Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-08-01
ADDRESS.

1t has long appeared TO the proposed cdi-
tor that work of this kind was much weh-
ted; and the general failure of the many pc
riodical publications attempted to be estab
lshed In the United States has not been suf-
hcicnt TO shake his belief in its final success
The Political department is particularly de-
signed to promote tiresert interest to the
reader, and the whole calculated to form a
record of useful things not to be obtained in
any other publication; nor, indeed, to be OBJ
tanned at all, except by the most laborious
research and patient investigation for facts,
as they lie scattered through thousands of vo-
lumnes.
The newspapers of the day, devoted to
PARTY and hartizans, seldom dare TO s'teHthe
truth, the zuhole truth, and nothing but the
truth" Every city, town and village has its
ittte-Sreat men, whose interests and views
must be subserved, and the dignity of the
press is FRUSTRATED to the will of aspiring in
dividuals. There are some honorable excep-
tons to this general remark, which has not
been made without due investigation of it's
import. / allude to publishers on both sides
OF the neutrality-suspicious. and federalists.
The editor does not intend to interfere in the
fetfy disputes between the inns and outs; for,
as he hopes the Register will receive gen.
Ssgal support, he will endeavor to make it gen.
TGally interesting, having in view as an assist
at, gentleman of the first rate literary ac-
|~fhn'ements. Its politics shall be .4n,erican-
not passive and lukewarm, but active and vi
Tgilant-notto support individuals, but to sub
serve the interest of The teotle, so far as
he shall be able to discern in what their in
terest lies. There are good and bad men In
both the great political parties which sever
the people of the United States-there are
republicans who are not federalists, and fed
erallsts who are not republicans-tbere is a
difference between names and deeds.
The intended publisher is, in the common
language of the day, democratic repub-
hcan and, as duty he owes to his own
creed, will enforce it as well as he can; at
the same time granting to others all the pri-
vileges he assumes to himself, that truth nroy
be discerned
To prepare for the work heavy expense
must be incurred ;--it will not be commenc-
ed unless there is every prospect of strong
support. The drudgery will be prodigious,
and the disbursements considerable.
~ As there are many reasons very impor-
tant Ito the Editor) why the probable success
OF this undertaking should be ascertained, he
solicits his friends, generally, and all others
DESTROYS of encouraging it, to send in their
names as speedily as possible. 1t is expect
ed he will be enabled to commence it on or
before the first of September.
H. NILES,
Late Editor of the Baltimore Evening Post
81 The proposals for this work were first
issued on the 18th instant--since then, some
opportunity has been afforded of obtaining the
public opinion upon it-and, so favorable does
that opinion appear, that the proposed editor
has no hesitation in believing the work will
succeed-andt hisbeliefisstr by the
liberal proffers of several gentlemen of ack-
| nowled literary talents to aid him in his UNDER
taking, affording him justreasons to appre-
bend that, in point of real utility, the WEEK
LANCASTER may rival any periodical work
in the world, if sufficiently encouraged.
Baltimore, June 24, 1911.
~ Subscriptions for the Week. Register
are received by S. peasants, Richmond.
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