Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-04-16
PROPOSALS
For Pu5ishing a Pcr:o i.co! Paper
TO BE ENTITLED
The Family antcilisenCcr,
INTELLECTUAL COMPANION

Amid The vast amount AMI variety of
pu llca:'ons issued from the Amer can
press II IS ii fact hat there are none s,gen-
erailY read rs NEWSPAPERS. So n.versal
indeed IS their Crcuiati III, that sccaIce'y
f1miN IS tonri with cut access Il one
or mere Of them. The imp Itant iuflu-
raicnl tea 10 e<srt in the community,
must therefore he apparent TO all. la
We" OF this fact. IL has long been a suo-
lec' of regret with Caant, that these peri
oiica's, 81 vel fired 20 be the We. icles II
useful knowledge, instead Of contniniu G
matter worthy the attention OF the ration
Il mind. are, too generally Fl led in xrea'
part with foolish love.'.lcs, aud other fict.-
,i"us and light pronuc,irns, the natural
Eject of winch is to produce dls'as,e foi
-olid aud instructive reading, and 10 min.
,s,cr to the formation &C frivolous char.
ac.er.
AT period Ike the present, when the
advantages Of literary intructon are be
coming generally diffused. and the taste
for reading IS consequently increased to
an ihcaicnla! lie extent, il becomes add
tionalIy important that while the means
Of gratifying This taste Increase-and ia
cre,se they undoubtedly whitley be-
such as shall promote the true interest If
man, both in his individual and social ca
p1citv. 10 do this, I: IS obvious, the
MUD must be directed into channels of
substantial knowledge. The exigency
must he met. The intellect, in its pro-
gresson and Development, mus, have
presented to IT objects of elevated pursuit,
aud research--su'j- cts for the exercise of
IL. powers, N some degree Commensurate
to their dignity and high tendencies.
And these mist not merely DE placed
within the rench Of the ever-actiye and in
quisiiIve mind, but as much "a possible
thrown into It's path. Work adapted TO
these ends must be multiplied, and, b,
means Of public and private libraries, rem
dered accessible to the reading commua,
~. Newspapers and periodical pubica
ions, as being those of most common
and general resort mus, be made the me.
dunn not only of interesting intelligence,
but Of sound instruction ia literature, sci.
ence, nd morals.
To meet, IT s,rle measure, this exipe n.
cy, and promote intellectual Improvement
IN harmony with pure morals and . ration
al ple'y, - the object Of the proposed pub
LEGATION. 1t will accordingly be devoted
to the various departments Il useful know
eoge-lie the arts and sciences,
agriculture, domestic economy, health,
news, and morality.
From what has been said il will be Der.
ceived, that it is not intended to make
The Family IaseIIigencer specially q reli
gious paper. Convinced, however, that
genuine religion is made up Of every day
actions OF lit-.-,he minute az well a. the
great, IT, which volition il concerned,-
while this mos; interesting Of all topics
will not be made 10 assume the prominen,
place, il will be the purp,se Of the editor
that nothing shall be inserted at variance
with ITS obligations ard interests. BalI
m re than This. While Improbable con
'roversy will be siudlorsIy avoided, Just
views If religion, and articles Calculated
Dur beng. By leading 10 perception Of
The " sdon, goodness. and pow er display !
I'd throughout his works, will at all times
ind welcome place.
The sutIec, Of objectionable besr
means Of advancing i, Consistently with
chri-'in principles improvements in
school BOOKS, and 10 the mode Of conduc
ing schools-~ill meet With the notice
md consideration to which their impos.
ance entiiles them.
Tss svals # insemperanee, the inhumanI
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