, 1844-03-27
The leading weekLy Newspaper.
UNITED STATES

POST.
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name OF which has so long been a house,
hold word in every part of the Union, con-
tinues its claims upon the favor OF the
reading public. No effort which industry
in the business department, enterprise i N
the arrangements for the provision of mat
ter, and, careful consultation of the prog
ress Of the public taste can suggest, is omit
ted to make the PosT acceptable to every
member of a well ordered family. Deem
ing purity Of morals the great safeguard of
private happiness and public prosperity,
the conductors carefully exclude fiom its
columns every thing, however brilliant in
Literary Merit which may reasonably be
objected to in the score Of Objectionable
tendency. The field of pure literature
afford sufficient material to make an accept
able Family Newspaper contain all the ell
ements of Excellence, without a single
Objectionable line; and it is the greatest
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PosT that no head of a family need hest.
tate to let its columns gounder the notice
of any member of his household. The
General features of the paper include
Tales, Original and Selected,
chosen for their lessons Of life, illustrations
of history, depicture of manners and aeu-
eral mirit. and adopted in their variety to
the tastes of both sexes, and of all ages
Particular attention is paid to the advance
ment OF knowledge relative 10 American
History, Life and Manners, as the past
files of tine paper will show. Some of the
most popular American Tales and Novel
lettes which have ever appeared in the me-
radicals, Of this country have originated
in the Philadelphia Saturday Post. And
while American themes are more particu A..
larly our favorites, the productions Of "a.
verite European writer's are canyassed.
and such articles selected from time to
to time, as come within our scope. Nor
is the handmaid Of sterner literature
Poetry--iorgotten--ior some of the most
delightful Poetry, selected and original,
which has ever been presented to the at.
tention Of American ne wspaper read ers
has been given through the columns of
the PosT. The publishers appeal with
pride to the established reputation of this
paper, and it will be the endeavor of those
concerned TO make it continue, what IL
has been for over twenty years, the favor.
lite Family Journal. While .hese cbarac-
t%eristics Of a Literary Magazine are pre.
scented, the other essentials of lbs nubli
cation will not be forgotten, and in its
inner pages the paper will present the
characteristics of a carefully prerared
newspaper, containing all current in,elli.
gence OF interest or importance, but care
fully avoiding such details of crime AZ
serve only to familiarise readers with il.
to no possible good purpose, :
Agricultural Matter will occupy a nor.
Of the columns, and our Farmer readers
will be treated to such articles as are cor.
tinually presenting themselves to the ri.
tention of the agriculturist in these DAYS
OF Improvement. If the pens of able
writers engaged expressly for this journal,
and the results of long experienc in cater.
ing for the public taste can continue the
present prosperity Of she Posr (and more
the publishers cannot desire) its course
will still be onward.
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are TINS winter distributed in Prizes for
original matter-Four hundred having
been awarded for Prize Stories, and one
hundred and seventy-fve for Prize Poems.
The Editorial Department will be main.
y under the control of H. HASTINGS
WELD, a gentleman Of long experience
in the business, assisted by several writers
Of acknowledged ability and popular tal,
ent,
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thanks for past favors, and may be graft.
fed to hear that the success Of the paner
never exceeded that which It is at present
enjoying.
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