The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1792-09-06 00:00:00, page 1

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SSELL, at his Office a few Rods fouth of the Court House, in C ONCORD, Newhampshjre.
' September 1,1702.
ELIJAH RUSSELL,
ffiv ^tyjirwfaJbimfi^fouitbj^tabk materials
rartiZQx dedicated all parties^|
find fall be infanced by NO^E — And though
th Editor ^gratitude, a, a ferine
cto, r , ac&wWge th Patron of so
bis bebis only Patron forfeit bis claim to\
^fy^,,^ Qt,-n,|
man, or junto, ever confront a prejs
Nor /ball Scandal Derfonal be reflet
edfo, the Mirrour.l
% ^ tt„ concern, are informed, t^t %
Edtte cwtll ever bold in utter contempt, the idea\
foblifoing after under the ifoce ofo
party whatever: No private Fri^^^^
gafve of puWifoing or rejecting pieces, banded
in for publication, unaccompanied with the au
thor's name or refpcnfbility.
CT^HE publication of the Mirrour will
I be continued weekly, on the follow*
ing conditions, viz.
It ihall be printed on handsome types, and
good demy piper, similar to the present
week's, dr of a better quality, if the encour
agement be fufficient. .>'
The price, delivered at the office, is EigMl;
Shillingsper year, or for fifty two papers f
One quarter of a dollar to be paid half-1
^v-^^ ^^^
number-ana foon,atthe conimen^
every half year- -for the remainder; Produce
ofdifferent kinds will be received, tie market
' Subscribers, who may engage for ayear!
ihall be at liberty to withdraw their natnes
whenever they please, paying for what papers
the, may have received.
,THE-prefentfize of the Mirrour is equal,
and it shall never be inferiour, to any paper!
publifoed in the state—And no exertions
Ihall be wanting, on the part of the Editor,!
to render it as ufeful and entertaining— To
this end he requests the assistance of the Lite-1
rati.— This paper is intended to contain the;
latest and molt material Intelligence, both
foreign and domeftick; together with Est
fays, Pieces, Extract's, &c. upon various fub
je&s ; entertaining, moral, religious, &c.
" As to matters of a personal or private na
ture, which are generally improper fubjeds
for a Newspaper, they will be avoided 4s, 1
much as possible, and never inserted but for!
reasons, which, upon occasion, would be a'
firfficieqt apology to the publick for the in
sertion. Scurrility, and indecency, wjll also
be rejeded. #
" In matters of Controversy, (which he
conceives should never be so long continued
in a newspaper, as to become tedious to the
generality of renders) the utrnoft impartiality
will be observed, whatever may be his own
opinion receding the points in dispute. But,
in the printing business, cases frequently oc
cur of a delicate arid intricate nature,
which make it extremely difficult to ad with
• propriety—in all such cases, after the best ad
vice he can obtain, and the most mature de
liberation, he always will exercise his right
to be determinedly his own judgment, in
ftud^ufly to make that judgment competent
t O ,^de Cl fiQ,te %
It wpuid be an nhreafonable restraint
timentc delivprerl with rterpnev arid underl
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CONCUR D, THURSDAY, September 6, 1792.
^'"'A considerable latitude mull be ^Owedl
in the difeuffion of publick affairs, or the lib-!
erry tne preis wiu ocoi oenenr ivvrc-i
ty. As the indulgence of private Malice and
fifted by every legal means: so a constant ex-
I C -iCTirthirtlroi*if 1
ity, having been attended with great expense,
the printed cannot help indulging the idea,
that, as it will be his constant endeavour to
render it ufeful, inftrudive, and interesting,
lit will merit the attention and encourage.
, ment of the generous publick, whose patron
age, tfro ardently solicited, he wishes not to
,|be continued to him a moment longer than
.\t E . RUSSEL'L.
\ CT SUBSCRIPTIONS/^ Mirrour
\are received by the Editor, and b, Gentlemen in
\djfermt parts of the fate, in whoje bandsfub
tycriptionpapers are^,
] ADVERTISEMENTS vrill be inferred,
'good terms-t-Particuto attention will be paid to
frAdvertifeing Correspondents ; their adver
tfements fec^ bejudicicajl, displayed, and placed
inaco^pi^ous part ast be Mirrour.
—4&'
To the Publick.
Mirrour Printing Office, Concord,
September 1792.' .
VT7HEREAS an advertisement has ap-
VV peared in the Concord Herald, for
two weeks past, signed by George Hough, giv
ing the publick to understand, that, tho my
name was for several weeks inserted in said
Herald, asone of the publishers, yet there
raa§ never a legal partnership existing be
)ween said Uonf and mylelf—This is there
ifore to inform birfy, (in as publick a manner
Id, he informed the World th% , was not a
.tf?:l n^j-ar 0, h' m fy,4 a^fi: ' U rte<,,
ft as ihbis paper,)that be is atfin liberty to!
ply me for the time I fpent in Ai, service, dur^
louiineis wii n nim=~ana alio ror roe lime or
one workmari, who wrought in his office for
; two weeks previous to, arid during the time
; of, out supposed partnerlhip—and who was
employed by me, in consequence of my ffi
poring a partnerfllip'did exist between the
/said Hough and me, and would have beenfor
mdlly and legally ratified.—l did not conceive,
^however, that I was then working in the ca
pacity of a Journeyman to bim ; yet I will
^make no difficulty on that account. But,
Ifor my own interest, I thirik it my ' duty'
to give this ~
PUBLICK NOTICE,
% all whom it may ax, way cancer#,
That three days previous to my withdrawing
my assistance from said Hough's office, I was
filling and anxious to ratify, in a 'legal*
/manner, a partnership, agreeable to the con
ditions of the proposals made by me to him,
in writing, which he refers to in his advertise
ment. At that time I would have bound
myfelf, in any sum, never to have set up an
office in this town, agreeable to Mr. H's
own reftri&ion.—The publick are informed,
that the Reason of my withdrawing my at,]
rention from Mr. Ift office, and " seeking
employment in another department," is a|
good apology for my conduct— And that my!
