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PROSPECTUS
PROSPECTUS
Od ne'o paper, to be published semi-weskiy in
me city Of Washington, called the
WASIIINGTON xvuIc

WASHINGTON NHIG.
vENIE undersigned proposes TO publish in
= the city of WASHINGTON. a new paper.
founded upon the Wing principles of nc.
The condition Of the country and the deplora-
bic encouragement of the present and prece-
ding Administrations oithe Government make
1t the imperative duty of every good citizen
to exert all his energies and to apply all his
means to overthrow Il dynasty whose whole
career has been marked by reckless DISREGARD
OF the ublicinterests, sacrifice of the national
welfare TO party aggrandisement, open viola
tions OF the sacred charter of our liberties, and
determihation, at all hazards, to perpetuate
In their own hands the power they have ac-
CURED, by means which have never before
been resorted to, and which are alike discre
ditabie to the character of the Government
and to those who tolerate such abuses.
III Will be the effort of this press, by every
falr and honorable means, to destroy the party
iniatnation which now prevails among a re-
spectacle portion of the American people. and.
by dilsdsing light and truth, in conjunction
with lis brethren of the Opposition press, to
arrest the march OF prohigacy and folly, which
have broughtth the country to the verge of bank
rnptcy and ruin. 1t is time that the people
should be reused from their apparent apathy
to vigorous eNertion, and be made sensible Of
the perilous condition in which they now
stand. They want but light, and the press
is the best vehicle for the successful diffusion
OF that light. As the danger to the republic
increases, the battery of the public press
should increase In force and power, till the
darkness in which it has been shrouded shall
be dispelled, and delusion and errors shall no
longer exist
The undersigned believes that. though a
Wing paper be, and has long been establish
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great dignity and ability, it does not super
sede the necessity of another co-laborer in the
same field of usefulness. There never was
more interesting and important crisis in the
history OF our country than the present and
1t becomes the duty of every citizen who de-
sires to perpetuate its free institutions and
liberties to give every aid in his power to the
most efficient, means of correctinu the evils |
and dangers which now hang over the repub |
ne, from the folly and corruption of its rulers.
The position which the undersigned has cho-
sen Is, he thinks, peculiarly suited to the ac |
OF such am object. The foun-
tain OF corruption is at the seat of Govern |
ment /; Its streams from this source flow over
the land, and proximity to that source will |
AFFORD greater facilities for the discovery and |
exposure OF the profligacy and mismanaue |
ment OF those who have been placed in the |
seat of power.
Animated by an ardent love of country. the |
undersigned will endeavour to maintain,
boldly and fearlessly, the cause he has espous-
ea' and the Wing principles upon which he |
sincerely believes the stability and prosperi- |
ty OF tine Government depend. He will |
'nanght eXtenuate, and set down naught in |
malice" The Wing party and its members.
OF both House, shall always find in his press
an advocate willing and prepared to defend
them when njustly assaulted and wantonly
aspersed, as they too often have been, by the
Vehal prints OF the Administration party. No
eXertion shall be spared to make the WASH
INGToN Wing avehiclc of correct political in
telilgence, and supporter of the true princi-
pies OF republlcanlsm, so essential to the puri-
W and perfection of all free Governments. 1t
Will be his endeavor, as faithful sentinel. tn |
guard the citadel of the Constitution against
the dangerous inrOadS of Locofocoism. and
its offspring, Agrarianism, as well as the dar-
ing assumptions OF power, on the part of the |
Executive Government, which have for the
last ten years been carried to an extent calcu-
lated TO rouse the fears and beget the most Sc |
rlouS aPprehensIOns in all who love their
country and desire the durability of its free
Institutions.
With view to render the Wing interest
ing, not only to the politician and man of bu-
siness, but 10 the literary reader, it is the in
,ehtioh OIL the proprietor to blend occasional |
~, when its columns are not otherwise occu-
pied, the heavier matter ofpolitics with the
lighter, perhaps, more agreeable, productions
OF literature. Critical notices will be given. |
from time to time, of such works of merit as
may issue from the press of this country, that
the reader may be kept apprized of what is
doing in the literary as well as in the political
world.
The undersigned has engaged the services
OF Mr.. GEORGE WATTERsoN to conduct the
Editorial department Of this paper, who is
gentleman ofeducation, ofmatured Judgment,
OF much experience as public writer, and
possessing an intimate acquaintance with the
political and party history of the country.
lHE WASHINGTON WIG will be printed
twice a week OH double royal sheet, with
new type, at S5Per annum, payable on receipt
OF the first number.
Should sufficient encouragement be offered.
u Is proposed to commence the publication of
the WING about the middle of December next;
previous to which time it is desirable that the
names OF subscribers should be forwarded to
the publisher.
JOSEPH BUTLER.
Washington City, Nov. 81, 1899.
W Wing Editors are requested to copy