Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-02
DRosPECTUs.-soUTHEKN CONsER-

JIG vative Magazine.-When new aspirants
| for popular favor are announced, the public have
| right 10 demand the grounds upon which sucl
show OF title to their patronage is made. In ac
| acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs 81
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
pubic 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-
| enlargement as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this Ieopar-
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.
/ If new proposition Of any kind is approved by
the public, the support Sof 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
| a periodical Of a new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at 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
| sectonal claiming no merit by virtue Of IT'S es-
| adjustment in the South, but aiming al higher
usefulness and more general acceptabiy.
II will be Protestant, but not secsrian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and infdeuy on the other-laborng in s teach
ings TO advance closer union between the several
| branches Of the great family ofthe church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no savish
allegiance 10 parties politicians il will advocate
| measures not men, and will labor only for The
success of principles.
| II will be progressive, yet sterny opposed 10
the reckless spirit Of innovation rife in the
| couniry-aimng 10 elevate aud advance, not de-
| press; 10 reform and improve, not TO destroy
i sacredy adhering 10 the true intent of our great
| republican theory, and laboring 10 advance II 10
its fullest development.
/ Ii will be truly American in tone and seniime nj,
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 are the common right Of all.
/ Il viii 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.
trbulors some of the ablest political and literary
writers of the country.
The magazine viii be printed on the finest
quality OF paper, with new type, and in plain
but superior style.
Each number will contain not less than 80 large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con
| tributed and acknowledgements, political ant
scientific essays, romances poetry, NC.
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-
couregement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine viii b.
issued, the first OF each month. from the office Q
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished TO snscribers at four dollar
year. or three dollars ii paid punctuay in ad
vance. Publication will be commenced the Is
day of, January, 1886 Address orders to III
editor and proprietor.
w r. HELMS,
+ Knoxville. Tennessee