Washington sentinel., 1856-04-05
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| nROsPECTUS.-SO co NSa.R-
! d vatire Magazine.-W new aspirans !
tor 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-
4 acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs oi
| parties in the avowal of principles; Of religious
| sects, in the rromulgation oi creedS and of PER
sons IN all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory expostions
| OF plans and purposes, The customs thus origin.
| atng, though sometimes abused, are useful and
| proper, and should not be discarded And when,
| IN obedience TO custom, new plans are proposed,
| those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragemrni, as too many do, until they see that
success il sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy this leopar-
dies The plan they approve, and hastens its failure
II has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country OF good and useful works.
IL 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
mag a24nists. 1t is believed that field is open for
a periodical of new and, in some respects, a
high n order than has been aimed al in our maya
zine literature. In this belief, and with such an
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-
tabl shment IN the South, but aiming at higher
uset uiness and a more general accspability.
II will be Protestant, but not sectaran; opposing
relle ions bgotry intolerance the one side,
and inldelity the other-laboring in its teach
lngs 10 advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family of The church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no suvish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, it will advocate
measures, not men, aud will labor only for the
sue cess of principles.
il will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
counry--aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy /;
sacredly adherng TO the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance II TO
It's fullest development.
IL will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repndiaie nothing foreign, merely because
so; believing that the good, the useful, and true
elong not, par excellence, 10 any favored people,
'iut are the common right of all.
II will be the organ of pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage hightoned literature, and
defend pure morals i'll all the social relations OF
life
And il will number in its corps OF regular con-
trbutors some 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-
trbuied and editorial reviews, 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 pubic viii give the enterprise liberal en-
couragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued, the nrst 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 punctualy in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the Il
day Of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
w. T. HELMS
Knoxville, Tennessee.
MAY 81. 1855.