Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-04-15
DROsPECTUs.-sOUTHERNCo CoNsER-

| DROSPECTUS.-SOU CONSkR-
IL vative Magazine.-When new aspirant,
for popular favor are announced, the public have
! right TO 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 avowal Of principles; Of religion,
| sects, in the PRONUNCIATION Of creeds; and Of per
| sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory exposition,
Of plans and purposes The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, are useful ant
| proper, and should not be discarded. And when
| in obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed
| those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragemcnt, as too many do, until they see thai
| success IL sure, for their aid may be needed &c
| secure il. Such foolish policy as this jeopar
dies The plan they approve and hasens its failure
il has defeated many important enterprises, anc
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 O.
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 ay4nists II is believed that field is open tor
a periodical OF q new and, in some respects, q
high r order than has been aimed al in our maga
zine literature. In this belief and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Mage zine.
The new magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of Its es-
tablshment in the South, but aiming at higher
usei eiulness and a more general acceptability.
1t will be Protestant, but not sectariun; opposing
relis ions bgotry or intolerance on the one side,
and infdelty on the other-laboring in its teach.
ings TO advance a closer union between the several
bran ches of The great family of the church
II will be political, but liberal; owing no slavish
allegiance 10 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-
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring TO advance il to
III fullest development.
Ii will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiaie nothing foreign, merely because
60; 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 a hghtoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in its corps of regular con-
tributors some of the abest political and literary
writer's of the country.
The magazine viii 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-
iributed and editorial reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
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 oi
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished to subscribers at four dollars
year, or three dollars If paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the LIST
day OF January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tsnnssses.
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