Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-01
PROSPECTUS
THE DAILY kEYSTONE.
TIE RMS-S2 ron THE SESSION.

rJ'he undersigned being fully aware Of the inn
portance Of having Daily Democratic Paper.
published u, the Seat of Government, Of Ponnsyl
vania. during the sessions of the Legislature in
compliance with the request Of numher Of their
democratic friends, propose TO publish the KEY
STONE DNil.Y, during the approaching session.
on a Royal Sheet at The low price ofTwo DOLLARS
for the session, or two cents per singie'copy.
The great object TO he attained by the publication
of Daily paper at Harrisburg during the session
Of the Legislature, is togive reports Of the Debates
in the two Houses, on all importap, public qucs"
tons, more nj length thin hss heretofore been Gus
omary, and to ce,hose reports cut before the pub
lie, more cxpeditious'y than ly the slow process OF
a semi-we' KY paper There is an anxiety in the
minds 'ofthc r,odiug public to'orain the earliest
information in regard TO oil pahlic movements
and as the measures TO he brought forward and dis
cussed, at The approaching session Of our Legisa-
ture, ~ u bc ofthe first importance, TO the people
a, large, wc conceive that there can be no more
suitable time thun ,he present, for the commence
mcIft OF un enterprise of this kind.
As one df the propretors OF the Keystone is a
professional s,enographer. and has long been en-
gagged as Reporter in Congress, IN the Conven-
iion to amend e Constitution, and in the State
Legislature, he confidently hopes that he will be
enabled to conduct the Legislative Department oi
the paper in manner entirely satisfactory to those
members whose remarks he may report, and the
public dt lsrge He will be assisted l'y competen,
reporters, and will at al times attend in one House
himself TO ensure faithful and accurate reports OF
debates in the Legislature. The other proprietor
will take charge of the Editorial Department If the
psper, and as be has heretofore had considerable
experience in inconduciing a Democratic Journal in
another part Of tiIe Stae, he hopes TO be able 10
mdke the Keystone acceptable not only 10 his pohli~
cal friends, but TO the reading Iublic.
We shall also have a correspondent at Wash.
ington, who will give daily syn9pss of the busi
ness transacted in the National Legislature; and
an account of all the political movements, which
may be made al the sest Of the general Govern.
ment.
OT As we shall incur heavy expenditure, o.
yer and above our own labors in getting up ouI
Daily, and in employing Reporters, Correspondents
&c. we trust our friends throughout the state will
exert themselves tu give our paper wide circu
lation as possible,
Tic very low rate at watch we have placed ou
Daily, will make il necessary for US to adopt III,
CASH SYSTEM, so far at least as it is concerned
and require payments 10 be made TO il during ,h,
first month of the session.
The scniweekly Keystone, Double Royal size,
will be published usual during the session at two
dollars.
uJ' Post Masters and others sending US fiv,
subscribers accompanied ly ten dollais, will b
entnled TO coIy for their trouble.
ISAAC G. MCKINLEY.
J. NJ. e. LESCURE
Harrisburg, Dec. 4, ls4i.