Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1812-02-14
PROSPECTUS.
OF
Il Monthly MagaSine
AND
LITERARY JOURNAL +;
TO Be printed and published in Winchester,
Va. ander the direction of
JOHN HEISKELL.
PROSPECTUS


-'O - 1o0OALC, VINO may Dc justly con-
s,dered master in the science of PoLITicAL
EcoSoMy, has wisely remarked, that free 60 !
sernments, to be durable, must have their |
foundation laid in the WisDoM and vrRrur
Of the governed. The history of free govern.
ments, both ancient and modern. (if any have |
existed to which that character could be- fair !,
" attributed) furnis. conclusive evidence to
the truth of that great writer's position. 1t is
painful reflection that REPuBLlcs have been
ephemeral and short lived. The proud struc-
lures of Grecisn and Roman liberty, whose
apparent strength gave promise of Millenial
duration, might have remained the wonder
and admiration of the world, had not the dis
semination of useful knowlcdge, and the prac
tice of NIRTuE, given place to the eternal
round of gaudy and enervating games and ex-
hibitions, devised and multiplied by ambiti-
Gus men for their destruction Every effort
therefore, calculated to diffuse useful know
ledge, mend the heart, and inculcate princi-
Piles OF sound morality, under government
proudly pre-eninent in the scale of REpuBLIcs.
such as the wisdom Of our fore fathers estab
lished for the people of the UNITED STATES.
may be considered keystone in the arch of
our political fabrick, and may Justly claim
the patronage of all who participate in its in
estimable blessings 1t may be safely assert
ed, that the surest barrier to the destruction
of our free government, is to keep the people
virtuous and sufficiently enlightened to know
and appreciate their own rights And until
a national system of education be adopted,
and carried into execution, that general diffu-
sion OF knowledge, SO essential to the preser-
walton of our government, in its pristine pu-
rlty, can be effected in no way SO extensively.
as through the medium Of periodical publ.ca-
tons embracing subjects of useful learning,
calculated to promote virtue and enlarge the
understanding adapted, in cost, to the Geo
nomy Of every class in society. and, in sine
and extent, to the leisure of every man, what
ever may be his pursuits Publications of the
foregoing description, cannot be too much
cherished or extended. It would be for the
happiness and welfare Of our country, if eve-
ry town and village contained one of these
pure fountains of instruction, to the exclusion
Of gazettes, which make the domestic politics
OF our country too often the theme Of party
violence, rancour and falsehood.
In Virginia, it is to be iamentcd, not SOLE
tary journal, conducted upon these principles,
is to be found while every insignificant vii
lage affords. at least one gazette, devoted to
the discussion Of topics calculated to arouse all
the turbulent passions of the human heart ...
A periodical work will be published in Win
chester, as soon as sufficient patronage is ex-
tended to the undertaking, to be entitled
q THE MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND Ii
TERARY JOURNAL" This work will be
made, as far as is practicable, repository for
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, calculated to instruct
and amuse its patrons. To effect this object,
all the distinguished periodical publications,
both FoRErGN and DOMESTIC, within the
reach of the Editor, will be procured, from
which it will be his unceasing solicitude, as
sisted by literary friends, who have kindly
promised their aid, to make the most judi
cious selections-carefu avoiding all SUBJ
iects calculated to excite passion, arouse in
controversy, and particularly a.
yoiding domestic politics. Much original
matter cannot be promised--every occasion,
however, will be seized with pleasure, to pre-
sent to the patrons of the work, original com
munications upon Agriculture, or subjects con-
nected herewith, whenever the facts they
sontain promise to be useful Selections viii
be industriously made from foreign 4 domes-
tic publications on the culture Of the soil
Agriculture being the basis of our national
prosperity, this subject will engage the par
ocular attention Of the Editor This work will
also be made the repository of important state
papers and documents relating to the popula-
ton, commerce. manufactures and public re-
venue of the United States, and particularly
Of Virginia--in fine, it will contain miscclla-
aeeus articles relating 10 epery subject proper
for insertion in literary journ.a and to the
yotaries Of the Muse, and lovers Of Anecdote,
the Editor promises, that an ample share of
his attention shall not be wanting. With the
foregoing pretensions to the favor and patron
aee of the public, he submits the following
CONDITIONS OF PUBLICATION;
!. =" The monthly MAGAZINE and LTER T.
Ry JouRaxLo will be published on the first |
of every Month, with small NJ zc type, and |
on paper not inferior to the Port Folio |