Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-03-11
nROsPECTUs.-SO N CONSER-
xaIixa MagazIne.-Wh new asniranis


! lor popular favor announced, the public have
| right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title 10 their patronage is made In ac-
! lnowledg ment Of this, trace. the customs OF
| parties in the avowal of principles; of religious
sects, in the promugation OF creeds; and OF per-
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public for success, in their preparatory expositons
| of plans aud purposes. The customs thus origin
atng, though sometimes abused, are 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 en-
! couragemcni, astoo many do, until they see that
| success il 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
! il has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works.
! If u 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 II is believed that field is open for
| periodical Of a new and, in some respects, a
high r. 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 natioEa and not
secVOHalj claiming no merit Dy virtue OIL lis es-
adjustment IN the South, but aiming al higher
| seiulness and more general acceptability.
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectaran opposing
reia ious bgolry or intolerance on The one side
and iufideiy The other-aboring in its teach
ings IL advance closer union between the several
| branches OF the great family of the church.
IL will be political, but liberal owing no slavish
allegiance parties politicians, it will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for The
ccess Of principles.
il will be progressive, yet slernly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in the
country--aiming TO elevate and advance, moi de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy /;
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laborng to advance il to
its fullest development.
II will be truly American i'm tone and sentiment,
but will repudiale nothing foreign, merely because
80; believing that the good, The useful, and true
elong not, pur excellence, TO any favored people,
',ut the common right of all
II will be the organ OF pure conservatism.
Ii will encourage high-toned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And II will number in its corps of regular con-
trbutors some of the ables political and literary
writers of the country.
quality of paper, with new type, and in plain
but superior slyle.
Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up of original articles, con-
trbuted and editorial al-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 public will give the enterprise liberal en-
eouragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine viii. be
| issued the hrst of each month, from the Office Of
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished 10 subscribers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars u paid punctuay in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the Isl
lay OF January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nav 81, 1855