Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-05-30

III vatiye MagaZine.-When new aspranls
ior popular favor are announced, the public have
n right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF iitle 10 their patronage Is made. In ac-
acknowledgement OF this, we trace The customs OF
parties IN The avowal OF principles; of religious
sects in the ,romulgaion OF creeds and OF per-
sous in all pursuits of life dependent upon the
puhc for success IN their preparatory positions
of plans aud purposes. The customs thus origin
ating though SON. times abused, are useful aud
proper, and should not be discarded. And " hen,
IN obedience 10 custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not 10 Withhold their en-
couragement, TOO many do, until they zee that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this Ieopar-
dZes the plan they approve aud ha>tens It's failure
II has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country OF good and useful works.
Ii new proposition OF any kind is approved by
The public, the support Of those approving is OF
right expected, their approval being solicited only
IN The view that their more substantial aid will
not he withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but liitle cultivated by American
magaznists. Ii is believed that field il open for
a periodical OF a new and in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at in our maga.
zine literature. In this belief and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
he new magazine VIII De natlOEal ana not
sectional; claiming merit by virtue of It's es-
lablishment in the South, bat aiming at a higher
usefulness aud more general acc sptabillty.
il VIII be Protestant, bul not sectaran; opposing
religious hgory or intolerance on the one side,
and iLidelHy on the other laboring in lis teach
ngs To advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family Of the church.
IL will be political, but liberal owIog no savish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, aud will labor only for the
success Of principles.
IL will he progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless splrt OF innovation rife. in ihe
couniry--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
pres; 10 reform aud Improve, not TO destroy !
Sacredly adherng 10 The true intent OF our great
republican theory, aud laborlng TO advance II 10
its fullest development.
IL will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudisle nolhrng foreign, merely because
20 believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excel ence, 10 any favored people,
but are the common right of all
Ii viii be the organ Oi pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage bighJoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations oil
lite.
Aud il will number in it's corps OF regular con-
trbutors some OF The ablest political aud literary
writers OF the country.
The magazine will be printed the hnest
quality of paper, with new type, and in plain
but superior style.
Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up OF original articles, con.
triouted and editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, fomances, poetry, &c.
We promise much Tor the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform all, and more, IL the read
ing public will give The enterprise liberal en-
coursgemenL -.-
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued the hrst Of each mouth, from tpe Office OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO subscribers al four dollars
a year, or three dollars II paid punctuaIly in adj
vance pubcatron will be commenced the LIST
day of January. 1856 Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
w T.. HELMS,
Knoxville Tennessee.