establishment of a printing office in this town,
independent of Mr. H's, was not at the in-j
ftigation of any Party whatever, or throthe
wicked machinations of premeditated mal-1
ice, with a determination to ruin Mr. H. as
has artfully been suggested--The real cause is 1
quite foreign to both-and is a fofficieot
excuse for my fodoing. lam perfeaiy wil^
ling the whole world mould know the cause
wnpre conquer in roe anair inouiq oe in-1
ed by the rules of Justice ; and if I am found
^^#%^o' ^k'" b %^
Bevel have Justice in my fopport, and I;
\f,nce. l
The Mirrour.
pvi,prove t@ tr.e world, that 1 am ading on
Ipiwctples ofcandour. He may, if he pleases,
|,nfouate that I am,he author of all the Scan
notice. I care not what he asserts or infinu
ares—l am willing to be tried by my own
M^CThdua— I will not strive to injure him by
ly unfair proceedings—l will contend with
him no fartter than for my own justification,
and the support of justice—And for these I
will contend, till lam debarred the privilege
of speaking, .writing, & publishing Truth.-
I fimcerely wiffi him all the proiperity and
candid and generous pubnek,T request only
so much of their patronage astmay be found
to merit. I am, with refped, &c.;
b ELIJAH RUSSELL.:
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X\NE great end for which
kJ Ncwfpapers deserve gen
eral encouragement, is, that they
afford Opportunities of pointing
out, and proposing to publick
notice, whatever appears requi
site for the pubiick good ; whe
ther by the alteration or remov
al of any thing in being, that has!
been found hurtful, or by addJ
ing or doing whataver has a ten-|
dency to the benefit of mankind,
particular societies, or private'
persons.
By the means of this common
channel of intelligence, many
ufeful matters are brought to
light, and come under public:
consideration, which otherwift
might have remained forever in!
o^^&k oLß'^hL at most have
^en only matter of Speculation^
El few priy^ ! perfons, btu
^ever brought into action, or
Improved tohnywfeful purpof
esof life. Eyen the bare hint
of any truth, or reasonable pro^
position, may be (efficient to
wake the latent powers of the
foul, and put them in exercise ;
and the result may be beneficial
to mankind, in a very high de
gree. There is firch an eftab
lifhed analogy between truth
and the human mind, that as
feon as it is fairly proposed, like
a spark upon tinder, it is instant
ly caught, and if left to its na
tive activity, would soon kindle
into a flame. In short, the mind
of man is analogousto all truth.
iThcre is a conformity ip the
whole universe, that ihows it
,0 be the Work of one Author.
[lt is one complete whole cem
lented by the strongest ties.— #
|The principle of felf prefcrva_
lion, felf love, tending in the
jhigheft degree to the general
benefit of the whole and every
[part, though it was necessary to
!make intellectual creatures tree,
,m order to give them any ac_
fa at all, properly their own,or
;J4Jjfl fl v - IIJI ,ill v4 LJgLLJj v A TIU
praise worthy, or capable afit
ward. The duties of man, are
his happiness ; the commands,
and prohibitions laid upon Iffifc
arc not arbitrarily imposed-—-
But by him who is benevofen#^
itfelf, and intimately acquainted
with his frame 4#^
.he is commanded' io go rhofe^
iffikn:, that natoraUr t&tyd;fo his
;happinefs, @d ,r&%sl o^ly
r frfo those Mii@ .i^fla^r ;
I le^i to !^^^ftrp&oa r ..!&
thousand evidences, the expert*
ence of each man's whole life,
must demonstrate this to every
thinking mind. The fan&ions
tothe performance of duty, be
sides what Revelation declares,
are level to every capacity, and
felt in every breast, whether at_
tended to and properly improv
ed or not. The happiness of
the whole universe is connected,
and it is the grand business of
'all, and the duty of each indi
vidual, to promote it. -And the
'more effedually and extensively
this is done by any person, by
so much the more is his own
happiness increased ; & in prob
portion as a man deviates from
his duty, ana a& tyrtrafr'te'
the happiness of others, ho defi
troys his own, and becomes mifi
Arable. But I have in^dvenerrt-
Ily indulged thy felf in refle&UnS
beyond.my present deQi, which
was to show some of the advan.
tages resulting from the free
dom, and full circulation of
Newfpaper^ as they afford op
portunities of° communicating
our thoughts- The Li^entiou^
nefs of the Press has often been
complained of as a grievance,
and some have gone so far, as
to, make that a pretence for lay_
ing a restraint upon it. But this
;is an argument of men, who
are either weak, or enemies to
Liberty. Let the press be but
free, and that,freedom will fufi
ficiently check its extravagan
cies. He that has truth, reason,
and justice, on his fide, will al
:ways be an overmatch for his
adverfariesof equal abilities, and
it will be in the power of one
sensible man, armed with those
,divine Weapons, to pittafhouG
, and of his formidable foes to
: flight.. And I dare be bold to
I lay, that so long asthe Press re
mains entirely unreftrajned, and
fperfe&ly free, neither Religion
, nor Liberty will be in danger;
. for we shall always be able to
: baffle and overcome..the.efforts
land stacks of infidelity iind tte
b |Civi and relt^ioUv, inviolate^
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