Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-03-23
PROSPECTUS
OF The THIRD VOLUME OF
TIE EK1als6lg1.g sJOess'aeEsA
Published Weekly, at Hamburg, S. Z.


TsnRs-s3 per saREa--iarsriasiy Ia adsanao.
gg<WO years has esafls elapsed since the
4 JOURNAL frs. r,adeiEs appearance before
The public, and asked only a sinai share Of pa-
tro,iase from It's friends, uniil the time should
arrive when confidence could be placed IN liz
success. The editor has now the pleasure oil
announcing that This desired period has arnv
ed aud he now earnestly soltciis liberal sup
po,, from the reading community, and the ba-
siness por,iou Of those. who may favor bin,
with their support. The tirst number Of The
third volume will be issued on or before the
fist day Of April next.
When the JoSgsAL was about 10 be lssned
two years ago, promises were made by the pub
fishers TO the public, that they woald exert
themselves iudusiriousiy and employ the best
efforts Of their humble abilities 10 make their
Paper eu,eIsining, useful and Instructive
Fiicse tiiags have been fulfilled; oar tI:ie and
natiey spout 20 sustain our proinlEes. and brits
esfsfsss = If1Ts
prosIctiiy ct hamhasg Aud, now thai these
promises have been accomplished. and The
Journal passed the saol nj which such enter.
pEises either falls or rsrs. may not iIll sharp
OF support be expected by ns from those who
should give helping hand
Many believed ,ha' the jonrnal was esta-
b!iShed for certain private. party purposes, and
we liay. contcntcd ourseives;n ;n let ,hen, remain
in this belief knowing that TRUTH will work
lis way and irown down every thing that leans
10 errur. Bat, now thar we have surnornted
every difficulty and spread our pcnnan. To the
breeze. we fcarlessiy proclaim. that the good Of
Hamburg aInnc ii, every and any ease. hasheen
our earnest design. Her interest demands
public paper. aud we have supplied her want.
e Here shall the Press the Peoples rights
tnaintain.
Unawed 10y influence. un6ribcd by gains
Here Pu;rio, Trnih lis glorious precepts draw.
Pledged 10 Religious, Liberty aud Law"
Promises were likewise made by the publisii-
CTS. iha! their columns should not be burihened
with The partiZan essays and speculaiions OF the
day. These promises have been adhered TO-
and although we have no great desire 10 launch
out on the troubled sea OF pulitics, we shall
speak that winch we may feel bouud TO do-cnu-
demu the wrong, and hold up light to the peu-
pie. le, our words offend what party it may. 1t
IS the duty Of the press TO watch over the liber-
ties Of our comuiou country, and warn the peo-
pie whenever danger is visible. We adhere
10 the Democracy of ih,s country, yet If this
party goes es,ray. we shall endeayor 10 bring
j, back by timely and viriuct,s feprcuE
The dnty o, an editor is distinct and lofty
profession, exercising gIel, Influence over So
cieiy. II is power tlia, has never been .,ea-
sured. aud wo shall endeavor TO sustain aud
cherish the moral agencies which the functions
of eiItorship holds among the world and en-
dcavor To persuade Unr co-,emporaries 90 i'm
prove the character OF the Press, tn rescue il
from insidelity 90 ITSELF aud from the i,idifIcr-
eHce and couiempl of the public; asSer, IFS
claims vindica,e Us dignity aud exhor, Il 10 lis
duty. by a s;raish, forward yirtious course |.
These adnoniiioas we have learned from vic
and experienced heads, and we will prutt By
them.
The columns Of the Journal arc devoted to
Foreign and Demestle Meas. tho Markets. Lite
rafRrs, SeisRfe. ac. Our readers will be fur
nishsd with correr, information n relation TO
passing events IN every quarter of the giohe-
the s,ate Of the markets al home and abroad.
and every description OF business intelligence.
besides o great variety nf miscellaneous uiatler.
& 5she great increase of trade To Hamburg. her
: 5,atnrai advantages for health and business. and
Sassas Rpnrisiing condition, renders n paper iIi-
fssbiy aeccssary here, a. well to the riti.
s'Es Ibe planters aud others who trade 10 this
0t whom should palronize paper
iapnstinn Therefore. the editor
g.f knows that be can send ou, a
sell worthy of patronage as
B:scg the pubic He r.spcc,-
i.llsg liberal and enlightened
cos us Of patronage which
hs sSseFves.
MARLBOROUGH.
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