The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-27
PROSP ECTUS
THE
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
TO be published IN Charleston, S. C.
EDWIN HERior, EpIroR.

OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
To be published il, Charleston, S. C.
EDWIN HERioT, EDITOR.
TIME subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
u scrpiion list, now IN progress, will warrant
the Undertaking, to publish, in this city, a
MoSrHLr JOURNAL, exclusively devoted to the
advancement OF the above objects. Its 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 -edite
and well-con Quoted Journals. The interests o
Southern Education and Home Industry, whict
are ind'ssolubiy connected, have, as yet, no spe-
cal organ, devoted manly to the advocacy OF
their CLAIMS and the record of their Joint progre IS
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, proportlonaby elevated anG
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, u plan by
which their interests be made identical ID
mutually dependent. Trusting that the object
will'meet their appreciation, he will now proceed
to state the principles upon which it will be con-
| ducted
| To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
| Education--the encouragement of our own Liter
School Books, edited, printed and circulated in
the Southern States-to bring into prominent no.
| tice all literary undertakings, Books and Period
| lcals, 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-
mited to insti into the minds of our children
will be the constant and unceasng aim of this de-
| parment 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 es-
pecially 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 work
| published at the South--Repors of Teach erss
| Conventions, or extracts from them--of Colleg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before il
eIary Societes-and Of the progress oflaw ~ cd
| zeal, military and free schools at the South vii
constitute the main features of this division c. ia
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
mestc consumption or use, among us-and OF
new Inventions, improvements, models and de-
signs in mechanism and the fine Arts--brnging
into notice the names, qualifications and localities
Of our own mechanics and amateurs H. eir
achievements, and rewards of merit received al
public exhibitions. IL will also contain essays on
all topics connected with these matters; Reports
OF Southern Industrial Institutes, and statistica
facts relating to their progress.
Each plumber of the HOME JOURNAL will cor
tain 4S pages, octave, Dl-monthly, and furnished
to subscribers and others at So per annum or
copies for l5-paudbie al the end of the polune oil
in proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, la;
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertion
! full notices of new enterprises, &C., in each nun
ber will make IL the interest of those concerned il
them TO many copies as possible, for cir
culation among their friends and patrons.
| Beyond this, "THI HoME JOURNAL will make
no promises or pretensons. 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-recognizing 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
uiating the industry Of her people.
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