Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-01-26
nROSPECTUS.-SO SOUTHERN CONsER-

| u VatiVc MaSaZNcs--Wn nen new hsplranls
| for popular favor are announced, the public have
a right 10 demand the grounds upon which such
| show OF title TO their patronage is made In ac
/ anoWedgment OF this, we trace the customs o
parties in the avowal of principles; of religious
secis in the promulgation OF creeds; and OF per
sons in all pursuits of life, dependent upon the
pubic 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 to custom, new plans are proposed
| those approving ought not 10 withhold their en-
couragement, as too many do, until they see thai
success is sure, for their aid may be needed 10
secure il. Such foolish policy as this jeopar.
dies the plan they approve and hasens It's failure
It 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 OIL
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
magaxinisls II is believed that field is open for
a periodical of new and, in some respects, a
higher order than has been aimed at in our maya
zine literature In this belief, and with such an
aim, we announce the Southern Conservative
Magazine.
The new magazine will be natioEal and not
sectional; claiming no merit by virtue of It's es-
tablishment in the South, but aiming at higher
usefulness and more general acceptability.
Ii will be Protestant, but not sectarian opposing
religious bgotry or intolerance on The side,
and iuidelIty on the oher-laboring in its teach
ings 10 advance closer union between the several
branches OF the great family Of the church
Ii will he political, but liberal; owing no slavish
allegiance parties or politicians, il will advocate
measures. not men, and will labor only for the
success of principles.
II will be progressive yet siernly opposed 10
the reckless spirit of innovation so rife in the
counry--aiming TO elevate and advance, not de-
press 10 reform and improve not 10 destroy
sacredly adherng 10 the true intent of our great
republican theory, and laboring 10 advance il 10
its fullest development
1t will be truly American in tone and sentiment,
but will repudiate nothing foreign, merely because
50 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.
1t will encourage a hgh-oned literature, and
defend pure morals in all the social relations OF
life.
And il will number in its corps of regular con-
trbutors some of the abest political and literary
writer's 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 80 large
octave pages, made up OF original articles, con-
lributed and editorial political and
scientific essays, Tomances, poetry, &c.
We promise much for the new magazine, and
intend 10 perform II 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 oi
publication, Nashville or Knoxville, Tennessee
and will be furnished 10 subscribers al four dollars
a year, or three dollars ii paid punctuay in ad-
vance. Publication will be commenced the lst
day of January, 1856. Address orders TO the
editor and proprietor.
w t. HELMS,
Knoxville, Tennessee.
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