The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-08-12
The Earnaer., Advocate.


a. lNGE closing he "a volume, m association
- has been proposed. whereby The services OF
Mr. v. +. Richards. Of Davidson county H. C.,
vii be procured 10 assist IN tho ed,ioTia. depart.
mcri VI the paper, provided sufficient accession
70 our present Us, Of suhtcf befs can be ubiained
% JusufY such measure IN which event. the
Advocate, after the TACT is asccrAiacd, and the
necessary arrangements made, wili be published
+ weekly, At EfoaatoRn, Dagidsou county, y. e.,
IN a suret-foySi sheet. for 81 80. But IN the
mcantimc, OF should the proposed association al.
limaiey fai' for want q .ulIiceu, encouragement,
as above stated, the paper vii suil be continued
iscmi-montily on 4 sapcrr0yaI sheet, lor cue DOL
! lar, as heretofore.
/ We wcald reasonably suppose, that The rTopos.
Cd change from a somi-mun,hly 70 a weekly Pc
per woald give general Satisfaction 10 oil COR pre-.
sent subscribers; becauze, Tor the small addition
Of tl0y coats yo.ane furnishing more dian don.
be the umoun, 81 foaBiug matter agid BE- sccar-
q or, instead Of rjginS ono dollar or a volume
81 3 pages, they Uill receive iot one dollar and
hiiy ccHts volume containing cJ1 pages. And
moreover, in addition To tIn grouuf quantity ~
reading matter furnished, wc have 10 doubt Ihei
al increased interest would ts tans communica.
ted 10 u1r paper; as iIr. Richards besides being
practical iafucr, IS gentleman o. considerable
literary uuainIuunfs.
IL attempting 70 effect such an arrangement
whether su1cossfu at not, the least prejudice or
disadvantage canuo, possibly result, 70 ans Of our
prescott subscrIbets, bccsuse, should the attempt
prove unsuccessful, She Advocate viii continue to
be published regularly, ~ herel4.afe II we
should succeed in tAecung Tie anticipated
change, a material Advantage, in our estimation,
sill be the immediate result; Tor by the adoption
Of such measures IS II will enable as 10 carry out
oar means tar improving the papcr,--.0F render.
iing !, more acceptable, and iof giving a greater
cS;eui OF circulation, ard thus making It mare
/ permanently useful vail be greatly increased.
! No material difference Ia the desIEn Of the pc
pr wall take place IN consequence Of he proposed
change; bot an Intexlbic adherence 70 the inter
cata OF ihc Farmer viii still be observed, by using
4 81 laudab means calculated 70 advance system
Of general mproy smcrt We hope. fcliow-cIii-
zens, that yau will rive ~ YOUR uuited support in
aiding our Efforts to establish On pcrmencn' be-.
40, paper having ior It's object the Introduction
Of mcasutcs Tor the crrichiug of your soi.-the
improvement Of your stock and farm productions
--ihc periccliua Of yout agricultural and mschuu-
zeal opsrsiinns--the advancement Of your scion
tihc and literary pursuits, and The promotion Of
iQst incentives to virtue; oil OF which sim lil-
noonsly centre 10 one grand purPosc-to dcyelope
the vast natural resources o. our common c1ua.
try for thc muilgl bcacIi. of all; and thus pro-
mote ihr great design OF creation.
/ As we eongd0r Agriculture and its kindred
puTui,s, Of paramount Importance 10 ans other
confederation, we design IN the FIRST place, to use
all laudahle cxcfious 10 procuring and dtssemlna-
ting pracfical information, essential TO the inter.
csts. and calculated 10 increase the dignity OF the
fARNlR.
/ Secondly - Edutsiion, and the Literary Insti-
I :uttuns Of the country also, good literary ptodne-
tons, both original and sciected, viii receive
prompt attention. ard swarm and friendly support
/ Thirdly -Scisaee, and the Meehdmtni Arts,
w!ll also be subjects OF discussion, and invariably
receive a liberal share OF attention.
/ Fourlhly Due attention will be paid 10 sub
iocis calculated to promote the cause d Virtue
and Religi0n. carefully suppresslng every alu
sion tcnding in any was TO encourage sectarmn
/ prclndccs.
Fhhly:- summary notice will also be taken
I Of passing events ol an important and interesting
nature, both Foreign aud Domestic; excluding all
pal,isoi contests, and subjects calculated 10 pro-
mote patti amnesty.
I In short, our whole influence, so far az depends
on the success Of The Advocate, viii be nnspar-
iuely cxcrted IN strengthening those pillars on
which the prosperity and happiness, both Of ind-
yiduals and nations must be invariably based
the improvement Of the soil, and the culture Of
the mind,
CONDITIONS.
! An those who pay in advance, will receive hily
ts.o numbers of sixteen octave pages each, MAX
ing in year, volume Of S32 pages, for 81 81
70 clubs forwarding 81 free Of postage, five CO.
uies will be forwardod for $40, eight copies; for
sl5 twelve ooploa; for S20, eighteen copies; and
/ for $50. thirty copies will be furnished,
! Ii payment be delayed beyond thee months
after tic first number is received, an additional
sum Of 80 per cent. viii be invariably oxac'od.
! The trouble and expense which necessarily at
tends the collection OF small debts at distance,
viii render strict adherence to this rule abso
I lutcly necessary,
All letters, communications, &c to the publish
crs, must come free from postage, or they cannot
4 be attended 10
| No paper will be discontinued until all arrear-
/ ages urc paid, except mt our option.
! Pos,nlasters, or other gentlemen, disposed 10
give us their influence, are respectfully requested
TO act as agents, Address
j. SHERWOOD &
w RICHARDS