The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-19
PR ECTUS
or THE i.HAF f
SOUTHERN HOME JOURNAL
OF EDUCATION AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
10 be published in Charleston, s. c..
EDWIN HERIoT, EprroR.

or HpooAi'oh AND DOMESTIC INDUSTRY.
10 be published in Charleston, S. c..
EDWIN HERIoT, Error
VuNiIE subscriber proposes, as soon as his sub
u scrpuon list, now in progress, will warrant
me undertaking, TO publish, in this city, a BIZ
m na JOURNAL, exclusively devoted to the
advancement of the above objects Its scope ard
design are such rs 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
ana we''-conducted Journals. The interests Of
southern Education and Home Industry, which
are IndIssolubly connected, have, as yet, no spe-
ciai organ, devoted mainly to the advocacy Of
their Claims and the record ofther Joint progre So
With the general diffusion of pract,cal educatic
among the people, their industrial prosperity must
naturally be placed on amore permanent basis
ana The condition ofthe working classes, in every
branch OF enterprise, proportionabiy elevated and
improved IL ~ 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 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-
Quoted ~
To advocate, strictly and exclusively, Southern
Educafion--the encouragement of our own Liter
airy Institutions, and the publication OF Southern
'.~""-' A<S""oy euteu, pIlIttu anu ClrCuthteQ IN
the Southern States-to bring into prominent no.
tee 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 deformiy and duplcity,
the pernclous doctrines Of Abolition and Hostility
to the South, which they have so long been per-
mitted to instil into the minds of our children
Will 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. W lille awarding
all due merit to other systems Of education it will
| be the ann OF this Journal to promote, more es-
pecially, those which are most decidedly pyacfica.
and best adapted to the active business of life
Essays on all subjects connected with Educator
Reviews Of all School Books and literary wo.Es
publiss ed at the South-Reporrs of Teach ers
Conventions, or extracts from them--of ColIeg
and School Exhibitions, and addresses before itc
e. airy Societies-and Of the progress flaw m ed
zeal, military and free schools the Soutk-- viii
constitute the main features Of this division C.. r.
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
mestic 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
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 statistca
facts relating to their progress. ttH
Each number Of the HoME JouaHAL will coz
tain AZ pages, octave, bi-monthly, and Furnished
to subscribers and Others at 81 per annum, or
copies for S'5-payabie al the end Of the roiuue o,
in proportion, on the delivery o. numbers, Iss
cents, and less by the quantity. The insertiono
ful notices Of new enterprises &c, in each nun
Der, will make IL the interest of those concerned IT,
them to secure as many copies possible, for cir
euaton among their friends and patrons.
Beyond this, "TI.r HoME Journal" will make
no promises os pretensions. Not >entering the
lists fer competition with any, and standing in
the way Of none, it's legitimate sphere and aim will
be To promote the interests of al--recognizing no
party, IN education or politics, but the party OF
the South, II will seek to preserve the Union OF
the South, by developing her resources and slim
uating the industry Of her people.
April 10, lS5l---tf III IN