Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-13
Us.-sOUTHERN CONsER-

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 TO their patronage is made. ln ac-
Acknowledgement of this, We trace the customs oil
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 expostions
of plans aud purposes. The customs thus origin
ating though sometimes abused, are useful and
proper and should not be dts arded. Aud when,
ia obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragemenl, "a 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 hastens ITS 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 and VIII
not be withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but lutle cultivated by American
magazinists. Ii is believed that field is open for
a periodical Of a new and, IN some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed al 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 aud not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue OF IT'S es-
tabishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and a more general accepiabiry
II will be Protestant but not sectariani opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and iuideluy on the other-laborng IN It's teach.
ings 10 advance a closer union between the several
branches Of the great family Of the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no slavsh
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, II viii advocate
measures not men, and VIII labor only lor tue
success OF principles.
IL will be progressive, yet sternly opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation 50 rife in the
country-aiming to elevate and advance, not de.
press. 10 reform aud improve not 10 destroy
sacredly adhering TO the true intent OIL our great
republican theory, and laborlng 10 advance " 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, TO any favored people,
bot are the common right OF all
Ii will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
Il will encourage a highIoned 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 hnesi
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 editorial-reviewsi political and
scientific essays, Tomances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend TO perform il all, and more, u 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 TO subscribers at four dollars
a wear, or three dollars II paid puuciualy IN ad-
dav of Janusry. 1856. Address orders 10 the
w r. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Nav 81 1885