Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-28
Observation-Disclosures

/ -SOUIhkck N CONSEk-
/ IL vativc Magazine.-When new aspirants
/ for popular favor are announced the public have
4 right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title to tler patronage is made, In ac-
Snowedg dgment Of this trace the customs OF
4 parties In the avowal of principles; OF religious
secls in the promulgation OF creeds and of per
sons IN all pursuits Of life dependent upon the
public for success in their preparatory eKpositions
| of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
atng, though som. times abused, useful and
| proper, and should not be discarded And when,
in obedience 10 custom, new plans proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
/ couragemcnt, as too many do, until they see that
| success IL sure, for their aid may be needed 10
| secure IT, Such foolish policy this jeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hastens its 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 he Withheld.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PLAN OF THE
PROPOSED PERIODICAL.
THE SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
maga24nsls. 1t is believed that field is open for
| a periodical of a and in some respects, q
high order than has been aimed at in our maga-
zine literature. In this belief, and with such an
ainh we announce the Southern Conservative
Mage zine.
The magazine will be national and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue Of It's es-
lablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general eptability.
IL will be Protestant, but not seciarian; opposing
ree ous bigotrykor intolerance on the side,
and ,Gfidelly the other laboring in its teach
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church
" will be political, but liberal; owing no slavish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
sue cess OF principles.
IL will be progressive, yet s,ernly opposed TO
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
cuuniry--aimng 10 elevate and advance, not de-
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredy adherlng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and aboring TO advance il to
lis fullest development. .sta s.s
Ii 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, 10 any favored people,
,ut are the common right of all
IL 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 il 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 so large
octave pages, made up Of original articles, con-
| tributed and editorial-reviews, political and
scientific essays, romances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform il all, and more, if the read
ing public will give the enterprise a liberal en-
couragemenL
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued the hrst Of each month, from the Office ol
| publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
f.w..
| year, or three dollars if paid punctuay in ad-
vance Publication will be commenced the Isl
day Of January, 1856. Address orders 10 the
editor and proprietor.
w I. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee
Muy lSES