Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-08
DRosPECTUs.- SOUTHERN CoNsER-

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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 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 expositions
| 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 10 custom, 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
| it has defeated many important enterprizes, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works
| If 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
magazinists. Ii is believed that field is open for
periodical of a new and, in some respects,
higher order than has been aimed at in our maya
zine literature. In this belief, and with such
aim, 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 at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
| II will be Protestant but not sectarian; opposing
| religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and infidelty the other-laborng in its teach
ings 10 advance a closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church.
II will be political, but liberal; owing no savish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, ii will advocate
/ measures not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles.
| Ii will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
i the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in The
4 country--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
| press; 10 reform and improve, not TO destroy /;
sacredly adhering TO the true intent of our great
republican theory, and aboring 10 advance II to
/ 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, TO any favored people,
but are the common right Of all.
IL will be the organ of pure conservatism
II will encourage hightoned literature, and
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 and literary
| writers 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 editoral--reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the magazine, and
we intend 10 perform il 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 to subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars if paid punctualy in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the LIST
day OF January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w. T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
May nj 1SES