Washington sentinel., 1856-04-10
DROsPECTUs.--SOU
l vative Magazine.-When new aspiranls

Il vative MagaZine.-When new asprants
ior popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title 10 their patronage il made. In ac-
Snowledsment OF this trace the customs oil
parties in the avowal of principles; OF religious
sects, in the rromulgation of creeds; and of per-
sons IN all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
pubic for success in their preparatory positions
4 OF plans and purposes. The customs thus origin.
atlng, 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-
couragemrnt, as too many do, until they that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed TO
| secure it, Such a foolish policy as this jeopar-
dizes the plan they approve, and hastens its failure
II has defeated many important enterprises, and
mas deprived the country OF good and useful works
| Ii new proposition Of anv 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
maga2insts. II is believed that field is open for
| periodical OF new and, in some respects, a
high n order than has been aimed in our maga-
zine literature In this belief, and with such ar
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
| Magazine
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of It's es-
| tabllshment III the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and a more general acceptabity.
IL will be Protestant, but not secarian; opposing
rele ious bigotry intolerance on the one side,
| and infdely on the other-laborng in its teach
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
| branches OF the great family of the church.
~ will be political, but liberal owing no savish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, it will advocate
| measures. not men, and will labor only for the
sue cess of principles.
il will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
| the reckless spirit of innovation rife in The
| couniry--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de.
pies; TO reform and improve, not 10 destroy !;
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laborng TO advance il to
| il 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.
II will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
II will encourage hightoned literature, aud
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in its corps Of regular con-
tributors 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-
trbuted and editoriai-reyiews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend TO perform il all, and more, if the read
ing public will give the enterprise a liberal en-
couragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued. The bret of each month, from the Office OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished 10 subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars IL paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
lay Of January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee
May 81, 1855.