Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-12-16
THE AMERICAN PIONEER.

EEANiNG been DESIGNATED by almost every
y " iuemscru i tins society he per,iu on Who's
the principal editorial should fall the hdi'
tor ssurcs his fellow citizens tha' ihe SUBJECT -
apuroached with deep feeling Of the Tesneusi
b.l' AZ assumed, AM. under sense OF great nc
,,ssitv for a. hc solICIts aud impiOres the hear
ty 90 operation otUvrry momhcr otthe commu-
prty and especially those ui the society.
n, inns rrescuting n plan 0f the PiOnc,r Y, the
Editor feels a ,clica,y abort PROMISING Hc
has n great preference tgr performances over
ry,tpisrs; vet. % NAV not be amiss 10 say that
~ best enteaNors shall be excrted 10 make n
usrril. instructive aud cn'ertaiuing. lie propvs-
e. with well chosen selections, &c. 70 publish
the narratives collected by the socetv' IN per
sutcdos aud chastc style As bclnc ndispcnsa.
bic u 'his, he hopes that the pioneers Of al
North America Will not hcsuatc 10 furnish Ire
na,ter necessary 10 I'll up, OF To correct the
present state Of histert. A. SecrCtaryto tue So
rietv. he has promised to preserve Il 20 sihle, ~
sine laicstpostCrity, IN -ir va'ugblc contributions;
ano, as Editor OF IN. II hnccT he proposes iupub-
ttsh their iutcrestin sketches .oi tue dement, OF
the present generation bcfIre their manu- -cTiptS
arc iud aside to be used by isturcPcra'pS unborn
historians.
riod,cols and the Advancement Of the sOctC -
views will s, rye ~ draw the youthful mind from
state OF ilssitudC 60 habits Of industry, from a
f,rdncss IT rumancCs To telsh Of solid reading
/ Possessing al the interesting Influence Of fiction
without its cmpunes =. the Pioneer we may hope
will be instructive 10 youth, amusing To ripper
yeats, and cheering 10 tho aged. Drawing IT'S
I
comruOn country, n will be bond cOnnCc ing
those OF every Stage IT life and eyetY place uC
tode. Scenes distant m - e aud place will he
made present. The actors IN them thoueh wide
IN scattered and long forgotten hyeaCh Oth,r will
be- 10 produced 10 a fresh &C IuatutarCC md renew
cd correspondence. They viii meet by mutual
srccings IN the pages OF the Pioneer. Tears Oi
iov will be shed over q when a. the aStonishment
the venerable readc.. he hnds that his youth
ful companion IN arms or Va hardships sui lives
and, through tins society, makts a benevolent
it..fua- ID nd of hpnu "A he ftrt.
sumed. long remo' al 10 that country fOm whose
hodrnC no traveller returns, THIS Will warm hrs
iarsing or correcting hrs brotLcr's lcg1cy, or by
giving one Of his own. Thus will be checrcd
the evening twilight, Of the way worn traveller,
whr, tOttCrnS On the verge OF ufne, las DC ONE
a lonely strun-c or among these for whom his est
energies were spent-thus too. viii the great OBJ
iects of the society be best alta ned and It's gh
est aims accompi shed. It's objects are high aud
large, as they should be- pUr admOnlilOd y. let
your ANA be high, accomplish all YOU can. and
having d nc your duty. rest satisfied, however far
beneath your wish Their suit may fall.
10 is Intended that he Pioneer shall be OF the
best materials aud workmanship the country will
atiOr !. That It sha make annually va ume OF
four hundred upcr royal octave pages, including
an index. That the monthly no mbers shall be
of the aged aud tLe fancy e the Young shall b.
onsuicd. Embellishments will be literally CIV;
en. The FIST number Whl cJnian drawing vi
the trsi CHRISTIAN church IN Ohio. AMI perhaps
other prints with descriptions
The subscription pTl,c 81 the Pioreer is twu
dollars per annun, m advance, for ono copy, OF
three 'llars al the end of the year. Ten OIL trs
90 al "a lee for SIX c'pcs, fifteen dollars al the
end II the wear.
Editors by publishing This with fcndly no.
iicc, will be emf led 10 receive the Pioneer be
first year ln exchange. POstmssters, bopk sellers
and Editors, and members Of the society will
please act agents.
Commencement NAV be expected in January
~. previ MS To which we uq1cst the addrcsscS
of all our Subscribers.
,rfit IOuN WILLIAM