Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-24
FRIDAY, JuaEE "a. 1908.
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e & Paper whose scontcnts and principles
snail be satisfactory to the moderate OF both
parties, presents TO his friends and the Aberai
pubic in general, the following outlines Of
us plan, hoping that they may be ccnsonant
toteelings warm in the defence OF Liberty
and the trre interests Of the country.
I'he work will at all times be open to the
discussion of political matters, eeststlte Oh
rancor on the one hard, CT Of orerweenlng
partially on the etier. Tie Editors seiec-
lions shah be made with care and attentions,
never sacrificing for any purpose the real m
tci.est OF the community, or wandering from
the established standard ct truth
In the natural course CT Affairs, It will
somstines be necessary, from a want OF po-
litical matter, that tie columns ct a paper.
should be supplied with moral slsqsps'aolls,
;pracucalIy, useful aaa interesting, and las!rus-
tive anecdotes from historic research. Nor
ea,. this course be we'll objected TO ky thoss
whose. feelings arc alive to the cause OF ge-
nuine morality and religion. The Asitor
calculates aWith confidence upon -reeeiVng
from those Ni.ose education and means OF ~
formation will authorize it, a coplous supply
of materials Gu tieae subjects. iiis paper
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tons Of the man OF science, q: the deep re-
search Of tae critical scholar.
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ing Agriculture, Commerce and Maiies =
lures, together with plans tor the genera.
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SO destroy those seeds 81 d'sseiltion Hnich
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the most superficial observer, that the m.nu-
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ana not these general and universally atlinlr-
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With aseir patronage, that his mind has as
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