Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-06
nROsPECTUs.- CONsER-

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vative Magazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show of title 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 promu CATION OF creeds; and OF per.
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory exposltions
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating though sometimes abused, are useful and
proper, and should not be 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 it, Such foolish policy as this Jeopar-
dies the plan they approve, and hastens It's failure
il has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works.
IL 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 - open for
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.
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of It's es-
tablishment in the South but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptabty
Ii will be Protestant but not sectarlan; opposing
religious bigOtry or intolerance on the one side,
and infdellty on the other-laborng in It's teach.
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
branches ofthe great family of the church.
Il will be political, but liberal owing no slavsh
allegiance 10 parties politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and VIII labor only Tor the
success of principles.
Il will be progressive, yet sterny opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife IN the
couniry-aiming TO elevate and advance, not De.
press 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adhering 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance u 10
its fullest development
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repddiate nothing foreign, merely because
so believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, TO 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-
trbutors some Of the ablest political and literary
writers 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 acknowledgements, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend TO perform il all, and more, If the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-.
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 10 subscribers at four dollars
a wear, or three dollars If paid punctuay in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
dav OF January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.