The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-02-09
PROSPECTUS
s...a@~. ....a OF rue
North Carolina Literary
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|THE subscriber proposes 10 publish, ia
= the city Of Raleigh. a magazine with
the above title. Il will he printed ia
monthly numbers. on forty octave pages
Of good paper, with new and eleganttype
and a neat cover, for Two Dollars A
YEAR IN ADVANCE! .. .~se~
Ii is designed 10 he a publication oil
general interest, containing biographical
sketches ofihe illusirious natives ofNorth
Carolina; historical papers, embracing
particularly "REMINISCENCES by the present
aged public men; and scientific articles.
This magazine will cherish the purely
literary, and its pages will be graced with
poetical contributions. A prominent place
will be given tolhe interests Of The COMMON
School system Of education in our stale.
A REVIEW department will be added,
which will present notices Of new publ
cations; and it is designed that the work
shall have a monthly CHRONICLE Of lite
rary Intelligence.
The subscriber feels safe in making the
above statements. because he has the pro-
mise of assistance from several distin-
guished gentlemen in the State, in whose
requirements the public has all conf
dence. He desires to make it periodi-
cal which shall compare well with any
Southern magazine, ornament the table
of the literary man, and be welcome vi.
sitor to any family in the state. II will
be seen that the subscription is unusually
low
Four Hundred and Eighty ociaro Pages
for THO Dsliars!H
The work is put at this price tina, its
circulation may be the greater; but it will
be at once perceived that the publisher
cannot risk commencement until suf-
ficient number Of subscribers shall be OBJ
tanned to cover expenses.
iL5@ As s"on as fvs hundred responsible sub.
scrlbers shall he secured, The first nun Der will
be issu"d, Of which time the payment for the
first volume will be considered in advan c..
When Subscribers receive that number they
81 forward the amount of their sibscIipiion
tHthCu'dtEiy, oHE VIII tahc tne piDiiCailUu oil
that Number as a guarantee that the ma "a.
zine will be issued for al least one year THIS
arrangement will secure both parties.
Who can doubt that North Carolina needs
such Inagazin,7 Who can doubt whether
there be not more than sufficient talent u Iei-
sare in our state 10 Fl Its pages with profitable
and entertaining matter? Who will not risk
TWO dollars on an experiment 50 well worth
msking? We shall listen for q rel ~. and ex.
pect hearty response. Let no one wait 10
see how il will appear, for snrh course may
prevent the p"b'Iration entirely; but let every
one friendly 10 the work try il for A YEAR.
and then. il ii be not worth taking lei him
il.
We want the names Of who will cub.
scribe, by the first Of January next, or cartier.
If practicable. Pos,masters, every where, viii
no Doubt take pleasure in fnrwardiug them, as
they are authorised 10 do, free Of postage.
-. Editors who v III give this Prospectus an
and send The PIPER, marked with
ink. TO the Raleigh Star, shall receive copy
Of the work one year. ,s...z..', ia.
x'fz PostmasieIs and others. who will be.
come responsible Tor five subsrrip, iors shall,
likewise. receive copy for one wear
Al communications to he addressed, post
, id, 10 r '.- III C.. ,n'f
aa#7 THOS. J. LEMAY.
Ralsigh, N. c. NOV "a. ST