Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-08
nROSPECTUS.-SO CONSER-

vative Magazine.-When new asplrants
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. 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 life, sspendent upon the
public for success in their preparatory xpositions
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 TO
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
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 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
magazinists. II is believed that field is open for
a periodical OF a new and, in some respects,
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
IL will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry intolerance on the one side,
and iufdeliIy on the oiher-laboring IN It's teach.
ings 10 advance q closer union between the several
branches OF the great family Of the church
IL will be political, but liberal owing no slavish
allegiance TO parties politicians, IL will advocate
measures, not men, and will labor only for the
success OF principles
IL will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 70
the reckless spirit Of innovation so rife in the
country-aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
press TO reform and improve, not 10 destroy J
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance ITO
it's fullest development.
i, 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.
l, will be the organ Of pure Conservatism.
IL will encourage hightoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in its corps of regular con-
tributors 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, aud IN pam
but superior style.
Each number will contain not less than 50 large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con.
tributed and editorisl-rcviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend TO perform it all, and more II the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
coursgcment -
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 he furnished 10 subscribers al four dollars
a wear. or three dollars if paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lsi
day Of January 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor
w. T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.