Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-15
nROSPECTUS.-SO -SOUTHERN N CONSER-
vativc Magazine.-When new aspirants

nROsPECTUS.-S NCONsER-
III vativc Magazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor announced, the public have
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 oi
parties in the avowal of principles; of religious
sects in the PRONUNCIATION OF creeds and of per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory expostions
OF plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused are useful and
proper, and should not be discarded And when
in obedience TO 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 it. Such a foolish policy as this jcopar
dies the plan they approve, and hastens its failure
it 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 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 is open for
a periodical of 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 Its es-
tabishment In the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
Ii will be Protestant but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and nfdelity on the other-laboring in its teach
ings TO advance closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church.
1t will be political, but liberal; owing no slavish
allegiance TO parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles. .E
II will be progressive yet sternly opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
couniry--aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
press; TO reform and improve, not TO destroy
sacredly adherng TO the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance IL to
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,
bot are the common right OF all
II will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
II will encourage a heightened literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations oi
life.
And il will number in its corps of regular con.
trbutors some OF the ablest political and literary
writer's of the country.
The magazine will be printed 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-
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, 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 oI
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars IL paid punctualy in ad
vance. Publication will be commenced the Isl
day of January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennssser.