Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-10-12
United States Saturday Post
A NEW VOLUME.
$500 IN PRIZE STORIESW


$500 IN PRIZE STORIEsH
A new volume of the United States Satur.
IAday Post, the sheet greatly beauhiled and
improved with new type, cast expressly Tor
the purpose, is commenced this day, Sdft"-
day the Inigtieth of September. In the new
volume, it is the intention Ct the publishers
to show a degree of enterprise that must
more than maintain the high character
which the Post has enjoyed for more than
twenty wears. Amid all the competition
which has existed during that period in the
newspaper world, the Host have bravely
sInaintained its ground as The leading Fam'ty
5ttrnal of the Union. Its great clreuiat'oh
IN every. part Of the United States' its estab>
lished character in the public esteem, and the
vigor with which it has always been conduc-
ted render it unnecessary to make large prom
isesr Everything set forth is the prospectus
will be rigidIy, adhered to. The means pos,
sessed By its propretors are AMPLE ana VIII
be used TO maintain its previous reputation
The united circulation of the periodicals is
sued by the proprietors, is greater by three
fold, than that of any other establishment IN
America; and by careful equalization OF
profits, they are enabled to publish cheaper
works. and torealize a handsome return re-
turn frem small prices. In the lfteraf" oe,
.l,grtment the strongest efforts vail De Pne
forth; and in addition to sererm or7S''aa, Il
mericu1 NoveA from the..pens Of Her6ert' ma"
Cur, and others, we shall increase the interest,"
of the volume by A Serious Of Pri@e STORES.
And for this purpose we offer to the wrileiS
of our country, the following list OF Pr'zes'
which shall be faithfully adjudged by com =
petent Committee of literary gentlemen.
81 50 For the beast Story of the Revolution,
s1bO For the best Domestic Story,
SIS For the next best do. 90.
$50 For the next best do. do
So5 For the next best do. do
The prizes to be awarded, and the publishing
commenced on the first of December next
All Manuscripts to be handed in By the 10th
Of November next. Although it may be re-
gar,let as unnecessary, still, in order to AVOID
misunderstanding, we will state that the con-
tribtttions Of such writers as. may happen 70
be unsuccessful competitors for the. prizes
are as a matter Of course, to remain the prop
erty of the publishers. :,
As good deal of distrust has been created
in regard to the award of prizes of this kind
the publishers pledge themselves that the
name Ct no writer shall go before the Con-
,nittee, so that the articles shall be Judged
uDon their merits alone. The name OF the
writer can be given in private note to the
Dublishers, and shall he confidential until the
prizes are awarded.
THE NAMES Of The Prize Committee will be
announced before tile first of November, and
their high character as gentlemen of irtegri
tv aud literary ability, will command the con
6dence of writers the Union over.
EDITORL4I DEPARTMENT.
The editorial departments Will, be MARTY
under the control of Fl. Hastings Weld, gen
tleman we'll known for his originality and hu
NOR assisted by several gentlemen Of high lit
erary standing and ability, and will be con-
Quoted wife degree of vgor and spirit that
must render the paper one of. the very best
ever issued in the country. The great size
of the sheet viii enable the proprietors to
give a greater variety of original and selected
matter than can be found in contemporary
journals The matter W i'll in mary respects
be Of different quality. The design Of pro-
prietors begin to make first rGfs tam'fy
newspaper, in every particular, calculated to
meet the wishes Of the people from one end
of the Union to the other. The following are
the points to which they invite attention, as
embracing the character Of the sheet.
THE LIIER.4RY CIL7R4CI1ER-
The original articles and selection Of the
outside of the sheet will be Of the highest
grade of light Literature; erch number con-
yaii,ilig three or four chaste original ID Sc
iected tales; which while they shall interest
tie young, shah at the same time point NOR
AL It will contain much good, and never any
bad poetry; and acopious compend ofwell-told
Anecdote, Rich Humor, Pointed Wit, Just
satife, and Sentiment Also the greatest va
riety of Original Tales, Sea Sketches Bogra-
ply, Essays, Poetry, Songs, Charades, be-
sides tie latest and best selections from the
american and English Magazines, and all 9th
er fountains Of choice Original L;teratnse. -
Pm fine, the, Post, has been coFceded every
where to be the first newspaper IN the coun-
try in the quality and quantity Of its OLgina!
Tales, Eseays, Poetry, and articles on all sub
jeets--and this character shall be carefully
will be as heretofore, devoted to the publtca-
ton of
ORIGINAL .2MEREC3N NOVELS,
from the pefts of able writer's, calculated to
keeg olive the memory of revolutionary he
roes and events, and to foster the spirit of pa
triotism. The recent revolutionary stories
have had a run of popularity never equalfed
in newspaper tales. These win be folio we'd
up by series of novels upon similar subjects,
from the pens of our best authors. Articles
regularly appear IN its columns original and
selected, from the following
DLSTING USED JVRITERS.
Nathaniel p Willis, Charles Fenno Hoh-
man, William Faconer, Henry William Her
bert, II. r. Tuckermau, Theodore S. Fay,
John HI fMancur, Rufus W. Griswold, Epes
Sat1knt, Park Benjamin, Charles J Petel son,
u lngraham, Horace Greedy, George IL.
clifton, Reynell Goats, NJ. d. Walter Lander,
James T. Fields, Robert Norris w. A. Jones,
John Inman, George Limit, Miss Sedgwick,
Miss Leslie, Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney Mrs
f F. Ellet, Mrs. Lydia Jane Pierson, Mrs
Amelia B. Welby, Mrs. A. NJ. F: Amman, Mrs
Ann S. Stephens. Mrs. Emma C. Emburv.
Mrs Frances S. Gsgcod, Mrs. Seba Smith.
Mrs. Mary .Clavers, Mrs. Maria Brooks, Al
bert Pike, Edgar A. Poe, II. Hastings Weld.
James Alprch. Hon. Robert L Conrad, Will
liam f. Burton, Rev. Louis l.. Noble. ]. X.
Mitchell, Nj. d., and articles of numerous 9th
or ,yrifers on every ygriety of sinh yect