Washington sentinel., 1856-03-20
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III vative Magazine.-When new asprants

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| for 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 o
parties in The avowa of principles; OF religious
| sects, in the promugaion Of creeds; and of per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory expositions
of plans and purposes, The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, useful and
proper, and should not be discarded And when,
in obedience TO CUSTOM new plans are proposed
those app owing ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragemcnt as too many do, until they see that
success il sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. 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
Ii 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
magu2lnisls. II is believed that field Is open for
a periodical of new and, in some respects, q
high r order than has been aimed al in our maya
zine eraiure. In this belief, and with such an
aim, announce the Southern Conservative
Mage zine.
The new magazine will be national aud not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue OF Its es-
tabshment in the South but aiming higher
usei ulness and a more general acceptablty
II will be Protestant but not sectarian; opposing
relie ious bigotry or Intolerance the side,
and infdeliy on the other-laboring in it's 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 no slavsh
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, it will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
sue cess of principles.
IL will be progressive, yet sternH opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation SO rife ia the
country--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
press; 10 reform and improve, moi 10 destroy /;
racredly adhering TO the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance il TO
it's 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,
but are The common right of all.
Ii will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
II will encourage high-toned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations Of
life.
And it will number in its corps of regular con
tributors some of the ablest political aud literary
writers of the country.
The magazine will be printed on the nnest
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-
tribufed and editorial 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 a liberal en-
couragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will I've
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 IL paid punctually in adj
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day of January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nav 81, 1855.