Washington sentinel., 1855-11-15
SOUTHERN CoNsER-

vative Magazine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor are announced, the public have
right TO demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title 10 their patronage is made. In ac-
Acknowledgement of this, trace the customs oil
parties in The avowal Of principles; of religious
sects, in the PRONUNCIATION of creeds; and of per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success IN their preparatory positions
OF plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
atng, 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 that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure it. Such foolish policy 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
IL new proposition OF any kind is approved by
The public, the support Of those approving is oi
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 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 merit by virtue of us es-
adjustment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptabity.
IL viii be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and infdeny on the other-laborng in it's teach
ings TO advance a closer union between the several
branches Of the great family OF the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no sluvsh
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, IL will advocate
measures, not men, and wlll labor only for the
success of principles.
II will be progressive, yet sternly opposed to
the reckless spirit Of innovation so rife in the
couniry-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 10 advance II 10
its fullest development.
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudate nothing foreign, merely because
so believing that the good, the useful, and true
belong not, par excellence, 10 any favored people,
but the common right Of ell.
IL will be the organ of pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage hghtoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations oi
life.
And it will number in its corps OF regular con-
tributors some OF the abest political and literary
writer's OF the country
The magazine will 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 mp 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, IL the read
ing public will give the enterprise liberal en-
courayement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued the first Of each month, from the Office oi
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
y year, or three dollars Il paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day OF January, 1885, Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
w. It. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.