Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-29
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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 promulgation of creeds; and Of per-
sons IN all pursuits OF HE, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory positions
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 10 custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not TO withhold their EN-
couragement, as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed TO
secure IL. Such a foolish policy as this Jeopar-
dzes the plan they approve and hastens its 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 be withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
The SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magaznists. Ii is believed that a field is open for
a periodical of a 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 merit by virtue of ITS es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming at n higher
usefulness and more general acceptabity.
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry intolerance on the one side,
and infdelity on the other-laboring in its teach
ings TO advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family of the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no savish
allegiance 70 parties or politicians, it will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success OF principles.
II will be progressive, yet sterny opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
couniry-aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance IL 10
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, TO any favored people,
but 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 it 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 nne.t
quality OF paper, with new type, and in plain
but superior style.
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con-
trbuted and editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
intend 10 perform it all, and more, IL 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 10 subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars IL paid punctuaIly in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day Of January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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