Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CONsER-

l vatiye 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 ac-
acknowledgement of this we trace The customs OF
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 for success in their preparatory expositons
of plans and purposes. The customs thus origin
ating, 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 10 withhold their en-
couragement, too many do, until they that
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such a foolish policy as this jeopar-
dizes 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 - 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
magszinists. Ii is believed that field is open for
a periodical of new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed al in our maga-
zine literature. In this belief and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine will be natioral and not
sectional; claiming merit by virtue Of IFS es-
tablishment in the South, bot aiming AT higher
usefulness and more general accsptabilily.
IL will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bgotry intolerance on the one side,
and iufdehty the other-laboring 10 its teach
iugs 10 advance a closer union between the several
branches OF The great family of the chntch.
Ii will be political, but liberal owing no sluvish
allegiance 10 parties or politicians, ii will advocate
measures. not men, and wall labor only for the
| success Of principles.
IL will be progressive, yet sternly opposed 10
the reckless spirit OF innovation 80 rite in the
couniry-aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de.
press; 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy
sacredy sdhering TO the true intent OF our great
| republican theory, aud laboring TO advance II TO
| its fullest development.
II will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
| but will repudate nothing foreign, merely because
belong not, par excellence, TO any favored people,
but are the common right Of all.
Ii will be the organ of pure conservatism.
/ IL will encourage a hghIoned literature, and
defend pure morals in all> the social relations OF
1 life.
And il will number in its corp. Of regular con.
| tributors some OF the abest political and literary
4 writers OF the country.
| The magazine will be printed 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.
trbuted and acknowledgements, political and
scientific essays, romances poetry, &c.
| We promise much for the new magazine, and
intend TO perform il all, and more, i the read
ing public will give the enterprise a liberal en-
| coursgemenL
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
/ The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
| issued. the hrst OF each month, from the Office o
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars IL paid punctuslly in ad
vance. Publication will be commenced the Isl
day of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
w r. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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