Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-10
DRosPECTUs.-sOUTHERN CONsER-

vative MagaZine.-When new aspirants
for popular favor announced, the public have
right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
show OF title 10 their patronage is made. In
acknowledgement of this, we 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 positions
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 TO 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 TO
secure il. Such foolish policy as this Jeopar-
dies the plan they approve and hasens Its failure;
IL has defeated many important enterprises, and
has deprived the country of good and useful works
If a 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
magazinists Ii is believed that field is open for
n periodical of new 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 lis
tabishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectarian; opposing
religious bigotry intolerance on the one side,
and uidelity on the other-aboring in IFS teach
ings 10 advance a closer union between the several
branches of the great family of the church.
Ii will be political, but liberal owing sluvish
allegiance 10 parties politicians, it will advocate
measures not men, and will labor only for the
success Of principles.
Ii will be progressive, yet sternly opposed to
the reckless spirit of innovation rife in the
country--aiming 10 elevate and advance, not de
press 10 reform and improve, not 10 destroy !;
sacredly adhering TO 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 repudiate 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
IL 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 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 to perform il all, and more, if the read
ing public will give the enterprise a liberal en-
| couragement.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
/ The Southern Conservative Magazine will be
issued, the first of each month, from the Office OF
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee,
and will be furnished TO subscribers at four dollars
a year, or three dollars il paid punctually in ad-
vance. Publication win be commenced the 1st
/ day of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
w T. HELMS
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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