Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-18
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1903.
PROSPECTUS OF a. PAPER,
70 BE. PRINTED IN ALxxdyDR1N,
ENTITLED,
THE COLUMBIAN.

TyHE Subscriber, anxious to establish a
l Paper whose contents and principles
shall be satisfactory to the moderate of both
parties, presents to his friends and the liberal
public in general, the following outlines Of
his plan, hoping that they may be eonsonant
TO feelings warm in the defence OF liberty
and the true interests of the country.
The work will at all times be open to the
discussion of political. matters, destitute OF
rancor on the one hand, or OF oyerweening
partially on the ether. The Editors selec-
tons shala~be made with care and attention,
never sacrificing for any purpose the real In
terest of the community, or wandering from
the established standard of truth
In the natural course of affairs, it will
sometimes be necessary, from want OF po-
litical matter, that the columns OF paper
should be supplied with moral dlsquisiiions,
practically useful and interesting, and instruc-
tive anecdotes from historic research. Nor
can this course be well objected to by those
whose feelings are alive to the cause OF ge-
nuine morality and. religion. The Editor
calculates with confidence upon receiving
from those whose education and means aof IN
formation will authorize it, q copious supply
of materials on these subjects. His paper
will be at all times open to receive the reHec-
tons of the man of science, or the deep re-
search of the critical scholar.
Communications upon 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 branchoi earn
ing or the mechanic arts, will be particularly
sought after, and punctually inserted.
The editor, earnestly deslrous TO conclliate
parties, will use his most strenuous endeayors
to effect so desirable an 'object--and In the
town Of Alexandria, where he Is attached BY
the strongest ties of nature, and OF 1-teresi,
lac will ever consider it as primary object,
to DESTROY those seeds of dlssention which
have. had the tendency to retard the growth
and prosperity of the town. 1t is obvious to
the most superficial observer, that the minu-
tia Of politics cause a difference OF sentiment,
and not those general and universally admir-
ed maxims in governmental institutions.
The principles of the great and illustrious
Washington, together wlth'his services, shall
ever be revered
The editor is far from desiring to impose
on the minds of those who may favor him
with sheir patronage, that his mind has as
sumed no stand Oh the important subject of
politics, no! on the contrary, he uneqnivo-
cally declares, that his sentiments are decid-
eddy republican.
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