The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-12
PROSP ECTUS .
OF THE
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL.
To be published in Charlsston, S. c.
EDWIN HERyoT, Enron.

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To be published in Charleston, S. c.
EDWIN HERIor, EpIroR.
nNHE subscriber proposes, as as his sub
Il scripnon 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 ably -edited
and well-conducted Journals. The interests Of
Southern Education and Home Industry, which
are indissolubly connected. have, as yet, no spe-
cla organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy of
their Claims and the record oftheir Joint progress
With the general diffusion of practical educatio
among the people, their industrial prosperity must
naturally be placed a more permanent basis
and the condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch OF enterprise, proportIonably elevated and
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, plan by
which their interests con 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
Educaiion---the encouragement Of our own Liter
airy Institutions, and the publication of Southern
School Books, edited, printed aud circulated in
| the Southern States--to bring into prominent
tce 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 perricous doctrines Of Abolition and Hostility
to- the South which they have 80 long been per-
mitted 10 lns into the minds Of our children
wifi be the constant and unceasIng aim of this de-
psrtment of the work. and, for this purpose, the
Editor, with the assistance Of ready contributors,
baa abundant facilities nj han W hIle awarding
all due merit to other systems OF education, it will
be the aim OF this Journal to promote, more es-
peciay, those which most decidedly pracfica.
and best adapted to the active business Of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
Reviews OF oil School Books and literary wo'k
publis ed at the South-Repors of Teachers
Conventions, or extracts from them--of Colleg
and School Exhibitions and addresses before It
efary Societies-and OF the progress OF Law m cd
| zeal, military and free schools at the South viii
constitute the main features Of this division c. "a
work.
The INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT will embrace ex-
tended notices Of the progress of THE MECHANIC
ARrs AND MANUFACTURES, as well as all ether
branches Of industry--of Factories and Work
shops, for the production OF every article Of do
nestle consumption or use, among us-and OF
new inventions, improvements, models, and de-
signs in mechanism and the fine Arts-briDgipg
into notice the names, qualifications and localities
of our own mechanics and amateurs feir
achievements, and rewards Of merit received at
public exhibitions. IL 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
tain 4S pages, octave. bi-monthly, and furnished
to subscribers and others at ~ per annum, or
copies for Sl5paynbis at the end Of the volums, or
in proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, le;
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertion
full notices Of new enterprises. &C., in each mum
ber will make il the interest Of those concerned IN
them to secure many copies as possible, for cir
culntion among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TtE HOME JOURNAL will max e
no promises or pretensions. 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--recognizng no
party, in education or politics, but the party Of
| the South, il will seek to preserve the Union OF
the South, by developing her resources and stu
ulatng the industry Of her people,
April 49, lS51--tf