The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-07-09
PROPOSALS
For publishing a new Weekly Journal, to
be called
MaSsachusetts Yeonan.
THE

II IN this County, a large class of readers
VINO do not look to either of the Newspapers
already published here, for their weekly in
telligence and miscellany. The cause is. to
some extent, that there are those who are
weary at finding so much referred to fbe M.
iitical distinctions which exist among nc an,,
those who feel more interested in publications
which tend principally to promote the nros.
perity of Agriculture, Manufactures and a.
Mechanck Arts-the diffusion of Rel;o;or. ..
well as general intelligence, and of Literart
and useful Miscellany, than they do in H..
discussions with which the existence of mr..
htical parties SO frequently requires the nc.
htIcal journals to be crowded.
NOT doubling, therefore, that to MANY su,I,
readers, In this County and in its vicinity. tbe
establishment of new Paper is desirable
ana that such measure would not be unaccAh.
taoie 10 many others who might be disnosed
TO avail themselves of Miscellaneous Jour-
nal, an add'tton to the Newspapers which tbeo
already patronize, the Subscriber ventures
TO propose the publication of the MASSACRE:
SETS WOMAN.
IL Will be inferred that the Woman il NOT
designed to be rival to either of the News.
papers now published in this town, II will
De established under the auspices of no no.
lihcal party the interests of parties are al.
ready sufficiently provided for.
Nor is it designed to engage in crus.aa
against parties generally, or to wage e;tber
open or secret war against any particular n.r-
" Tor the Subscriber has no secret poI;t;c.,
purpose 10 accomplish, or anirsosity to pre 81
~ nor does ne affect to be wiser than HI.
feliow-cItIzens who find the existence of r.r.
ties unavoidable. pa
Notwithstanding any dereliction of nr;ni
cipie-ne avows that, as to the political char.
acter OF ms journal, his purpose is to make i
the cnannel OF free, but candid and deliber-
ate, discussion of publick measures and If
general political doctrines-a channel ~ -
De oostructed by the influence of anv class of
poii'iclans, or polluted by the illusions Of nor.
sonal or party malevolence.
40 promote eren s1ch discussions mil ,,ot.
homsrer, De the principal object ofthe YEon.S'
II is designed to be interesting to Farmers
Manufacturers, and Mechanics. az .urb ~
asnluch as in addition to the current Ns,n.
and general Miscellany, a portion of n Will
usually be devoted to the record of such facts.
inventions, and discussions as relate 70 tho;,
several pursuits-especially such discnss;or.
as may tend to destroy injurious iealons;e.
between these most important portions of ths
community, whose true interests are mot AZ
variance. ~ ~
The YEoMAy will also contain: from t;,,o
to time, in condensed form. tbe met -,
portant of the Religious I,atelEpenee Of tba
day, and notices of the transactions If Roll
ious Charitable Societies of every deno,n;nss
ton of Christians.
!, IN other respects it will be conducted upon
ne senefai plan OF most other weekly Jour
na.'-coh Il, alning the current news, Legisla-
1--WE ana congressional proceedings, Literary
seieo'1onS' ana Whatever IS embraced in the
comprehensive term, Miscellany.
While it will be the aim of tba Spbsc-;ba-
10 Iehoef ms faper useful and interesting to
all Grasses OF readers, he intends that no care,
Oh us part, snail be wanting to make it. also.
sHch publication, throughout, as no father
% fanny would hesitate to place in the
hands of any Of his children.
ouchis the Subscribers plan. How well il
may De executed must depend, in some meas:
ure, upon the degree of encouragement which
he may experience. That his undertaking 4
an arduous one. he is well aware. Having.
however, been, for sever years, concerned in
conducting the Massachuseas Spy. he has
some experience to assist him in its account
phshment. If there be any new difficulties to-
be encountered, he is still very sure that the
course he has marked out will enable him 70
avoid many which he has heretofore expert.
enced.
He is not dsserfer from the post he has &C.
cupied. He relinquishes it, because he has
borne his share of the burdens it imposes, and
because duty TO himself, as well as incIina.
ton, points to different station.-To the
Massachusetts, Spy he however feels an At.
tachment which he hopes nothing will occur
to destroy Into whose hands soeyer it NAV
pass, he bespeaks for them the favour of the
publick. 1t is Journal whose influence. he
trusts, has been and will continue 10 be sal:
utary.
AUSTIN DENNY