Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-04-17
DROSPECTUS.-SO SOUTHERN CONSER-
ID vative Magazine.-When new aspirants

liz 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 &C.
acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs oi
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 expostions
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 to custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not TO withhold their en-
couragemcnt, as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure it. 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.
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
mag agazinists Ii is believed that field is open for
periodical OF new and, in some respects, a
high n order than has been aimed at in our maga-
zine literature. In this belief and with such
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Mage zine.
1Uc new mdSdZlHc Will DC udtlOLdl uuu not
sectional claiming no merit by virtue Of Its es-
adjustment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptabity
II will be Protestant, but not sectaran; opposing
relie ions bgory, intolerance on the one side,
and iufdelty on the olher-laboring in its teach
ings to advance closer union between the several
bran ches of the great family of the church.
II will be political, but liberal; owing savish
allegiance parties politicians, il will advocate
measures. not men, and will labor only for the
sue cess Of principles.
IL will be progressive, yet sternly opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in the
country-aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
piessj TO reform and improve, not TO destroy ;
sacredly adhering 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring to advance it TO
its fullest development
Ii will be truly American in tone and sentiment
but will repudiate nothing foreign merely because
so; believing that the good, the useful, and true
elong not, par excellence, TO any favored people,
',ut are the common right of all.
Il will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
II will encourage a hightoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in its corps Of regular con-
trbutors some of the ablest political and literary
writer's of the country.
The magazine will be printed on the hnest
quality of paper, with new type, and in plain
but 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 it all, and more, if the read
ing public will give the enterprise 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 10 subscribers at four dollars
a year, three dollars ii paid punctually in adj
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
lay Of January 1856 Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
W. T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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