Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-10
Observation-Disclosures

III vatfve Magazine.-When new asprants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right TO 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 avowa 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 expositions
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, useful and
proper and should not be discarded. And when,
in obedience to custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not TO withhold their. en-
couragement, as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed to
secure it. Such foolish policy this jeopar-
dzes the plan they approve and hastens its failure
il has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works.
Ii 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. tHa
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL
THk SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magazinists 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 and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue OF IFS es-
tablishm in the South, but aiming at a higher
usefulness and more general acceptability
1t will be Protestant, but not seciaran; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and iufdcuy on the other-laborlng 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 slavish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, il will advocate
measures, not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles.
Il will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in the
country-amng to elevate and advance, not de-
press; TO reform and improve, not TO destroy !
sacredly sdhcring 10 the trne intent OF our great
republican theory, and laborng to advance IL to
its 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, to any favored people,
but are the common right Of all.
II will 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
tributors some Of the ablest political and literary
writer's OF the country.
The magazine will be printed the finest
but superior Style
Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up of original articles, con
tributed and editorial al-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 OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars il paid punctually in adj
vance. Publication will be commenced the 1st
day of January, 1856 Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w. T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.