Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-03-23
PROSPECTUS
For Publishing u eekly \ e4eababer
IN TIE rows OF BE..LEyiLLE, ILL.
BY FoRQUER X FORD,
To be entitled, the
Independent Political Censor.

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The e.Ii,ors therrfore. with sincerity de-
clare that. The nra,5 objects of Their iabors
viii he tn disseioinate us' FIJI information TO
enconrao4 pron and assist industry. talents
and v,rtne. renerally. whether exerted in
nriyate Grs or in nubLc. in agriculture. manu-.
f,rt,,rrs commence the arts and sciences. or
in any sphere where thev may be found use
t,l1, rn'nloved to nublisb and deprccate the
feafs Of vice in every shane. coming under
ne0snaner copnizapce for this pnrI,ose the
editors viii extend their inonisitarial and cen
sorial offices INTO all the relations of pubic
life. Governors in the chair OF state-Jadees
an the bench Minister'S in the sacred stand,
aud an The pubEc hnctiafaIies ct tie nation.
however elevated will be considered a. law
TIL subjects of Just animadvefslon.
Ii Is the peculiar felicity If our eonhtrfH en-,
hat in this land of liberty, no top.c ii pubic
moment is too sacred to grace the columns Of
newspaper. The Press is, or n leasi oneh'
to be. the constant and Vigiant guardian OF
The peoples tights; and In fact il has ever
been considered by The Americans as he pre-
server of their institutions, trumpet Of alarm
when those institutions are attacked. arausiH@
the unsuspecung victims of political ntri2e
TO a vigorous vindicaiiun Of their invaded
rights
With much concern the editors contemp at
the necessity Of personal alnslens and ire
quent structures on individual eoatlilct.--lht>
have no pleasure in the writings and dstor.
tons of wounded mind, and lament mat the
conduct of men is so blended with The pr3spe-
ritv oradversity OF the public by the operatl,a
Of government that an abuse 81 the peoples
fieIls and confidence, cannot happen without
a derileciion ofdutv on the part o. thclr a4g IS
who make or administer the laws: yet, not
@ithstandiag the unpleasant sensations they
must experience from tins source, they can
never conceive themselves justified in par
posely tolcratng a misplaced bene"olence
however congenial to their feelings, winch
would withhold the lash of censure from the
unlaithiiil and the abettors OF corruption. Ina
gove rnment of The people the Importance Of
fha 4 ,4ns;on NJ corract information aud mon
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