards of merit received al
public exhibitions. 1t will also contain ESSAYS or
all topics connected with these matters; Reports
Of Southern Industrial Institutes, and statistIce
! ! facts relating to their progress.
| Each number of the HOME JOURNAL will cor
tain AZ pages, octave, b-monttly, and furnishc,
| TO subscribers and Others at 50 per annum or
copies for 5-payabh al the end ofth poittrne, OF
IN proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, Ie:
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertion
full notices of new enterprises, &C., in each nun
Der, will make II the interest of those concerned r
them to secure as many copies as possible, for cir
culation among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TLr HOME JOURNAL" will make
no promises or pretensions. Not entering the
lists for competition with any, and standing in
the way ofnone, It's legitimate sphere and aim will
be TO promote the interests of all--recognizng no
party in education or politics, but the party Of
the South, II will seek to preserve the Union OF
the South, by developing her resources and stim
ulating the industry of her people.
April -, ls5l-tf