Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-02-13
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Southern Conservative Magazine.
I HEN new aspirants for popular fave

Fl HEN new. aspirants for popular favor
wv are announced, The public have q
I light to demand the grounds upon which
jhow Of title q their patronage is made.
n acknowledgment Of this We trace the
fustoms Of parties in the avowal Of prin-
fciples; Of religious sects in tile promnl-
gstion Of creeds; and Of persons in Ill
pursuits Of lie, dependant upon tbepnb-.
lie for success. in their preparatory Ok
positions Of plans and purposes. The
customs thus originating, though some
times abused, are useful and proper and
should not be discarded. And Wheniin
obedience to custom new plans are pro
posed, those. approving ought not to with
hold their encouragement, ~ too many
do. until they see that success is sure,
for tfseir aid may be needed to secure ii.
Such foolish policy IS this jeopardizes
the plan they approve and hastsns it's
failure; it has defeated many important
enterprises. and has deprived the country
Of good and useful works. If new
proposition of any kind is approved BY
the public. the support Of those approv-
ing is Of right expected. their approval
being solicited only in the view that their
more substantial aid viii not be withheld.
BRIEy OUTLINE or TIKI, PLAN or rHE PRo-
POSED PERIODICAL.
The Southern Conservative Magazine
win occupy grounds but little cultivated
by American Magazinists. ii is believed
that i field Is open for ) periodical Of 4
new and in some respects, q higher order
than has been aimed at in our magazine
literature. Ia this belief and with such
an aim, We announce the Southern Con-
sentative Magazine.
The new Magazine viii be national and
not sectional; claiming no merit by virtue
Of its establishment in the South, but
aiming at higher usefulness and more
general acceptabiiity. Il will be protes-
tant, but not sectarians; opposing rsligi-
Gus bigotry OF Intolerance on the ono side.
and in6delity on the other 80 laborinp in
its teaching 70 advance closer union be-
tween tho several branches Of the great
family Of the church. II win Be politi-
cal, but liberal; owing no slavish allegi.
ance to parties or politicians, It will id
vocate measures, not men, and win labor
only for tho success Of principles. II
will Be progressive yet sternly opposed
to the reckless spirit Of innovation 60 rife
in the country aiming to elevate and al
vance, mot depress; to reform and improve.
not to destroy; sacrsdly adhering u the
intent Of our great,republican theory and
hboring to advance it 10 its fullest deyel-
opment. i will be-. truly American n
tone and sentiment, but will repudiate
nothing foreign, merely because 90 bs-
lieying that the good, the useful and tine
belong not, par excellence, to any fayored
people. but are the common right ii all.
Il viii be the organ Of pure conservatism.
Il will encourage high toned literature.
and defend pure morals ii IN the social
relations Of life. And it viii number ii,
its corps regular contributors some Of
'of the ablest political and literary writer's
il this country. 8
Y The magazine win he printed, % the.
finest quality Of paper. With now type,
and in plain but superior style,
Each No. win contain not less than so
large octave pages, made up Of original
articles. contributed and editorial, reviews
political and scientific essays. ronances,.
Trims OF euDscRlrfIoN.
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