Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1808-06-27
MONDAY, JuNE ~, 1908.
PROSPECTUS OF A PAPER,
70 ss PaIs1ED IN ALEXANDRIA,
ENTITLED,
The COLUMBIAN.

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IL 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 Oh
his plan, hoping that they may be consonant
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 overwcening
partiatty on the ether The Editors selec-
lions shall be made with care and attentions,
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 a want OF po-
litical matter, that the columns OF paper
should be supplied with moral disGaisl1ions,
practically useful and interesting, and instruc-
tive anecdotes from historic research. Nor
cansthis course be we'll objected to by those
whose feelings are alive to the cause OF ge-
snuine morality and religion. The Editor
calculates with confidence upon receiving
from those whose education and means OF M
formation will authorize it, a copious supply
of materials on these subjects. His paper
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tons of the man of science, or the deep re-
search of the critical scholar.
Communications upon all matters, touch.
ing Agriculture, Commerce and Manutac-
lures, together with plans for the general
improvement in Canals, public Roads, and
the various discoveries in any branch of!earn-'
I'M, or the mechanic arts, will be particularly
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parties, will use his most strenuous endeayors
to cfiectso desirable an ob]cct-and IN the
town of Alexandra, where heis attached by
the strongest ties of nature, and Of interest,
he Will ever consider it as primary object,
to destroy those seeds Of dissention which
have had the tendsncy to retard the growth
and prosperity of the town. 1t is obvious to
the most superficial observer, that the mlnu-
tia OF politics cause difference OF sentiment,
and not those general and universally admir-
ed maAims in governmental institutions.
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Washington, together with his services, shall
ever be revered.
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on the minds of those who may favor HIM
with their patronage, that his mind has as
snlned no stand on the important subject OF
politics, no! ON the contrary, he uneQuivo-
cally de- larcs, that his sentiments are decid-
edly republican.
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