Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-03
nROSPECTUs.-SOU CONSER-
YatiYe MagaZine.-When new asplrants

vative Magazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right TO demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title TO their patronage is made. In ac-
acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs OF
parties in the avowa of principles of religious
sects in the promulgaton OF creeds; and OF per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory expostlons
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating though Sometimes abused, are useful and
proper, and should notbe discarded. And when,
in obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such a foolish policy as this Jeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hastens ITS failure;
il has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works
If a 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 be withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magazinists Ii is believed that field is open for
a periodical of new and in some respects,
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.
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue OF ITS es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
IL will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and iufdelty on the other-laboring in It's teach
ngs to advance closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church.
Il will be POLITICAL but liberal owing no slavish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles.
1t will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation SO riie IN me
coun,ry-aimng TO elevate and advance, not de-
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredy adhering 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory and aboring 10 advance IT to
It's fullest development.
Ii will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudate nothing foreign, merely because
so believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, 10 any favored people,
but are the common right OF all.
II will be the organ OF pure Conservatism.
II will encourage a high-toned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in its corps OF regular con-
tributors some Of the ables political and literary
writer's of the country.
The magazine will be printed on the finest
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.
tributed and editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform it all, and more, II the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
iss,ed the first Of each month, from the office Of
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
! wear. or three dollars if paid punctually in ad
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day Of January, 1856 Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor. ,,r,e
Knoxville, Tennessee.