The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30
PROSPECTUS OF THE
CAROLINA BEACON,
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FpUE world I, constantly hanging ;--ps7s
VI are changing. and customs, mAnu,f, ~
habits ale changing The arts and science II
dfiaanz 1hrad Ia the nay 81 improvement, taiag
along oar mountains, through rivers ana -
mounting obstacle AFTER obstacle aIsl tho s7cst
u EtFas's stced. In tbs place fihe mean, ngg'-
dirty sheets, called aewspapcrs. winch sef' =
mtr.y soui ioflh. ao How sec large neatlj pms
sprHrd h,6jominals and daiiirs. on al sides u
the neaspapt,ai woi!I particularly, has thu .
pfgYrmeui Of tIcsge teen msniicsl--ant The ia,'
encr u lIe newspaper pfosa i daily sroSng Ha'
poWcrlul. Instead Of rickciv coaches AID a'4
We nov dash over lsnd atu.c tatlpl queer aschiaa
putting and smoking along a, icari1l rate q
"a place ot bargea and sail bobts We n0g tet Y
aInda, and stem tides and currcniA b Tic %. :
al powerful Steam.
Ia the ncespapotial world, mighty esd H'
df,,ul revolution IL al haud. lttasalteacy ,le'i
itself 10 some Of cur principal elties--s iea ~
Try papers have caught The rhafm. and lN M
ualiy gaining ground throughout tins m''a!
country. In North Carolina, this has rd ="
shoW itself; aud the people seem content S'a =
a'd.iash l9ucd slccfY concerns which are YET "
l'sltd here, devoted to. and their lumbein, {"
nmns filed with, dirty. BLACKBOARD, scheu
den ofaltzIng pulIiict--bccaysc their a'trnuon =
not set been directed towards that tpuahll GU
ing, independent, comprehensive. go-absaf n"''
isle which Is now oulstfptnc every Thing -
i here IS a lack Of steam about most ntW'Nft'
now.a.dsy s,--ihej navigate on the Old p.aa-@
have MOI yet adopted modern eonrNansa Z
dashipg ahead. They arc behind the lA'A
and the Improvements Of tho eye
In HfSs matters, the Beacon viii b. pro
and accurate, giving the cream Of evefy thing ~.
occurs, IN pleasant, condensed shape VIZ.
"carylnE tho reader with dun details
In philosophy and science, We have an c'pc''-
assistant--a most sage and cFudite peTsoa's'
whose abilities are unsurpassed, and Eho'e aug.
ton will be assiduousy directed toward ihe coy.
tanmcnt aud instruction % those Hho it'1 V
Beacon
In Politics the Beacon will be truly indf2',.
eni--uot neutral by any means, GnndeTN'na
but IsDFrHNDEsr that IL. We nil gay u'A'
please, neither courtne favor nor tearing eInD3.
We bate the Loco tocos, but we do mol W.
Wings better than uurself or the people a. y,
therefore we choose to 20 for a, No J, ana ="
people generally in preference to any mug
any body else As, however, 1t becomes s,
good citizen to take some interest, tn the pour,
affairs OF bs country, and in The respll Of y"
preaching contest for the Presidency ~
shall devote portion Of tbs several nnmp''
our paper issued before the election TO Toe W..
Grafton Of matters and things, men ana V'1 ~
connected herewith. Amer that, we sha'' ~.
our attention more exclusively 10 literary nav
religion, philosophy, agriculture and lhe i'D M
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Rqiagh, n. G., February, ltf0,