Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-01
DROsPECTUs.-sOUTHERN CONskR-

il vative MagaZine.-When new aspirants
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
acknowledgement OF this, we trace the customs OF
parties in The avowal of principles; of religious
sects in the gromulgation 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 SOM times abu< <ed, are useful and
proper, and should not be discarded And hen,
IN obedience 10 custom, new plans are proposed,
those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, as too many do, until they that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this jeopar-
dies The plan they approve, and hasteus its failure
II has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works
II a proposition Of any kind 10 approved by
the public, the support Of those approving j. 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.
THR SOUTHERN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE will
occupy grounds but little cultivated by American
magaznists. Il is believed that field j. open for
a periodical Of a and, in some respects,
higher order than has been aimed AT in our maga-
zine literature. In this belief and with such
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-
adjustment IN the South, but aiming al higher
usefulness and more general acceptabili,y.
II will be Protestant, but not sectaran; opposing
religious bigotry intolerance on the side,
and ufdeluy on the other laboring in its teach
ings TO advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family Of the church.
II will be political, but liberal owing no slavish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, il will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
.Cfn nFfn nanlna
Ii will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in the
counry--aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
press; TO reform and improve, not to destroy !;
sacredly sdhering 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance II TO
its fullest development.
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudisle nothing foreign, merely because
so; believing that the good, the useful and true
belong not par excellence, to any favored people,
but are the common right of all
II will be the organ Of pure conservatism.
II will encourage a 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 sblest political and literary
writers OF the country.
The magazine will be printed on the nnest
quality Of paper, with new type, aud in plain
| but superior style.
| Each number will contain not less than so large
octave pages, made up OF original articles, con-
tributed and acknowledgements, political and
scientific essays, Tomances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
we intend 10 perform il all, and more IL the read
ing public, will give the enterprise liberal en-
couragement
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued the first of each month, from the Office OF
4 publication, Nashville or Knoxville Tennessee
1 and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
a year. or three dollars il paid punctualy in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor
i w r. HELMS
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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