Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-29
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for popular favor are announced, the public have
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
secls, in the PRONUNCIATION of creeds; and Of per-
sons in all pursuits Of life, dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory positions
OF plans and purposes The customs thus origin
ating, though sometimes abused, useful and
proper, and should not be discarded And when,
in obedience 10 custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not TO withhold their
couragement, as too many do, until they see that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure it, Such a foolish policy as this leopar-
dlzes the plan they approve and hasenslts failure;
il has defeated many important enterprizes, and
has deprived The country of good and useful works
II 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
magazinsts. Ii is believed that field is open for
a periodical Of a new and in some respects,
higher order than has been aimed at in our maga-
zine literature. In this belief and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine will be national and not
secliOnalj Claiming no mtrit ny VTtue Vi It's cs-
tablisbment IN the South, but aiming al higher
usefulness and more general acceptabiily.
IL will be Protestant, but not seclarian; opposing
religious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and inidellty on the other-laboring in It's teach
ngsto advance closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church.
ii will be POLITICAL but liberal; owing no slavlsh
allegiance 10 parties politicians, it will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for The
success of principles.
Ii will be progressive, yet sterny opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife In The
country--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de-
press; 10 reform and improve, not to destroy;
sacredy adhering 10 the true intent OF our great
republican theory, and aborlng TO advance 1t TO
lis fullest development.
Ii will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudale nothing foreign, merely because
so believing that the good, The useful and true
belong not, par excellence, TO any favored people,
but the common right of all
II will be the organ of pure conservatism
II will encourage hightoned 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 and literary
writer's 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-
tribuled and editorial political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 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 hrst of each month, from the office Of
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars il paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day of January, 1856. Address orders to the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.