Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-05-01


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Printers, Baltimore, Md.
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WHEN we first purchased the old and well
known establishment of the
Saturday Evening Post,
we stated that the paper circulated widely a.
mong the steady, reading portion of The United
States, that we catered upon our labors with iull
confidenca of the future. Our success has since
been beyond our most sanguine expectation, as our
weekly receipts overbaance those of any coen,po-
Tary paper. Our list has continued 10 swell up,
with une1ampled rapdity, and we have the conf
dence that at the present rate OF increase, we shall
be enabled III few months TO boast of more than
$4,000 subscribers When we commenced our
labors, announced distinctly, that the tone of the
paper should be decidedly moral, and that nothing
should be admitted into our columns, which the
most fasdious father could disapprove of, and de-
termincd that as an approved Family Paper, 1t
should not contain paragraph, with the spirit of
which parent would not wish to have daughter
familiar and we therefore, with this view, announ-
ced that no theatrical notices should appear in our
columns, and that we should be opposed to theatres
as things calculated to nure the healthy action of
an honest mind,-as creative Of exhibitions demo-
ralizing in tendency, and fearfuily pernicious in
fact There were not wanting blusterers, who
made great parade of opposition. and Croakers,
who predicted our speedy downfall, but we threw
ourselves upon the sober, rational and experienced
portion of the people Of the United State. for sup
port, and we have been nobly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many might be upon this subject,
that few, even if they did not entirely dsapprove
of such entertainments, cared about having the
gross details forever paraded before the eyes of
their children, and the sickening and nauseating
euogy of all kinds of characters made familiar to
their minds
We determined also, that while the paper con.
tinued under CONTROL it should be strictly neu-
trail in politics. and that and literary jour
nalists we had nothing TO do with the matter this
determination has been strictly and rigidly adhered
To, and while we shall continue 10 give renders
such public document as may be deemed of inte
rest 10 all, and such history of the progress of
political events, strictly in keeping with our
duty, and the character of the paper we shall stu
diously and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
parliZsn politics.
The paper is now printed in a new and beaui-
full ype-has received the praise Of many editors OF
taste as Hhe handsomest family sheet in the Union
Our efforts have been directed TO the combining
of beauty and simplicity with utility and taste.
The Post is printed a stout white paper, rem
dering it neat and durable for filing.
In addition TO these efforts toward perfection in
the mechanical department., and exterior of our pa
per, no labor, and no cost been spared in the de-
velopement of intellectual strength. The present
variety of interesting tales, original, from foreign
and domestic magazines, together with the valua-
BILE contributions of own circle OF literary
friends will continue to give interest TO the paper,
,pbi Ia inn nr,a of hat
happens in the Old World or the New, shall be
collected and collated for the taste of ouI rea-
ders.
The Ladies' Department shall always be choice
and select, and shall receive strict attention, while
such things may interest our juvenile readers
and that important and large class of our readers,
the Farmer will not be overlooked. In order TO
crafty, as much possible the audible desire of
country readers, portion of our attention will
he devoted to the collection and diffusion OF such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facts, Hints, &C. as
may seem important to agrcultursis, and the pop
ulation resident without the confines of our great
cities. The state of the markets and the fucua.
tous in the prices will be regularly and what is of
more moment, correctly given.
We have ever been opposed TO the constant
bluser and parade made by some editors, about
the excellence of their papers, and have resolved
that the Salurd4y Evening Post, shall be conduct
ed, as to speak for itself.
Our readers will always find in its columns the
earliest and mcst authentic information, as well as
the most choice and entertaining literary matter
We hrve totally discarded the system OF filling the
paper with quack advertisements, but prefer giving
our readers from week TO week, entertaining read
log matter.
And we feel assured that we shall be no losers
thereby, as but few readers care about having paIer
filled with descriptions of these nauseating cons
pounds.
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GEORGE r. GRAHAM & co.
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