Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-01-22
PROSPECTUS OF THE
A MEXICAN SPECTATOR
AND
WASHINGTON CITY CHRONICLES

The Publishers of the WAs,,ycrov
Cry Chronicle, having entered mtoau
arrangement with the Proprietor of ,ho
CoMmbiaa Register, by which the two
papers have been united, and believing
that partial modification o. the or;uiual
plan OF their journal will have a tanden.
cy topromCtc its usefulness andlplacc j,
on more permanent BASIS, and having
made the necessary provisions for that
object. will henceorth issue their paper
under the title of" TIE Imcrisgn ,Sycc-
tator and Washington CGty Ch,ca;cic.
The leading objects of this paper will
be, to furnish, IN condensed from intel,-
gence respecting the great Benevolent
Enterprises OF the age, and to advocate
their cause by every argument andmo,iye
which we may be able to WELD to note
: the advances OF Truth, and to aid il in lis
= conflict with Error to record the fresh
accessions OF Literature, and to awaken
recollection GIFTS buried stores to report
: the acquisitions OF Science, and welcome
: their application to the Mechanic Arts .
: to sketch the Political Features OF the
L }Ii,oes, ana esi.o an Outline OF the move
mcnts in this City OF Power.
In the duties OF benevolence and SELF
sacrifice, we shall not be captious or CEN
sorious--we shall steadily appel to the
unchangng obligations ofman tc his Ma
ker and TO his fellow being. In LITERA-
'ruRE, we pledge ourselves 10 TIC maxims
OF no school, but we shalt ever linge-
longest at the Shrine were genius has
consecrated its Iuenchlcss eaargies to the
high interests OF humanity. In Science,
we shall kindle most were we discover the
brightest impress of utility In Religion,
) we shall not be exclusive or seatarian !:
we shall welcome every thing good in
whatever denomination of Christians it
may prevail and shall with equa. Impair
'lality expose every thing evil, wherever it
may be iound-a mans conduct shall
stamp his character and credible tree
shall be known by its fruits.
In Politics; we shall not be partisan,
although we do not pledge ourselves to
withhold free expression of our opinions
at the qualifications and conduct of those
III power, or OF those who may be candi-
, dates for these responsible stations. We
: hold it to be duty in evcrv .aaan to keep
scrutin!2:@g vigilance on those to whom
our sacred rights and privic5cs are
f entrusted, and to demonstrate, in the
language OF unfolding piety and patriot
ism, when these trusts are proianed, or
forgotten in the absorbing pursuit Of SELF
agg.andizcmen,.
Ihata Paper SO commanding in its OBJ
|Jects, so liberal in its spirit, issuing from
the Capital o!our County, if conducted
with fidelity and energy, will be sustain
ed by the pnalic, we cannot entertain a
doubt w q would 80. solicit r.,rs.as.
from considerations Of mere charity to our
selves, we intend to render every man a
i qnia pro Quo, and expect that our Paper
will stand by It's merits or fail by its
wothlessness
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nent communications TO our columns
while, with becoming spirit of seIf-reli-
ance, we shall smite our own rock, and If
the streams ale not coplouS. we trust they
will at least be pure.
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