Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-13
CONsER-

Il vative gazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor announced, the public have
right TO 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, dependent upon the
public for success, IN their preparatory expostions
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
atiug, 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-
couragemen as too many do, unlit 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
If n 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. Itis believed that field is open for
a periodical of a new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has Been aimed al in maga-
zine literature. In this belief and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue OF It's es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and a more general acc eptability
II will be Protestant but not sectarlan; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on The one side,
and iufdelty on the other-laboring in It's teach
ings TO advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family of the church.
Il will be political, but liberal; owing no slavsh
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles.
Il will be progressive, yet sierny opposed to
the reckless spirit OF innovation so rife IN The
couniry--aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
pres. 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy /;
sacredly adhering TO the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance II TO
It's fullest development
Il will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiate nothing foreign, merely because
80 ; believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excel ence, TO any favored people,
but are the common right of all
II will be the organ OF pure conservatism
1t will encourage a high.toned 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, and in plain
but superior style.
Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con-
lributed and editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much Tor the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform il all, aud 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 Of each month, from the office oi
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will he furnished 10 suscrbers nj four dollars
n year, or three dollars ii paid punclualy in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day OF January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor
w It. HELMS,
I, Knoxville. Tennessee.