Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-18
nROSPECTUS.-SO CONSER-
vatiye Magazine.-When new aspirants

Il ~ OONSER
IL vatiye Magazine.-When new aspiranfs
for popular favor are announced the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show of title TO 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 promulgation OF creeds; and OF per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory expositons
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 10 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 10
secure il. Such a foolish policy as this jeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hastens It's failure
II has defeated many important enterprises and
has deprived the country of good and useful works.
II new proposition Of any knd Is approved oy
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 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, announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of It's es-
tablishment in the South but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptaby
II will be Protestant, but not secarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and infdelity on the other-laborng in its teach
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
branches of the great family Of the church.
Ii will be political, but liberal owing no savish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, II 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 so rife in the
couniry--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
press; TO reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance II to
its fullest development
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiaie nothing foreign, merely because
80 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 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 ablest political and literary
writers of the country.
The magazine will 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 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 it all, and more, il the read.
ing public will give the enterprise a 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 suscrbers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars If paid punctualy in ad.
vance Publication will be commenced the Isl
day of January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor
w. T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.