The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-12
PROSP ECTUS
TIE
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL,
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
To be published in Charleston, S. c.
EDWIN HERIor, EpIroR.

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EDWIN HERIoT, EDITOR
TIME subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
Il scripuon list, now IN progress, will warrant
the undertaking, to publish, in this city, a BIZ
MONTHLY JOURNAL, exclusively devoted 10 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-edited
and well-con Quoted Journals. The interests OF
Southern Education and Home Industry, which
are ndissolubly connected have, yet, no spe-
cial organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy OF
their claims and the record oftheir Joint progress
With the general diffusion of practical educatlN
among the people, their industrial prosperity mus.
naturally be paced on a more permanent basis
and the condition Of the working classes, in every
branch OF enterprise, proportionably elevated and
improved. IL 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, plan by
which their interests can be made identical and
mutually dependent. Trusting that the object
will meet Their appreciation, he will now proesed
to state the principles upon which IT will be con-
Quoted.
To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
Edueanon---tbe 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 mo-
tice 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 ostility
to the South, which they have so long been. per-.
miited to instil into the minds Of our children
will be the constant and unceasDg aim Of this de-
partnent of the work; and, for this purpose, the
Editor, with the assistance of ready contributors,
has abundant facilities at hand. lille awarding
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be the aim Of this Journal to promote, more
peciay, those which most decidedly practice.
and best adapted TO the active business Of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
Reviews of all School Books and literary work
pubs!ed at The South--Reporrs of Teact ers
Conventions, or extracts from then---of Coleg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before il
erary Socie,es-and Of the progress oflau ~ ed.
ical military and free schools nj the South = viz
constitute the main features of this division Is
work. .nfN
The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices Of the progress of THE MEcHANIe
AIRS 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 use, among us--and Of
new inventions, improveme ITS, models, and de-
signs in mechanism and the fine Arts--bringing
into notice the names, qualifications and localities
of our own mechanics and amateurs : a. cir
public exhibitions. 1, will also cootaIn essays on
all topics connected with these matters; Reports
Of Southern Industrial Institutes, and statistic.
facts relating to their progress
Each number of the HoME JouANAL will cor
tain AZ pages, octave, bi-monthiy, and furnish,
to subscribers and others at ~ per amman, or II
copies for S5-payabie at the end Of TIE volume, OF,
in proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, le;
cents, and less by, the quantity. The insertion
full notices Of new enterprises, &C., in each nun
Der, will mike the interest Of those
them to secure as many copies possible, for cir
culatlon among their friends and patrons
Beyond this ,''rr y HoMr JOURNAL" will make
no promises or pretensions. Not entering the
lists for composition with any, and standing in
the way ofnone, it's legitimate sphere and will
be 10 promote the interests of aIl--rscognizing
party, in education or politics, but the party of
The South, n will seek to preserve the Union Of
the South, by developing her resources and slim
ulatlng the industry of her people.
April IL, l65l-tf