Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-11-02
THE AMERICAN PIONEER.

ANlNG been designated by almost every
n n mem-sr OF thus socieiy the person on whom
the principal editorial duties should fall. the EJi
tor assures MS fellow cItIzens that the subject
Approached with deep feeling of the rcsponsi
bd ~ assumes, anJ, under y sense OF a s,sat M,
cosslty for n. he solicits and implorcs tie bsar
" CO operation OF ev'ry member q! the comn1u.
nity, and especially those oi the society,"
In thus presenting plan of the P,,,nr,r IN,
Editor feels a cehcaIy abOit uromising-He
has great preference fJr performances over
PROMISES yet, % NAV not be amiss to saw that
his best endeaNOrs shall be exsrted TO make Al
useful, instructive and entertaining. lie propos-
e., with well chosen selections, Sc. To publlsp
the narratives collected by the society, in a rer-
spicdos and chaste Style. - being ndispensa-
Die 10 ms, he hopes that the pioneers Of oil
Norm America will not hesitate 10 furnish TIE
mater necessary 10 ill up, or to correct the
present state Of histC ~. AZ Secretaryto the So
ciety. he has promised preserve, II 30 siolc TO
\ the latest posfcTltv an lr vaugble contributions;
ano, as Editor oil ;hc u Ineer he proposes to pub
hsh their IN terestng sketches TO- the beneht OF
the present generation. hcfIre their manuscripts
sre laid aside 10 be used By futuEe,peihlps unborn
historians.
Such work, besides the uses csmmon Co Pc
riodicals and the Advancement Of the sOcle , >
views will serve 90 draw the youthful mind from
/ a state Of larsituuCt habits Of INDUSTRY, from a
fordness II rumanCrs TO n relish Of solid reading
Possessing all the interesting auenCe Of fiction
without IT. cmpunsfE. the Pioneer we may hope
will be instructive 10 youth, amusing TO ripper
wears, and cheering TO the aged. Drawing ITS
incidents from every time and every part of our
comm0n country, u will be n bond connecting
tlOse OF every stage II life and every place of a.
\ uode. Scenes distant m ulle and place will be-
I made present The actors m them though wide.
/ IN scattered aud long forgotten b. each other viii
| be introduced 70 fresh acquaintance and renew
/ ed rrCspandeuce. They will meet 10y mutua
/ srce ings IN the pages OF the Pioneer. Tears @
10Y will be shed over u " hen 20 the astonishnen
ofthe venerable reade. he finds thai his youth
I ful companion IN arms or IN hardships sui live
and. through this society, makes a beneyolen
bCquest - pos teTIty, last ad OF being. as he pre-
sumed, long removed to that country fon Rios
bourne no traveller returns, This will warm IN
bosom with zeal 10 d. ms duty likewise be ca.
larging or correcting his brotl.oT's legacy, or b
giving one Of his own. Thus will be cheere
| the evening twilight. Of the way worn traveller
who, totteung On the verge Of timr, has be ON
lonely STRANGER among these for whom his les
energies were spent-thJs too, Will the great oh
jects OF the society be best attained I'D lis N nl
est AIMS accom- ishPd. Its objects are hi-h an
large, as they should be. our admonItiOu - Il
your ann be high. accomplish all you can an
having done your duty. rest satisfied, however (,
beneath your wishes the r. suit may fall
IL is Intended that he Pioneer shall be of a
! best materials and workmanship the country vi
| afford. That Il sh0 make annually a va ume
four hundi ed super royal octave pages, includir
an index. That the monthly numbers shall
stitched nm pnntet covers. Tina. the conyenen,
OF the aged aud the fancy IF the yorng shall
consulted, embellishments will be literally n
en-. The FIRST number will contain a drawing
the first Christian church IN Ohio. ani perhal
other prints with descriptions.
l Inc subscription pritc 1.-THE Pioneer IS Nv
, dollars per auuum, IN advance, for one copy 4
three dollars al the end of the year. Ten oil u
~ ad "a ice for SIX cjpcs, OF fifteen dollars at t
end Of the wear.
? Editors, by publishing this with a friend, n,
tice, viii be entitled 10 receive the Pioneer Al
hrst year m exchange. POstmasters, bookseller
and EdFoTs, and members Of the sOciety WI
please act agents.
Commencement may be eTpected in Januar
s42, previous 10 which we uqGcSt Tie addressC
Of all our subscribers.
octl4 JOHN = WILLIAM