The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-02
PROSP TUS
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.


TO be published in CharIeston, s. C.
EDWIN HERIoT, EDITOR.
TIME subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
II scrption 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 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 aby-edted
and well-conducted Journals. The interests of
Southern Education and Home Industry, which
are indissolubly connected, have, as yeI, no spe-
cal organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy Of
their claims and the record ofther joint progress
With the general diffusion Of practical education
among the people, their industrial prosperity must
naturally be placed on more permanent basis,
and the condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch OF enterprise, proportonably elevated and
improved. 1t is in accordance with these views,
that the undersigned submits, with confidence, to
the consideration of those who feel interested in
both 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 proceed
to state the principles upon which it will be con.
Quoted.
To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
Education-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 no.
tice all literary undertakings, Books and Period
cals, Colleges and Schools, at the South--to dis
courage Northern agents, and their School Books,
and expose, in all their deformity and dupcity,
the perncious doctrines Of Abolition and ostty
to the South, which they have so long cen per-
mtted to instil into the minds of children
will be the constant and INCREASING 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
all due merit to other systems OF education, II will
be the aim OF this Journal to promote, more es-
pecially those which most decidedly practical
and best adapted to the active business of LIFE
Essays all subjects connected with Education
Reviews Of all School Books and literary works
publisl ed at the South-Reporis Of Teachers
| Conventions, or extracts from ihem-of Coes
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before Lit
e airy Societies-and OF the progress Of law, med
| ica, military and free schools at the South-wiI
constitute the main features of this division Of thu
work.
| The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex
tended notices of the progress of THE MECHANIC
| AIRS AND MANUFACTURES, as well ms all other
| branches Of indusry--of Factories and Work
| shops, for the production OF every article of do
nestle consumption or use, among us--and nj
new Inventions, improvements, models, and de-
into notice the names. qualifications and localities
of our own mechanics and amateurs: IT. Ell
achievements, and rrwarfs Of merit received a
public exhibitions 1t will also contain essays OF
all topics connected with these matters; Report
Of Southern Industrial Institutes, and statistics
facts relating to their progress
Each number of the HOME JOURNAL will con
tain 4S pages, octave, bi-monthly, and furnishe
to subscribers and others at 81 per annum, or /
lcopes for Sl5-payabie at the end of the poi,tms OF
in proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, Is
cents. and less by the quantity. The insertion
full notices Of new enterprises, &c, in each mum
Der, will make the interest of those concerned il
them to secure as many copies as possible, for cir
cuaton among their friends and patrons
Beyond this, "TlE HomE JoURsAL" will MAX
no promises or pretensions. Not entering tn
lists for competition with any. and standing il
the way ofnone, it's legitimate 81 here and aim vii
be to promote the interests Of all--recognizing n,
party, in education or politics, but the party o
the South, it will seek to preserve the Union o
the South, by developing her resources and slim
ulating the industry Of her people.
April IL, 1S5l-tf