Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-07-05
TUESDAY, july S, 1903.
PROSPECTUS OF A PAPER
70 BE PRINTED IN ALEXANDRIA,
ENTITLED,
The COLUMBIAN.

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Paper whose contents and principles
shall be satisfactory to the moderate OF boz,
parties, presents 10 his friends and the liberal
public in general, the following outlines
his plan, hoping that they may be consonshs
to feelings warm in the defence OF albert
and the true interests of the country.
The work will at all times be open to the
discussion of political matters, destitute q.
rancor on the one hand, or OF oyerweei,lngE
partiaiity or the ether. The Editors seiee.
tons shall be made with care and attentions
never sacrificing for any purpose the real "a
terest of the community, or wandering froIh
the established standard of truth
In the natural course OF affairs, 1t will
sometimes be necessary, from want OF po-
li,ical matter, that the columns OF a paper
should be supplied with moral disqnlsitiens.
practically useful and interesting, and instrqc-
tive anecdotes from Historic research. Nor
can this course be well objected 10 ~ those
whose feelings arc alive to the cause OF ge-
nuine morality and religion. The Editor
calculates with confidence upon receiving
from those whose cGaeationand means OF IN
formation will authorize it. a coplous supply
of materials on these subjects. His paper
will be at all times open to receive the fetiec-
tons of the man of science, or the deep re.
search of the critical scholar.
Communications uDon all matters, touch
ing Agriculture, Commerce and Manufac-
lures, together With plans for the general
Improvement in Canals, public Roads, and
the various discoveries in any branch OF learn
ing OF the mechanic arts, will he particularly
sough. after, and punctuall, inserted.
The edi or, earnestly desirous to conclhate
parties, viii use bis most strenuous endeayors
80 effect so desirable ohjcot---@'lu M ING
town of Alexandra, where he IS attained y
the strongest ties Of nature, and OF lHteres,,
he will ever consider it as primary cbject,
to dcstroy those seeds of dlssenuon Thlch
have had the tcndsncy to retard the growth
and prosperity Of the town. 1t is obvious to
the. most superficial! observer, that the mlilu-
tia Of politics cause difference OF sentiment,
and not those genera and universally admir-
cd maxims in governmental institutions.
The principles of the great and illustrlous
Washington, together with his services, Snail
eve? be revered.
The editor is far from desiring to impose
on the minds OF those who may favor him
with their patronage, that has mind has as
sumed DO stand on the important subject OF
politics, no! on the contrary, he unequlvo-s
cally declares, that his sentiments are decid-
edly republican.
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