Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-17
nROsPECTUs.-sOUTHERNCONsER-

nROSPECTUS.-SO CONSER-
I vative Magazine.-Whenn new aspirants
for popular favor 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 oil
parties in the avowal of principles; Of religious
sects in the promul CATION of creeds and Of per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory expostions
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 10 withhold their en-.
couragement, 100 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 hasiens its failure
il 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
in the view that their more substantial aid viii
not be withheld
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
The SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magaziniss. Ii is believed that field is 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.
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue OF It's es-
tabshment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
Ii will be Protestant but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and nfdelity on the other-laboring in It's 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 slavlsh
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, II will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success OF principles.
II will be progressive, yet sternly opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in The
counry-aiming to elevate and advance, not de.
press 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adherng TO the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance II 10
lis fullest development
II 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.
IL will be the organ of pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage a high-toned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations ol
life.
And il win number in It's corps of regular con
tribuiors of the ablest political and literary
writers Of the country.
The magazine will be printed the finest
quality of paper, with new type, and IN plain
bat superior style.
Each number viii contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con.
tribuied and editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform il all, and more, If the read
ing public will give the enterprise a liberal en-.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued, the first Of each month, from the Office oI
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars II paid punctuslly in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the LIST
day Of January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w. T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee,