Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-02-13
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WHES we first purchased the old and well
known establishment OF the
Saturday Evening Post,
we saei that the paper circulated widely a.
mong the steady, reading portion Of The United
States, that we entered upon our hbors with full
contdenc, of the future. Our success has since
been beyond our most sanguine expectation, as our
weekly receipts overbalance those of any cotenpO-
tary Taper. Our list has continued to swell up,
with uneIampled rapidiiy, and we have the conf.
dence that at the present rate of increase shall
be enabled III few months to boas, of more than
$4,000 subscribers When we commenced our
abors, announced distinctly, tha, the tone of the
paper should be decidedly moral, and that nothing
shou d be admitted into our columns, which the
mos, flslidous father could disappTove Of. and de-
term ned that approved Family Paper, it
should not contain a paragraph, with the spirit of
which parent would not wish to have daughter
familiar, and we therefore, with this view, announ
ced that theatrical notices should appear in our
columns, and that should be opposed to theatres
things calculated to injure the healthy action of
homes, mind,-as creative Of exhibitions demo-
ralizing in tendency, and feariuly pernlcious in
fact. There were not wanting blusterers, who
made a great parade of opposition. and Croakers,
who predicted our speedy downfall, but we threw
ourselves uron the sober, rational and experienced
portion of the people OF the United States for sup
port and we have been nobly sustained.
We thought and expressed the opinion, that
however careless many might lie upon this subject,
tha, 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
euloGy of all kinds Of characters made familiar 10
their minds
We determined also that while the paper con.
unued under CONTROL II should be strictly neu.
tral in politics. and that news and literary jour
nalis,s we had nothing TO do with the matter !; this
determination has been strictly and rigdly adhered
TO, and while We shall continue to give our renders
such public document may be deemed of inte-
rest TO all, and such a history of the progress of
political events, as are strictly in keeping with our
duty, and the character Of the paper, we shall stu.
diously and thoroughly avoid any contamination of
parliz IN politics.
The paper is now printed in new and beauti-
iul type-has received the praise of many editors of
taste as the 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 on stout white paper, rem
dering it neat and durable for filing.
la 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 our own circle of literary
friends will continue to give interest to the paper.
while everything important and worthy of note that
happens in the Old World or the New, shall be
collected and collaied for the taste Of oui rea-
ders
The Ladies Department shall always be choice
and select and shall receive strict attention while
such things as may interest our juvenile readers,
and that important and large class of our readers
the Farmer will not be overlooked. 10 order 10
gratliy, as much possible, the laudbe desire of
our country readers, portion of our attention will
be devoted TO the collection and diffusion of such
News, Memoranda, Tables, Facts, Hints, &c. as
may seem important to agriculturiss, and the pop
ulaton resident without the confines Of our great
cities The state of the markets and the fluciua-
tious in the prices, will be regularly and what is of
more moment, correctly given.
we have ever been opposed to the constant |
husler and parade made by some editors, about /
the excellence Of their Tapers, and have resolved
that the Saturday Evening Post, shall be conduct
ed, as TO speak for itself.
Our readers will always fud in its columns the |
earlies, and mcst authentic information rs well as
n.
We hrve totally discarded the system OF filling the !
piper with quack advertisements, but prefer giving
our readers from week to week, entertaining read |
ing matter.
And we feel assured that we shall be no losers
thereby, as but few readers care about having paper
filed with descriptions of these nauseating com.
pounds.
The Saturday Evening Post, will be furnished
Tor - per annum in advance, or one copy three
years Tor S5. To those who wish TO subscribe for
a Philadelphia Magazine, We will furnish copy
oil the Philadelphia Ca ket, aud two copies of the
iost for one year for s5 free of postage and dis
count.
No New Subscriber received without the
Money.
To those who wish to subscribe. we would say,
that the safest plan is to enclose the money in
letter and direct TO US. Most Postmasters will
frank their letters if relating 10 nothing but the !
business of the office and all postmasters who will
be kind enough so to do We shall be pleased to ac-
knowledge as agents.
Address
GEORGE r. GRAHAM & co. 8
No 80 CATERS Alley, Philadelphia /