Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-22
Observation-Disclosures CoNsER-

III vatlve MagaZine.-When new Hspirants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
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
secis, in the promu CATION of creeds; and OF per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory eKpositons
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, too many do, until they that
success is sure for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this jeopar-
dies 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 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 is open for
periodical OF a and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at in our maga-
zine literature. In this belief, and with such
aim, announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of ITS es-
adjustment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and a more general acceptability.
II will be Protestant, but not sectaran; opposing
religious bigotry intolerance on the one side,
and ufdeluy on the other-aboring in its teach
ings TO advance a 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 ior the
success of principles.
II will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
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 TO advance II 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,
but are the common right OF all
II will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage hghIoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
And il will number in its corps Of regular con-
trbutors some of the abest political and literary
writer's 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, romsnces, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 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,
nd mill ha ahrd IA xcrib nj
year, or three dollars II paid punctuslly in ad-
vance Publication will be commenced the LIST
day of January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w IT. HELMS,
Knoxville. Tennessee
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