Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-02
The Saturday Courier.

AN the first Saturday IN April was commeo
" cod Periodical Journal. to be puDli,hed
once n week, aud designated by the above title.
Custom has rendered u necessary for the pro-
JecIors OF a new literary undertaking, to pre-.
seat al analysis OF the plan which they intend
10 adopt, IN order that the public may Judge
how lar the scheme Is likely 10 be deserving of
patronage. Oars shai bo brief
Newspapers have been ap,ly styled The shron
ictes Of tht times, IL when under the guidance of
sound principle Il assured abil lilies. may Justly
be considered tue safeguards of q nation. MANY
! however, diverted from The leg inmate objects
of their institution, are prosiaIsd 10 purposes
which involve injury to the morals, ana nn
pedimeni 10 ibe advancement OF II people. luis
II shall he oar study 90 avoid.
Al matters oi interest, connected with tbe
general and STATE governments shall rreaiye
iron us tha earliest aueniIon. We discla,n ali
party feelings OF prcjudice., but IN doing this,
we would be understood as hulJing Ourselves ut
liberty 10 open our columns aud express our
sentiments ~ relation TO Nil subjects of public
interest, whether Connected Nth poll tics or
oilwerwiss.
Light Rsadiug In all is various department..
will form an object OF our especial carr I b ~
mero0s son'ces for obtaining The beat ssieeiioirs
from foreiga aud domestic literature within
our reach, author 20 w to assert that 10 this
500 with any otter 10 the country.
Internal improvements, Agriculture, and
Domestic Manufacturer shalt receive ItUin d,
that coDsiterafon 10 @heh they are .nlnIed
by ihrir great and growing importance
Among the regular NOTICES of,ne wesk, win
DO given a corrected Pfices Current of StDeks
and the Grain Market. Inc latest vfelen and
Domestic Intelligence, received by the Eastern
and Southern Mails Oh Saturday, will aisays
he found 10 this paper. la shor,, moth ing shalt
bc overlooked that may be deserving The alien.
ton and character oi en.erpriziDg, intelligent,
and indus,fous journalists.
We are not ignorant that we must encounter
many diiiicaties n advancing t. pubic favor,
but long experience 10 the mechanical branch.
es of our ptofessio.i, and an ardeat desire 10
render oui selves useful IN their more exIens
sive prosecution, lead US 10 believe thai these
obstacles will not prove nisurmoDn,abie. We
rely particularly on the lloersliiy al ways shown
by an enle htened putiie TO enierpr xes Judi.
ciousIy conducted, aud Confidently make rue
assurance that our claim 70 patronage viii NOT
he lsssened b. want OF proper talent in a,diog
to give spirit and value To- our undertaking.
WOODWARD s. SPR.AGG.
CONDITioNS.-th SATURDAY CoURfER
will oe printed with good type. an eAua
size imperial paper, OF the largest class, aud
Of excellent quality comprising twenty .eight
columns Of reading matiSr.
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Agents. aad other person at a distance, pro-
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Philadelphia, April y. -