The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-21
PROSPE CTUS
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SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
TO be Published ia Charleston, S. c..
EDWIN HERior, EDIToR.

EDWIN HERioT, EDIToR.
n ME subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub.
IL scnpuon list, now in progress, will warrant
the undertaking, TO publish, in this city, a
MONTHLY JoURsAL, exclusively devoted to the
advancement of the above objects. It's scope and
design are such 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-edit
and well-conducted Journals The interests o
Southern Education and Home Industry, which.
are ndlssoluby connected. have, as vet, no spe-
clal 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
aud the condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch of enterprise, proportlonably elevated ana
improved, IL 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, a plan by
winch their interests can be made identical ID
mutually dependent Trusting that the object
w'meet 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
airy Institutions, and the publication OF Southern
School Books, edited, printed and circulated in
the southern States-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 duplicity,
the pernicous 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-
partment of the work; and, for this purpose, the
Editor, with the assistance of ready contributors,
has abundant facilities at hand lille awarding
A nt ber P.J,
be the aim OF this Journal to promote, more es-
pecially, those which are most decidedly practica.
and best adapted to the active business of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educate
Reviews Of all School Books and literary work
publis ed at the South-Reports of Teach ere.
Conventions, or extracts from them--of ColIeg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before L it
cary Societies-and of the progress oflaw N ed
zeal, military and free schools at the South vii
constitute the main features of this division c. 10
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 lndustry--of Factories and Work
shops, for the production Of every article of do
mesllc consumption or use, among us-and of
new inventions, improvements, models, and de-
signs IN mechanism and the fine Arts-bringing
into notice the names. qualifications and localities
OF our own mechanics and amateurs: IT, cir
achievements, anu TtWhWS OF merit received at
pubic 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
tam 40 pages, octave, bi-monthly, and furnished
to subscribers and others at So per annum, or
copies for s 5-payabie al The end Of the uoin,e, OF
in proportion, on the delivery OF numbers, ls;
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertions
fll IT, Of nay a.
Der, will make IL the interest of those concerned r
them to secure as many copies possible, for cir
culaton among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TEE HOME JOURNAL" will make
no promises or pretenstons. Not entering the
lists for competition with any, and standing in
the way of none, It's legitimate sphere and aim will
be to promote the interests of all-recognizing no
party, IN education 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 -, l85l-tf