Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-25
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square vi the papers published here, with one soI.
tarJ excephon- and that one is of sucb . ch...s.".
us not to interfere in the slightest degree. with ,h.;.
proposed pnnhcs''on)-Pohtic rs the beginning. the
mlaaie, ana me end-"the order of the dsy,"-to the
complete exclusion OF all reading of a more r.6,.js.
imaginative descri ption-those more pol;s6ed 81 ~.
CANT germs Of lterature-which imn.r, ;n.,-.s
wnue ,hey give NE and animation to the social circle.
IL VIII De observed above, that the UNDERSIGNED -
pose TO depart somewhat from the beaten trsct -,
o."er "ouiu'oe. AS well as succ. ssfil, Editors. in the
nis'riI'i "ho' o tha' purpose, have determined to de
'o'e '"eir u'he and talents, such as they possess en.
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vet; P"unsneo an Tie northern cities; a circumstance
Sn'en SHOWS mat something of this kind is wanting.
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the hours OF relaxation from the more enpross;n~ go.
VI ieha'e ine. why shall we not. then, without van,
=, um,e'pate a reasonable share of patronage from ths
execution our proposed plan, we shall. of cours.
~ uu'y o0uhd' endeavor TO give universal satisfxctio,.
w Ia''' we must look for indulgence from thos,
who We are sure, will be always willing IN e,,snd =
to us, our fair patrons. Our paper will be mad. 80
PRINCIPALLY OF Selections from the most apn-ovrd "a
rehned literary publications of the present and r.
gone days and, while we hope to exbib;, s,ch -
ment in these as to satisfy our fair reader ~ "eH-
a ner Improvement as well az their amusement a
we piedge ourselves that nothing will ann.a.:.
our pages which shall cause the mantTpp bl,sh,."
fuse The fair cheek Of the most delicateiv moJ~.. ~
v hoera' promises OF assistance from several Iitero,n
,ao'es ana &c ltlemen of high standing, moreover ~
nope, by Their courtesy, to be able to nr.s.n, ."o
readers. occasionally, a choice Original Tai. anS
VISIT to the more ideal but not less beautiful re.,an.
Poesy. regions II
or the "thousand- and lone" appellations r..ur
suited to a publication like The one here nropos.d -
nave chosen "rhe Kaleidoscope" as most m un;s"o
WIN our plan, which will be to give, nj every ,urn
constant succession Of ever-varying. but st;u III .
ana pleasing forms and reflections. Asa An, sh..nh
G y tme nature Gt our work. we beg leave to present Ii Q
'o,o"ihH Analysis, "a priori:"
Popular tales, essays, and skctches. or;g;n., and
lected; ''B"ai and Sc
Memoirs Of distinguished females, in the various y,
psrtnients OF public and private life;
n journal of the fashions, home and forei,, ian
their vast varieties: N6" u
Excerpts, from the best authors;
Anecdotes, Of the more refined cae,. -,
excellent thoughts, &C.; ""y sayin8S
Notices of the drama, criticisms on ponuI.r rorc.
ers, &C.; P'puAr Periorn'-
Original and well selected poe,rv. :, uh;.
rity OF the legitimate Muse alone will be cher.s" pr
III poIitcs- without having any thing TO sav in c,n,.
" any party, we pledge ourselves to the uncond;t;ona
iaHIy
Ana last, though not least, we propose to admit, M
AZ "'e,use"ents, such only excepted, AS relate to affairs
IN which our far readers have an interest.
HODERT u. MADRA,
C.. z. HOUGu-
City OF Washington, Feb. 1880.
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