Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NsERl

ii vattve Mag azinc.-- When new aspiraut~
for populal favor are announced the pubic have
right 10 demand the grounds Gpon which snch
show OF tili1to their patronage Is made. In AZ,
Acknowledgement of tbk, we trace The customs 9i
parties in the avowai Of principles; OF religion-
sects, in the promul ga6on of creeds; snd Of pes I
sons in all pursuits OF frs dependent upon The
pubic for success, IN their preparatory expositlons
Of plans and purposes The c,fstoms thus oriein-
ating, though sometimes abused are usefu ana
proper and should not be discarded And v hen !
in obedience 10 custom, new plans are proposed
those approving ought not 10 withhold their Ell
couragement a. loo many do, until they see thaI
success is sure, for their aid may be needed To-
secure H. Such foolish policy as. this jeopar
zes the plan they approve, and has,ens It's failure
il has defeated many important enterprises, aud
has deprived the country OF good and asenl works
II anew proposition OF any kind j. approved -Ls
the public, the Support Of those approving is ~
right xpected, their approval being solicited only
in the view that their more substantial aid VIII
not be withheld. ~ &c
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN Of Ttlt
PROPOSED PERIODICAL &s'
The SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVES M.aAzISE VIII
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magaxaists. Il is believed that field is open Tor
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 50
The new magazine will be national and moi
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue Of rs es-
Enlistment in the South, but aiming al q higher
usefulness and a more general accepabilny. ~ ~
Ii willbe Protestant but not sectaran; opposing
religious bigotry or intolierancs on the one side,
and infdeiity ON the other aboring in its teach
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
branches Of the great family of the church. t*l
II will be political, but liberal; owing slavish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures, moi men, aud will labor onlv For iten
success Of principles. ~
I II j a.
II viii he progressive, yet Lslernly opposed To-
the reckless spirit ot innovation so rife III the
couniry aiming 10 elevate and advance, NOT de-
press 10 reforms and improve. moi 10 destroy u
sacredly adhering TO the true in,.a. 81 our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance y ="
It's fullest Developments
Il will be truly American in tone md se niin~ntS
but will rcpudate nothing foreign, merely because
SO believing that the good, The usefuL and true
belong not, par excr Hence, TO any favored people
but the common right OF all 994@FssH
II will be the organ Of pure con-ervail~ni
IL will encourage n heightened literature a"h
defend pure morals ~ al! The -nciai relations ~
life a,sf
And il with nufnber.in iss corps OF regular con
trbutoss some OF the ablcsf political and li,~fary
writer's oil the country.
The magazine will be printed on The dnsstr
quality of paper, wihnew type, and IN a PLAN
but superior style s
Each number will contain not less than 90 large
octave pages, made up Of original ARTICLES con-
,ributed and editorial - reviews, political and
| scientific essays romances, poetry &c.
We promise muchtor the new iuagaxine, and
we intend perform il all, and more, fthe read
| ing hubble will give the enterprise liberal en-
! enlargement. ktt5 "a =. j
/ TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
/ The Southern Conservative Magazine viii be
issued the frst Of each mouth from the otkce OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville. Tennessee,
and will be furnished 10 -uscrbers a, four dollars
a year, or three dollars il paid pnneiually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the LIST
day OF January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor. .l
w T. HELMS,
81 Knoxville Tennessee.