The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-09-28
PAYABLE YEARLY.

(which happens TO be in its vicinity. 20 reserve n
place Ia each paper. 70 the amount OF column
| or upwards, every week, Gf necessarily, for one
| OF its publications Each Editor will print the
same pieces each copy BY turns from the other (:
and il is thought important to observe here. that
the copy will thus frequently, have the advantage
| of being revised by its author. Such have been
the spirit and lteraty os the Editors IN question
that the above reserve has been made sratuitous-
| y and cheerfully.-t would be highly satisfac-
| tory to the Committee to have been able TO offer
! its pieces to the Editors or the FIVE other news
| papers Of the District. on similar terms. being
| convinced that the offer would have met with
| reception alike generous and frank with that
| Just meutioned.--But the conductors of these
papers will be fully sensible ofthe difficulties
which must attend plan of this kind, when at
| tempted To be carried into effect for distant
| places. in country like o1rs---A fail reliance
nevertheless is presumed to be placed on the
Editors in question, that they will endeavor 10
| favor the friends Of agriculture in Maine, by
republication Of what win thus be presented to
them, even though they should have TO reprint
1t in smaller type--In this case the Editors or
the newspapers in Maine will exhibit land it is
to be hoped without injury to themselves), a
simple and easy channel, for diflsing species
Of official agricultural Information ia print,
through whole country at short and fixed
where seen on either side Of the Atlantic and
which may have results truly remarkable.
Wherever it shall be pnrsued with judgment,
not only many who direct in works ofagriculture,
but some who labor IN them, may have their
skill improved, to the general advantage.
The Committee think it necessary to conclude
these intimations with the following .4drertise-
nsenf
The Committee will commonly have 10 lay
before the public the writings Of individuals,
which it would be indicate, as well as difficult,
TO load with comments, in order to make them
suit their own opinions even If their own
opinions could every subject be found
unanimous.-They therefore think il requisite to
disclaim all responsibility. both as to the asser-
lions and the reasonings, contained in the
pieces which they may decide to publish They
follow herein the example of various eminent
Societies, instituted for the promotion Of knowl-
edge, both in this country and in Europe these
Societies limiting even the meaning Of their
thanks offered to given individual, TO simple
expression Of their Of some civilty which
may have been received from him.-The publ
cations ofthe Committee will therefore COM
prehend pieces ohiet hare interested either Them
selres or their Sub-Commiiee and which may
thence have a chance of proving interesting TO
others. For the rest, it must be left to time and
experience, the great teachers of us all, to sepa-
rate what is true from what is Otherwise, and to
ascertain the value ofsil projects Upon plsu
like this, it IS possible that the Committee may
sometimes publish what is avowedly erroneous
for it may sometimes be satisfactory and even
useful to know error itself, in it. true and au-
thentc shape.
On some occasions il may indeed happen, that
the Committee will have to address the public
in their persons; but in this case, the address
will itself settle the precise form and measure,
according to which the contents oft are to be
received.
One other observation must now be added.
The privilege which has been obtained for the
publications ofthe Committee, is evidently ac-
companied with the implied condition that
these publications shall be compressed into as
small compass possible. 1t win therefore
often happen, that the communications Of stran-
gers win be subjected to abridsment, in form
al least, before they can be published by the
Committee. But whatever modification piece
may undergo in this other respects, every
attention will be paid to reserve to its author as
much as is possible Of the rights ofauthorstip
[SIGsED. z. GILLET, Rec. Sec'y.
! .y9uh l. 1910