Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-28
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. srR~

il vatige Magazine.-W When new aspiranls
for popular favor are announced, The pubic nave
| a right 10 demand the grounds uPoE winch snch
show 81 title 10 their patronage ~ made. In Hc-
Acknowledgement Of this, we trace The custom -
parties IN The avowal Of principles; OF religious
sects, IN the romulgaon of creeds; and Of Ter
sons III ali pursuits Of life, dependent upon The
public for success in their preparatory eA positions
OF plans and purposes The customs thus origin
afing, though som, times abu, ed are useful aud
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, az TOO many do, unill they zee that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed TO
secure il. Such foolish policy as 6 his leopar-
dies the plan they approve, aud ha>iens ~ iaire
IL has defeated many important enterprises ana
has deprived the country OF good and useful WORKS
Ii a new proposition OF any kind j. approved by
the public, the support OF those approving - OF
right expected, their approval heina solicited only
in The view that their more substantial ala WI
not be withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL
The SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magazinsis. Ii il believed that a field y openi Tor
a periodical OF new and, in some respects a
higher order than has been aimed Al in our maya
zine literature. In this belief, and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine
The new magazine Will be national and not
adjustment in the south, but aiming at higher
usefulness and a more general csptabliiy
|, will be Protestant. but not sertariun; opposing
religious bIgotry or intolerance on the one sidef
and inidelily on the other laborng ~ rs teach
ings 10 adva closer union between the several
branches OF the great family Of the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no savish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures moi men, and Will labor only for The
success Of principles.
II will Ia. vrfS l1
the reckless spirit of innovation so rifle ~ The
counlry--aimng 10 ell waite and advance not de-
press; to reform and improve. not 10 destroy
sacredy adheriug 10 lhetrue intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance IT TO
its fullest development
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiale nothing foreign, merely because
SO believing that the good The useful, aud 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 heightened literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations Of
life
And il will number in lis corps OF regular con-
trbutors some 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 a plain
but superior style.
Each number will contain not less than 80 large
octave pages, made up of original articles, con.
tributed and editorial = reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the magazine, and
Ne intend to perform II all, and more, II the read.
ing public viii give the enterprise liberal en-
couragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued The first oil each month from the Office OF
publication, Nashville or Knox Vile. Tennessee,
aud will be furnished 10 subscribers al four dollars
year, or three dollars il paid punctualy IN adj
vance. Publication wall be commenced the 1st
dav of January, 1856. Address orders 10 The
editor and proprietor
w Y. HELMS,
Knoxville Tennessee.