Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-11
nRosPECTUs.-sO SOUTHERN CONsER-

II yatiye Ma@azine.-When new aspiranls
for popular favor are announced, the public have
right TO demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title TO their patronage IL made. In ac-
acknowledgement Of this, we trace the customs OF
parties in the avowal of principles; of religious
sects, in the PRONUNCIATION OF creeds; -nd OF per
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
pubic for success, in their preparatory expostions
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
atinp 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 il. Such a foolish policy this Jeopar-
dies the plan they approve, and hastens its failure
IL has defeated many important enterprzes, 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 viii
not be withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
maga2inists. II is believed that field Is open for
a periodical of a new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at 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 IT'S es-
tablishment in the South but aiming al a higher
usefulness and a more general acceplabilty
Il will be Protestant, but not secarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and iufdelity on the other-laboring in It's teach
ings 10 advance a closer union between the several
branches of the great family Of the church.
1t will be political, but liberal owing no savish
allegiance parties or politicians II Will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only Tor The
success Of principles.
Il will be progressive, yet sterny opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
country-aiming to elevate and advance, not de-
press; to reform and improve, not 10 destroy /;
secredly adhering 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance II 10
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, 10 any favored people,
but are the common right OF all
II will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage hightoned literature, aud
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il win number in its corps Of regular con-
trbutors some Of the abest political and literary
writer's of the country.
The magazine win 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-
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, f 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 he furnished TO suscribers at four dollars
a wear, or three dollars il paid punctually in ad-
vance Publication will be commenced the LIST
day or January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.