Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-03-18
PROSPECTUS
1.T Il Fl a q e. y
A Southern Monthly Magazine

mn undersigned viii commence in the City of
l Richmond early In January the publication
Of q Monthly NJ Magazine, under the above title.
Itgiil preaent to its readers selections from the
hest Eurapean Periodicals. Of Literary and Scien-
tifc Articls OF Novels, Tales aud Sketches. which
having already received the imprmature OF an en-
lgbtened taste, eannotbut prove acceptable TO
the Southern public. The effort will be maze to
keep the reeders Of the Magazine nearly IS peg
sibe abreast Of the literary progress Of the age
Arrangements have been made which, it IS hoped
will enable the Proprietors to secure this end.
The Magazine will also present original articles
from our oest writers, in all departments, ana 3
special aim of the Proprietors OF this periodical
will be to foster Southern authorship by Offering
an adequate and remuneratiye field for its exer-
else. They Will m t. however, under the plea Of
this design, encourage by reproduction in ita col
unus, that class OF compositions which create a
yapid and unhealthy taste, to be stated only by
Il at hybrid literature which Yankee ingenuity
has contliyed, under the name If sensational no.
nance.
The Industrial Resources and the Educational
Interest Of the Confeperacy-lhe twin foundations
Of all true Independence will receive the imp0r-
tant share ofattention they deserve In the de-
velopmen OF thes questions, Its object will be to
make practical application of the doctrine of
States Rights to the yolicy Of the country. 1t viii
endeayorto eAplen the mission Of The C0nfederacy
which is to demonstrate liberty regulated hF lely
to exhibit system of States, each supreme with
in its foundation, and only bound By volGntar Y
alenetion OF powers. 1t vii viEdicGte those eic
ments of National tr1n 5eddence, which secur-
ed BY high standard Of intelligence md refine
ment, by accumulated capital, varied industry
and by abundant facilities ofintercommunieatlon.
1t will promote the adoption Of all those measures
IN W inch the Confederate States are no deficient
And, whilst the Constitution Of the Confederate
States forbds the General Government to organ
IKE and operate enterprises Of a nature calculated
to attain these resus, 1.-The projectors will consider
it their duty to urge upon the States the develop
ment ofinterests SO indispensable to the national
welfare ltis thus that, through the aggregate
ability of the separate States, the power Of the
Confederate States will be made manifest. il is
thus that the collision of sectonalinterest and the
oppression of a common head will he avoided.
The various departments ofiitefature to which
.he Magazine will be devoted, may be named as
follows
l. ESSAYS. original and selected political, Lit
eracy and Scientific. and Biographical Sketches.
2. Novels, Tales and Sketches, original and Sc
iected.
3. Reviews of books.
4. Educational Essays and News.
5, Notices Of the progress of science and Ar.i
In the fourth section, it is the design 10 afford to
Teachers information needed n tieir profession,
and field for theirtegcheage Of ideas on that SUI
ject, IN which cad, their assistance and colabola-
ton is invited. Sosthorn School Books will be no
ticed aud reviewed; aud the Southern system Of
Education as opposed to New England empiricism
and practicaiis upheld, developed and defended
TERMS Zach nntn0er 81 so. For three
month 81. For six months S.
The trade viii be supplied by GEO. +. BID
GOODS, iGl Main Street
ERNEST LAGAkuE co,
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Cliet Editor.
EaNRsr LAansrz.
Associate Hdit9r.
January "a. 1894.