Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-20
DROsPECTUs.-soUTHERNCoN CoNsER-

yatiye Magazine.-When new aspirant.
for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which sncf
show of title TO their patronage is made. In ac
Acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs o
parties in the avowa Of principles; of religious
sects, in the promugaton of creeds; and OF per
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory expositon
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, are useful anC
proper and should not be discarded And when
in obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed
those approving ought moi 10 withhold their en-
couragement, as too many do, until they see thai
success is sure, for their aid may be needed &c
secure il. 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 o.
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 grouH1s but little cultivated by American
magazinists ~ltfs believed that field is open for
a periodical of new and, in some respects,
higher order than has been ained at in our maga
zine literature. In this belize and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine will be natioIal and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of ITS es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bgotry or intolerance on the one side
and infdelity on the other-laboring 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 slavish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
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success of principles.
IL will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife IN the
couniry-aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
press; TO reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adhering 10 the true intent Of our great
republican theory, and aborlng 10 advance u 70
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
but are the common right OF all.
II will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
1t will encourage hightoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations o.
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.
tributed and editorial-reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend to perform il all, and more, il the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
couragement
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued the first of each month, from the Office o.
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
| a year or three dollars If paid punctually in ad
vance Publication will be commenced the Is
day of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.