Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-09-22
nROSPECTUS.-SOU CONSER.
Yative MagaZine.=When new asnirants

II VatlVe MaSaZlne.-When aspirants
for popular favor announced, the public have
right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title 10 their patronage is made. In ac-
acknowledgement of this trace the customs of
parties in the avowal of principles; of religious
sects, in the mitigation of creeds and of per-
sons in all pursuits Of life, dependent upon the
publlcfor 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 proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, az too many do until they see 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
II 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. IL is believed that field is open for
periodical of new and, in some respects,
higher order than has been aimed nj in our maya
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-
adjustment in the South, but aiming at a higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
IL will be Protestant, but not sectar,an opposing
religious bigory or intolerance on the one side,
and infdelny on the other-lsboring in It's teach
ings TO advance closer union between the several
branches of the great family Of the church.
II 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.
II will be progressive, yet sierny opposed to
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife i'm The
country-aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not TO destroy
sacredly adhering 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance il TO
its fullest development.
Ii will be truly American in tone and sentiment
but viii repudiate nothing foreign, merely because
500 believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, TO any favored people
but are the common right of all
Il viii be the organ Of pure conservatism.
Il will encourage heightened literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations Of
life.
And il will number in ils corps Of regular con.
trbuors 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 a plain
but superior style
Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con-
ulbuteu ana edll0rlal-reVieWs, political and
scientific essays romances, poetry, &c
We promise much for the new magazine and
We intend TO perform II 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 OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars II paid punctually in adj
vance Publication will be commenced the LIST |
day OF January, 1856 Address orders 10 the |
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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