Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-16
TIE AMERICAN PIONEER.

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MS best endeaNors shall be cNurtcd TO tn,t..,,
useful, instructive and entertaining. "A. ",n
-, with well chosen selections, &c 10 rrIi,|L
the narratives collected by the society. IA /. -.
SpcdGs aud chaste style As being ndlsprnsa
pie - ms, he hopes that the pioneers of ali
NOr'h ucrica will not hest ate 10 furnish tho
matter necessary TO all up, or TO correct Tho
present state OF history. A. Secretary the so-
Getty, nc has promised to preserve. If 30 sibl. In
the latest posivrity an T value blc contributlons
ana, as Editor Of ;hs Pl InceT he PROPOSES Il, pub-
llsh their interesting sketches ia. the b, .ncff of
the present generation, Def ,rc their manuscripts
are TAU ASIDE TO be used by future,rcIhlpS unborn
historians.
Such a work, besides the uses common To nc
Hodlc1ls aud the Advancement 81 The soce Is
views will serve 10 draw the youthful mind from
4 state of lassItude Ia habits Of industry from
tOndncss of rnmanCes To a relish If solid reading
Possessing all tho interesting influence of fction
wit hout its empuncss the Pioneer we may hone
VIII hc instructive 10 youth, amusing 10 ripeT
years, and Cheering 10 the aged. Drawing il
incidents from every tme and every part Of our
cOmmOd country, n will be bond connecting
those of every stage IF life aud every place of a
botc. Scenes distant ia tiuc aud place will be
made present The actors ia them though wide
w scattered and long forgotten by each other will
be Introduced 10 "A fresh acquaintance and renew.
ed correspondence. They Will meet by mutual
s rcc.Ings m the pages Of the Pioneer Tears OF
10Y will be shed over II when u the as tonshmcut
1t the venerable rcadc.. hc finds that has youth
t,l companion IN arms or IN hardshps s;ll lives
aud, through this society, makes a benevolent
lDgucst to pos cuty, last al of being, as he pre-
stunned, long removed to that country EOm whose
bourne NO traveller returns, THIS will warm hrs
bosom with zeal 10 do his duty likewise be pE,
laTujng OF correcting his brotLCr's legacy, or bv
aIylH. one OF his own. Thus viii bc cheered
the evening twilight, Of the way worn traveller
who, thtteung On the verge Of time, has be ONE
4 lonely stranger among these iOr whom his test
energies were spent-thIs too, will the great oh
iccts of the societybe best attained AID lts hieh'
est aims accOmp. i'hed' Its objects are high aud
your aim be high. accomplish all Won can and
having done your duty, rest sat-tl q, however far
beneath your wishes the :, sal; may fa!l.
II is Intended that the Pioneer shall be of tho
best materials and work m1n ship the country Nil
afford. That 1t shall make annually yo' urrC of
four hundred super royal octave pages, including
an index. That the monthly numbers shall be
stitched IN prntC, covers. Tha. the cor yenigucp
of the aged and the fancy Cf the young shall be
consulted Embellishments Will be literally giyi
en-. The first number will contam n drawing of
the first christian church IN Ohio. AMI perhaps
other prints with descriptions
The subscription prltc of the Pioneer Is two
dollars per auuum, IN advance, for one copy or
three dollars the end Of the year. Ten Oll1rs
~ al "a ice for cJp!Cs, OF hiCCn dollars al tie
end Of the year.
Editors, by publishing this, with a friendly no.
tIcC, will be entitled 10 receive the Pioneer the
first year IN exchange. PostmtstcTs, booksellers
and Editors, and members OF the society, will
please act as gents.
Commencement may be expected IN Ianuarv
,rt2. previous To which we request the Addresses
octl4 JOHN s WILLIAM