Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-16
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yatiye Nagazine.-When new Rspirants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title TO their patronage il made. In ac-
acknowledgement of this, trace the customs OF
parties in the avowal of principles; of religious
secls in the PRONUNCIATION 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 aud
proper. and should not be discarded. And when,
in obedience TO custom, new plans srs proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy this ieopar-
dies the plan they approve and hastens IFS failure
il has defeated many important enterprises and
has deprived the country Of good and useful works.
III 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.
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magazinists. Ii is believed that field j. open for
a periodical Of a new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at ~ our maga-
zine literature. In this belief and with such an
aim we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of It's es-
adjustment IN the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general accepablltty
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectaran; opposing
religious biCotry or intolerance on the side,
and infdeliy on the oiher-laboring in its teach.
ings to advance a closer nnion between the several
branches ofthe great family Of the church. Z
II will be political, but liberal owing no slsvish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, Il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success Of principles
Ii will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit Of innovation so rife 10 the
country--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de.
pres; 4; 10 reform and improve, not TO destroy !;
sacredly adherng 20 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laborng 10 advance Il 10
lis fullest development
Il 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, 10 any favored people,
but are the common right Of all
II will be the bryan OF pure conservatism.
II will encourage a hghtoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations Of
lie
And il will number in its corps Of regular con
tributors some of the abest political aud literary
writer's Of the country
The magazine viii be. printed on the finest
quality OF paper, with new type, aud ~ plain
hut superior style.
Each number will contain not less than 80 large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, 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 aud more, II the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
couragemcnt -
TERMS or 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 10 SUBSCRIBERS nj four dollars
a wear or three dollars ii paid punctually in adj
vance Publication will he commenced the lst
day of January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w +. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.