Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-23
nROSPECTUS.-SO CONS Err
YatiYe MagaZine.-When new aspiranis

vat1ye NaSaZ e.-When new aspirants
for popular favor announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title 10 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 promulg CATION of creeds; and OF per-
sons in all pursuits OF life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory positions
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, useful and
proper, and should not be-discarded. And wheni
in obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, too many do, until 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 hasens lis failure
il has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country OF good and useful works.
If a 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.
THK SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magaznsts. II is believed that field Is open for
a periodical of new and in some respects, a
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 aud not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue Of It's es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptablhty.
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and iufdelity on the other-laboring in It's teach.
ings to advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family of the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no slnvish
allegiance parties politicians, VIII advocate
measures not men, and VIII labor oniy LOT the
onFs rnla
II will be progressive, yet sternly opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
couniry-aiming 10 elevate and advance not de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy !;
sacredy adhering TO the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance IL 10
its fullest development.
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiae nothing foreign, merely because
so believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, TO any favored people,
but the common right OF all.
IL will be the organ OF pure conservatism
n 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 abest political and literary
writer's 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 so large
octave pages, made up ol original artlcies, con.
trbuted 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, II the read
ing public will give the enterprise a liberal en-
coursgement. ,
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 be furnished to subscribers al four dollars
a wear, or three dollars il paid punctually in ad-
vance Publication will be commenced the LIST
day of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.