Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-10-01
COLUMBUS GAZETTE.

IN soliciting the public patronage, the SUBJ
uA scrlbers do not deem it necessary to des-
cant at length on the general utility of well
conducted journal, or to swell their Prospectus
with tedious exposition of their political
creed, and long enumeration OF their duties
which it may never be in their power to dis
charge. A newspaper in which the proceed
lngs Of our General Assembly should be
promptly and accurately reported, has long
been a pts'DrRATUm at the Seat OF Govern
ment; and the new era now opening upon the
destInies Oh our state, renders publication Of
this Kind still more emphatically necessary.
BY making use OF large sheet, and small, but
neat type, IT Is expected that sufficient room
will be found in the como STATE ,,ounyAI
AND COLUMBUS GAZETTE" for as ample de-
tail of the proceedings of the Legislature as
may be desirable; and as it is intended that
one of the proprietors shall attend in each
House for this purpose, during the continuance
OF each session, it is hoped that the proceed.
'ngs will be noted down with promptness and
regularity. The plan OF reporting, so far as
may be compatible with existing circumstances,
VIII be similar to that pursued by the Editors
OF the NATIONAL INTEL, IGENcER. A regular
notice Will be taken of all the Bills, Resolu-
tons, &c. submitted to the consideration of Ell
Their House, and of their progress until finally
dis osed ola brief sketch OF the arguments
used in favor OF, or against any measure Of
general interest, will be given and when room
will permit, or after the close of the session.
the debates on the most interesting questions
will be published at length.
Being irnly persuaded, that 10 provide
permanent market for our surplus products,
afford an adequate stimulus TO The industry and
enterprise OF our population, and place the
means OF instruction within tie reach of eve.
ry family, are indispensably necessary to the
present prosperity and future welfare of this
commonwe alth-to promote the success of the
canal policy, and the Common School system,
will always be one of the leading objects Of
our "JouRNAL." But although the immediate
concerns of our own State, will more partjcu.
iariy engross our attention, those OF the Union
will not be overlooked. The proceedings of
the Executive and of Congress, will be duly
nouced; as well as those measures of the Sc
vera States which may be deemed of general
interest. Foreign .Nesvs- Literary and .jIiscel
iGueons .f,7icleS--PoeirY--in fine, every kind
OF intelligence which generally enters into the
tcomposition of Newspaper, will obtain a
place IN our columns and having been pro-
missed the assistance of number of literary
gentlemen, we humbly hope to be able to rcn.
der the contemplated publication worthy of
all cAtShsife patronage,
A few words more in explanation of the
conditions" will bring our Prospectus 10
close. The Editor of the CoLuMBus GAzRTrE.
| having become interested in the new estab
lishment the paper will, after the expiration
OF the present volume, be discontinued, and
the subscribers thereto furnished with the
Journal AND GAZETTE" in lieu thereof, un.
der the persuasion that they will generally
concur with our views. Should any of them.
however, feel dissatisfied in the change, they
will be at liberty TO withdraw upon giving i'm
mediate notice of their intention to that effect
One OF the most formidable obstacle to the
publication OF good paper, being the want of
punctdality on the part OF its patrons, the pub
| iishers have come to the determination of ex
| acting payment IN ADVANCE, except from those
who reside in Franklin county. The long ex.
perience they have had in the business has sat-
lsfed them that those subscribers who are not
abe to pay at the commencement find it still
more difficult TO discharge their accounts at
the expiration of one, two, three, or more
wears and that the practice of giving credit
for newspapers, by compelling Editors to de-
vote to the collection of debts that time which
ought to be exclusively employed in their ed-
torial labors, reproductive of nothing but evil
on all sides They will therefore endeavor to
dispense with it in the contemplated publica-
ton; and they cannot but hope that the pub.
lie spirit of the community will crown their
undertaking with complete success.
GEORGE NASHEE,
JOHN BAlLHACHE,