The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-01-19
From the Yeoman's Gazette.

At tho late annual meeting OF the Niio-
.dlesex County Lyceum, of which Hon.
Edward Everett is President, Commit
tee of five, Samuel l.. Dana, NJ. ID. Kev.
Converse Francis, Robert Rantoul, Jr:
ESD, Rev. Andrew p. Peabody and
BERNARD Whitman, was chosen to issue a
series Of cheap and popular publications.
This Committee have authorized their
chairman to publish circular and give
some notice of their designs s. Intentions.
In compliance with this vote the following
statement is submitted tOthe public:-.
1--WE have found that tie great body
of our population want interesting reading
and are Ges,rous of obtaining useful knowi-
edge. We have also found that most OF
those publications which have been issued
to supply this demand do not answer the
purpose They are not sufficiently PLAN
and Ineligible; and they do not come
home to mems business and bosoms.-
This deficiency we desire to remedy
We may fail, but we shall make tho at
tempt.
have been organized iu most OF our towns
In many. there is deficiency OF lectures.
Denendence is therefore placed on our
friends from q greater or less distance.
This system is already failing. we nope
then to furnish lectures for all such ins!i-
,nt;ons We hope our pamphlets may be
read publicly, and thus be instrumental II
savins many Lyccums from destruction.
I'VE have therefore determined 10
u,r,ence the publication of useful books
They will appear in numbers. DIX VIII
r,,Le volume. Two volumes will b'
furnished in the course of a year, II tn
Ejaculation will warrant. We shall civ,
the name Of rorkingmen's Library as dc
scriptive Of our designs. All dispute
questions in religion ard politics will D
scrupulously avoided. Each writer wi
no nnswerablc for his own statements an
opinions. 1t is expected that each men
her ofthe Committee will furnish one
more articles in the course Of the year
Other gentlemen have engaged to write
and our respected President has obliG'ni
1y offered to furnish u, with one or MOI
publications which we believe Will be e.
ceedingly interesting and useful.
d. This is no money making concern
We have no funds and VIC wish for non
The Co. Lyceun is not held rosponsb
for any charges. The Committee ha'
mo canital to expend in this project W
have found a bookseller who is willing
take the risk of publishing one or two sc
ZINES nt a comparativly cheap rate
Should the subscription list be large, Il
nrice may therefore be reduced. Shou
auy small profits arise, they will be O.
ployed in this undertaking must thereto
depend wholly on the patronage OF q
public. We hope all our Lyceums nr
all our Workiugmen will contribute libc
ally TO the promotion OF this object; ar
we alse hope that the circulation OF o,
hooks win not be confined to this coun
nor this Commonwealth. Our publish
will issue his Prospectus soon, and fo
ward il to the several Lyceums in Il
county. snd 10 other individuals who a
Interested in the promotion Of public IL
nrovemcnt and happiness.
A. the Committee receive no pay &
4bc;r Iabors, il isboped that all editor, il
tcresrcd in popular educntions, will gi'
sb;s circular p aratoitous insertion.
1--WE BERNARD WHITMAN.
vI,hsn, Nov. 1881