Washington sentinel., 1856-03-29
DROSPECTUS.-SO N CONS Err
IL vative Magazine.--When new aspirants

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| for popular favor are announced the public have
| right TO demand he grounds upon which such
snow OF title TO their patronage is made. In ac.
acknowledgement of this, we trace the customs o
parties In The avowal of principles; of religious
sects IN the PRONUNCIATION OF creeds and of per-
| sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
public Tor success, in their preparatory positions
| of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin.
1 atlng, 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-
couragement, as too mapy do, until they see that
| success IL sure, for their aid may be needed to
| secure il. Such foolish policy as this ieopar-
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
Ii 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
magayinists Ii is believed that field is open for
a periodical OF new and, in some respects, a
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 magazine will be national and not
tablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptabity
IL Will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
rele ious bigotry or intolerance on the one side,
and 'nhdehty on the other-laboring in its teach
Ings to advance a closer union between the several
branches OF the great family of the church.
II will be political, but liberal; owing no slavsh
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures, not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles.
IL -
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in the
couniry--aiming to elevate and advance, not de-
press; TO reform and improve, not TO destroy
sacredly adhering 10 the true intent of great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance il TO
II Is fullest development
1t will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiate nothing foreign, merely because
so; believing that the good, the useful and true
elong not, par excellence, TO any favored people,
put are the common right of all
II will be the organ of pure conservatism.
II will encourage hgh-toned 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
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 50 large
octave pages, mnde up of original articles, con
trbuted and editoral-reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine and
we intend 10 perform 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 four dollars
year, or three dollars If paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the LIST
day OF January 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS,
Knoxville Tennessee.
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