Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-11-09
TIE AMERICAN PIONEER.
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&c AVlNG been designated by aImos, every
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tor assures Ms fellow ci,izens that the subject
approaches with deep feeling OF the respnusi
bl ~ assumes, AM. under sense OF a ateat ne
cossliy for n, he solcIts and imolores tie b.ar-
" co opctquon OF eV' ~ member o.the cOmnlu-
nity, aud espeC aul thost Of t,r society.
IL thus presentlns plan OF the Pioneer the
Editor isels a ucllcaLy abort urOmisinp-Hr
has a great preference fJr performances over
promises; Yet, n may not be aJuiss 10 saw thai
ms bes; endeaNOTs shall he eXcried 60 make n
useful, instructive and entertaining. He ptupus-
e., wlth well chosen selections, Nc. to Dublis
the narratives collected by The society. in a psr.
spiedos aud chasie s'ylc As being ndspcnsa.
bic TO 'hls, he hopes that the pioneers Of all
NOrh America will not hesitate 10 furnish tie
| inn.ter necessary TO hll up, correct the
clety, he has promised TO preserve. n 10 slble, TO
The latest postcrty, TN ir valug BILE contributions;
ano as Editor OF she Pi ,neer he proposes 10 pub
lsh their Interesting sketches 'ol the b. nett of
the present generation. befiTc their manuscripts
are laid aside TO be used by future,peIhaps unborn
historians.
Such a work, besides the uses common 10 pc
|, rlodicas and the Advancement OF the sorie 3 :
views will serve To draw the ynui hfui mind from
state Of lassitude Ia habits Of industry, from a
fondness of romances to relish of solid reading
Possessing all the interesting Influence of ficu.n
without ts empunes = the Pioneer we may hope
will be instructive to youth, anu ing % ripper
? years and Cheering 20 the aged. Drawing its
incidents from every the and every part Of our
q common country. II will be bond connec,ing
+ hote. Scenes distant IN tine and place will be
= made present. The actors IN them though wade.
Is scattered and long forgotten by each other vii
ibeintyOduced TO n fresh acquaintance and renew
;. Cd correspondence. They viii meet by matua
d frCe.ings IN the pages of the Pioneer. Tears -
a JOY will be shed over Il hen to the astonshmen
I, ithe venerable rcade. he finds thar has yoUth
IS fu companion IN arms or IA hafCshIps sui! hive
a and. through this society, makes a beuevOlen
d bt4ucst 70 ostesIty, inst ad of being, he pre-
u sumed, lon- remo' eel 20 that country ON who's,
D. bourne nntraveiler returns, THIS will warm I'M
e bosom with zeal 10 d. his duty lNewIse be e.
d arging correcting his brotLCr's legacy, or b,
4 giving one Of his own. Thus will be chcerec
o the evening twilight. Of the way worn traveller
: who, totteung IN the verge Of time, has be ON,
z a lonely stranger among these tor whom his hes
energies were spent-thds too, will the great ob
jecis OF the society be best attained and us n gh
est AIMS accomplished. It's objects are high anC
large as they should be- cur admonItIod -. Ic
Z your I'm be high. accomplish all you can. and
having done your duty. rest satssnCd, however IA
\ beneath your wishes the result NAV fall
IL Is Intended that he Piolrer shall be Of IN,
? best materials and workmanship the country vii
afford. That II sha ] make annually volume o
four hundiei super royal octave pages, including
an index. That the monthly umbers shall b,
stitched IN printed covers. Tina. the CONVENIENCE
Ot the aged and the fancy Of the young shall be
consulted Embellishments will be literally gvi
en-. The first number Will contain a drawing ui
the fret christian church IN Ohio. AMI perhaps
other prints with descriptions
The subscription price of the Pioneer is two
dollars per annuT, IN advance, for one copy. or
three dollars the end Of The year. Ten oil trs
~ az "a ace for SIX c+p.es, iieen dollars at the
end Il the wear.
Editors, By publis hing this. with friendly no.
see' WI De eniii!ed 10 receive the Pioneer tbc
! hrst year IN exchange. Postmdsters, booksellers
| and Editors, and member Of the society, VIII
please set IS agents.
! Commencement may be expected in January
'42; PrcVlJLs 10 which we inquest The addresses
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