Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-05
CONsER-

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for popular favor 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 PRONUNCIATION of creeds and Of per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory expositons
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 proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this jeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hasens 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
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
periodical of new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at in our maya
zine literature. In this belief, and with such
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-
adjustment in the South but aiming at a higher
usefulness and more general accsptabty.
il will be Protestant, but not secarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the side,
and infdelity on the olher-laborng in its teach
ings TO advance a closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no suvish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, it 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
couniry-aiming TO elevate and advance, not de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not TO destroy
sacredly adhering TO the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring to advance it 10
its 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, 10 any favored people,
but are the common right of ALL
Ii will be the organ of pure conservatism.
II will encourage heightened literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations Of
life.
And il will number in its corps OF regular con-
trbuors some of the abest political and literary
writer's of the country.
The magazine will be printed on the finest
quality of paper, with new type, and in a plain
but superior style.
Each number viii contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up OF original articles, con-
tributed and edtoria reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c,
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform il all, and more il the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
enlargement
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 w he ned suscriharS f,ur doIlars
year, or three dollars il paid punciually in adj
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day of January, 1856 Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
W. T. HELMS
Knoxville, Tennessee.