The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-08-06
PROPOSALS
For publishing a new Weekly Journal, to
be called
THE
Massachusetts, YeonaQn.
ut is ascertained that there is,

~ IN TINS county, large class OF readers
who 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 the POI
litical distinctions which exist among us; and
those who feel more interested in publications
which tend principally to promote the pros
perity of Agriculture, Manufactures, and the
Mechanick Arts-~the diffusion of Religious as
well as general intelligence, and of Literary
and useful Miscellany, than they do in the
discussions with which the existence of po-
litical parties SO frequently requiFas the po-
litical Journals to be crowded.
Not doubling, therefore, that to many such
readers, in this County and in its vicinity, the
establishment Of new Paper is desirable,
and that such measure would not be unacosp-
table to many othersswho might be disposed
to avail themselves of Miscellaneous Jouri
nal, IN addition to the Newspapers which they
already patronize, the Subscriber ventures
to propose the publication of the MAssAcHU-
SETS YEoMAN.
1t will be inferred that the WOMAN is not
designed to be a rival to either of the News
papers now published in this town. 1t will
be established under the auspices of no po-
litieal party: the interests of parties are al
ready sufficiently provided for.
Nor is designed to engage in crusade
against parties generally, or to wage either
open OF secret war against any particular par
ty for the Subscriber has no secret political
purpose to accomplish, or luminosity to graft
fly =; nor Dies he affect to be wiser than his
fellow citizens who find the existence of par
ties unavoidable.
But-disclaiming any dereliction of prin-
ciple-he avows that, as to the political char
acter of bis Journal, his purpose is to make it
the channel of free, but candid and deliber-
ate, discussion of publick measures and of
general political doctrines-a channel not to
be obstructed by the influence of any class of
politicians, or polluted by the illusions OF per.
sonal or party malevolence.
10 promote eren such discussions UiN moi,
hoacerer, BE- The principal object ofthe YEoMAN.
II is designed to be interesting to Farmers,
Manufacturers, and Mechanicks, as such, in
asnuch as in addition to the current News,
and general Miscellany, portion of il will
usually be devoted to the record Of such facts.
inventions, and discussions as relate to their
several pursuts-especially such discussions
as may tend to destroy injurious ieaIouses
between these most important portions of the
community, whose true interests are not at
variance.
The WOMAN will also contain, from time
to time, in a condensed form, the most inn
portant of the Religious Intelligence Of the
Gay, and notices of the transactions Of Relig-
ioas Charitable Societies of every denomina-
ton of Christians.
In other respects it viii be conducted upon
the general plan Of most other weekly Jour
nals-containing the current news, Legisa-
tive and Congressional proceedings, Literary
selections, and whatever is embraced in the
comprehensive term, Miscellany.
While it will be the aim Of the Subscriber
to render his Paper useful and interesting to
all classes of readers, he intends that no care,
on his part, shall be wanting to make it, also,
such a publication, throughout, AS no father
OF family would hesitate to place in the
hands of any of his children.
Such is the Subscribers plan. How well it
may be executed must depend, in some meas
ure, upon the degree of encouragement which
he. may experience. That his undertaking is
an arduous one, he is we'll aware. Having,
however, been, for seven years, concerned in
conducting tie Massachusetts SPY, he has
some experience TO assist him in its accom-
plishment. If there be any new difficulties to
be encountered, he is still very sure that the
course he has marked out will enable him to
avoid many which lie has heretofore expert
enced.
He is not a deSerter from the post he has oc-
cupied. He relinquishes it, because he has
borne bis share of the burdens it imposes, and
because duty 10 himself as well as inciina-
tinn, points to different staton.-To the
Massachusetts, Spy he however feels an at
tachment which he hopes nothing will occur
to destroy. Into whose hands soever il may
pass, he bespeaks for them the favour of the
publ'ck. 1t is a Journal whose influence, he
trusts, has, been and will continue to be sal
utary.
AUSTIN DENNY.
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