Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-01
DRosPECTUs.-soUTHE CoNsER-

il vatiye Magazine.-When new asplrants
Tor popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title to their patronage is made. In ac-
acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs OF
parties in the avowal Of principles; OF religious
sects, in the promu cation OF creeds and OF per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory expostlons
of plans and purposes The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, are useful and
proper and should rot 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 foolish policy as this Jeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hastens its failure
il has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country OF good and useful works
III a new proposition of any kind is approved by
the public, the support Of those approving - OF
right expected, their approval being solicited only
in the view that their more substanual ald 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
magszinists. II is believed that field is open for
periodical Of new and, IN some respects
higher order than has been aimed nj 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 ITS es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming al higher
usefulness and a more general acceptabihiy
II will be Protestant, but not sectaran; opposing
religions bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and ipfdely on the other-laboring in It's teach
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
branches Of the great family Of the church.
Il will be political, but liberal; owing no slavsh
allegiance 10 parties politicians, II Will advocate
measures not men, and VIII labor only ior the
success Of principles.
II will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit OF innovation so rife IN The
country-aimng 10 elevate and advance, not de-
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacrcdly adhering to the true intent OF our great
republican theory and laboring TO advance ~ 20
It's fullest development.
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudate nothing foreign, merely because
80 believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, TO any favored people,
but are the common right Of all
II will be the organ Of pure conservatism
Ii will encourage q heightened 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 ablest political and literary
writers Of the country.
quality Of paper, with new type, and IN PLAIN
bot 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 oil, and more, II the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
is.ued the first Of each month, from the Office o
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and win be furnished to subscribers at four dollars
4 wear. or three dollars IL paid punctualy in nd
vance. Publication will be commenced the Isl
dav OF January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor end proprietor.
w. II. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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