Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-09

vative Magazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor are 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 oil
parties in the avowal OF principles; OF religious
sects, in the mitigation OF creeds; and OF per-
sons ia oil pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory exposItions
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
aiing, 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-
couragement, as TOO many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure H. Such foolish policy this leopar-
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.
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 he 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 freld Is open for
a periodical OF a new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed al 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 lis es-
tabshment in the South but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptabiIity
Ii will be Protestant but not sectarlan; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and ufdelity on the oiher-laborng 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 slHvsh
allegiance TO parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success OF principles.
IL will be progressive, yet sterny opposed to
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in The
country-aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance u 10
its fullest development
Ii will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
bat 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
IL will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
II will encourage a hightoned literature, aud
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in It's corps Of regular con.
trbutors 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 ~ plain
but superior style.
Each number will contain not less than 30 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 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 nj four dollars
a wear, or three dollars il paid punctualy in ad.
vance Publication will be commenced the lsi
dny of January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w It. HELMS
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Nav ri 1855