Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONsER-

yative MaGazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 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 avowal Of principles; of religious
sects in the promul gation OF creeds; and OF per
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory exposons
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin.
atipe though some times abused, useful and
proper and should not be discarded. And when,
in obedience 10 custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not 10 Withhold their en-
enlargement, as too many do until They see mat
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this yeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hastens its failure
it has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country OF good and useful works.
If 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 VIII
not be withheld.
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magazinists Il is believed that field is open for
a periodical of new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed al in our maya
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-
tabshment in the South, but aiming nj higher
usefulness and more general acceptability,
Ii will be Protestant but not sectarIan; opposing
religious bgotry or intolerance on the one side,
and iufidelty on the other laboring IN It's teach
ings 10 nd ance closer union between the several
branches OF The great family of the church.
Ii will be political, but liberal; owing slavish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for The
success of principles.
Ii will be progressive, YET sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation SO rife IN The
couniry--aiming to elevate and advance, not de-
press TO reform and improve, not 10 destroy (;
sacredly adherng TO the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring to advance IL TO
its fullest development
Il will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiate nothing foreign, merely because
so believing that the good, The useful and true
belong not, par excellence, 10 any favored people,
but the common right of all
Il will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
IL will encourage heightened literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life
Aud il will number in its corps of regular con-
iributors some OF the abest political and literary
writers OF the country.
The magazine Will be printed on the finest
quality Of paper, with new type, and in a plain
hut superior style.
Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up OF original articles, con-
tributed aud editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the magazine, and
we intend 10 perform it ALL and more, ii the read
ing public will give The enterprise liberal en-
couragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued. the first of each month, from the office OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO SUBSCRIBERS four dollars
year, or three dollars il paid punctually in adj
vance. Publication will be commenced the LIST
day OF January, 1856 Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w #. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.