Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-08
nROsPECTUS.-SO SOUTHERN CONSER-
yative MagaZine.-When new aspiranls

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for popular favor announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show of title 10 their patronage Is made. In &C.
acknowledgement OF this, trace The customs o
parties in The avowal of principles; of religious
secls, in the prom gation OF creeds; and OF per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory ex positions
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 10 withhold their en-
courag ement 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 lis 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 oi
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
magaz ziniss. Ii is believed that field 10 open Tor
a periodical of new and, IN some respects,
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 natoIal and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of lis es-
tabshment in the South but aiming at higher
usefulness and a more general acceptabIlity
1t will be Protestant but not sectarlan; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on The one side,
and iufdelity on the other laborng in its teach
ings TO ad ance closer union between the several
branches of the great family Of the church.
Il will be political, but liberal owing no slsvsh
allegiance TO parties politicians, Il will advocate
measures, not men, and wall labor only for the
success Of principles.
II will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rlle IN The
couniry--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
pres; /; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy (;
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance II TO
It's 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 excel ence, 10 any favored people,
but are the common right OF all.
Il will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage hghioned 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 abest 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, mace up OF oriSlhai auCies, CON
tributed 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, u 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 ad-
vance Publication will be commenced the lst
day of January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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