Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-08-16
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4 vatiye Nag azine.-Wheu new asplranls
for popular favor are announced, the public have
right 10 demand the grounds upon WHICH such
show 81 title 10 Their patronage \ made La ac-
acknowledgement OF this, we trace The customs OF
parties in the avowal OF principles OF religious
sects, IN the promu lgation of creede: snd OF or
sons in ali pursuits OF life, delmadcnt upon tue
public for success III their preparatory e>pos!iions
of plans and purposes The customs thus Grain.
atIng, though somtDmes abused, useful aud
Proper, and should not be discarded. And y hen,
III obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withheld their en-.
couraeemenl, az too many do, until they zee that
success is sure for their aid may tn needed 10
secure i. Such foolish policy This jeopar
dies tie plan they approve ard haens its failure
IL has defeated many important enterprizes, and
has deprived tine country Of good aud useful works
II new proposition Of any kind il approved by
the pubic, 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 or THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
The SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVES MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds bnt lille cultivated by American
magazinlsts Il is believed that field j. open for
periodical of new and, in some respects, n
higher order than has been aimed at in our maya.
zine literature. In this belief and with such
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine Will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue Of us es-
tablsbmenl in the South, but aiming a higher
usefulness and more general cceptabilny.
IL viii be Protestant. bul not seciarian opposing
religious hlgoiry or intolerance on the side
aud rtdelity the lther laboring in liz teach
lnpS sd auCe closer union between the several
bfnuches the great family ofthe church.
Il will be political, bat liberal owing no savish
allegiance parties politicians, il will advocate
measures MOI men, and wiIl labor only for the
success OF principles.
Il will be progressive, yci siernly opposed 10
the reckless spirit Of innovation rife ia The
couulry--aiming 10 elevate and advance not de.
pres 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy ;
sacrcdly adheTng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laborng 10 advance il TO
ITS fullest development.
II will be truly American in tone aud sentiment
but will repudiae nothing foreign, merely because
50 believing thst the good, The useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, 10 any favored people
but are the common right Of al 4
u will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
II viii encourage heightened literature, and
deiend pure morals in all the social relations Of
life
Aud il will number il is corps OF regular con
trbutors some Of the ablest political aHd literary
writers OF the country.
TIE magazine VIII be printed On the finest
qnainy OF paperr with new type and ~ PLAIN
bui superior style
Each number will contain not less han 10 large
octave pages, made up Of original articles,
lributed and editorial = reviews, political and
scientific essays, ronance~, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
We intend to perform Il all, aud more i the read
ine public viii give The enterprise liberal en-
courHgement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine viii be
issued tue hrst Of each month from The Office Of
publication, Nashville or Knoxville. Tennessee,
and will be furnished 10 subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars il paid punctualy in adj
vance. Publication viii be commenced the Let
day Of January 1856 Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
U. w 4. HELMS,
.n Knoxville Tennessee.
May I.Er