The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-09-06
NEW VOLUME.
THE NEW MIRROR.
Literature and the Fine Arts
EDITED rY ?. MORRIS AND y. p WILLIS.
Each No. contains a Beaunfui steel Engraving

FOOD as the Mirror has hitherto been good
IN enough to prosper We have edited II as the
Israeliies built the walls Of Jcrusalem--wih the
best hand otherwise employed. The beginnings
Of all enterprises are dillicult-more especially
beginnings without capltal-and tho attention OF
one editor has been occupied with the manage.
mcnt OF the machinery now in regular operation,
While the other, till the concern should be pros
porous. compelled 10 labout diligently far
other publications. One By one TO change the
6gurc) these hindering barnacles have been wash
ed oil our keel by going more rapidly ahead. and,
with the beginning OF the third volume, BoTH
EDITORS will be ENTIRELY and ExCiUsiyELY devot
al to the MrRRoR, 70 setting studding sails
allow aud a.oft with the wind dead an, full and
seldy. OF course She viii now 20 along "Siib
bone in d,r mouth "-as they say Of a craft With
the foam on her cut wate-.
/ We live in the middle Of this somcv hat inhab.
lie ialafd Of Manhattan, and see most that is
worth seeing, and hear most that i worth hear.
ing. After the newspapers have had their pick
Of the news, W. have a trick Of making spicy
hash Of the remA.dcr, CLEANING many a choice
bit, by the way, which had Teen overlooked or
sghtcd) and we undertake, hereby, TO keep the
readers Of the Mirror up 70 the Times. Every bod Z
reads newspapers and gets the outline of the
worlds going round-but we shall do lost what
the newspapers leave undonc-fll up the outline
tell YOU "some more" (as the children say)-
put IN the lights and shadows OF the picture done
by newspapers in the rough. It's what we have
tried TO do In Letters 10 the National Intel
/ ligoncer," and as our brother editors seein TO
think that we have succeeded, We will (as we dis.
continue that correspondence in April) IN rather
more dashing and lighter rein, resume these
metropolitan sketches in the Mirror.
I A tor vouY dpar Fpader - RU esfli mn
The plate Of each number for half uAaf Is rorth,
I you get The rsdding for nothing Each plate is
wofth shilling, 10 put IN an albun,-HHd the
whole Mirror costs but sixpence' So il is, in
fact, for nothing that you get sixteen pages Of The
best literature that sc can procure for you, IN.
Guiding descriptions 0f the things about town that
are seldomest described and best worth describ.
+ ing OF course We can only afford this by very
small profits on very large circulation, and ten
thousand Subscribers arc but the turn Of The tide.
/ The next ten thousand Onto which we are now
feeling our way will be the first move Of the ris.
4 ing Tide that oyerrnns into our pockets.
4 We keep an eye in The back Of our head to see IL
any body IS likely TO overiakc US land to try their
/ lrlck before they come along side.) and We keep
TOOK out on bofh sides from the salient balconies Of
our imagtDailon) for any stray bfeezes Of novelty
for which II is possible 10 trim sail And---is
show you our hand a ltllc--we have h'gged,
/ (like Eolas), breeze or two which 80 shan re
serve awhile for competition. D nothing over
haul us, We shall try our sped by and by, With
sky ,scrapcrs and all--i.st 10 amuse the reader,
! and show our regarS'or bis respectable siSpcncc
! Our plates the way, we undertake 10 say,
shall be. s,m this date. OF twice the excellence Cat
least VI those heretofore given. Experience and
stqniry, (sitb little more money! make more
dhTrcnce In the lettering Of this branch of our
business than Of most others
Nor. BENG-Subscribe, in all eases. If YOU
wish 10 serve ns--do you D ny LITTER 10 oua.
SELVES. The Postmaster will forward il free Of
expense.
T. S.-As 10 our EXTRAS, they are. 10 booksel.
leTs, what the "maEna must have been 10 the
Jew bakers. You don't need coaxiog 10 ksP
yourselves TO anything so cheap and heayc,y'-
Take what has fallen, aud be sure ~. more
IGaves' crisp and satisfying, are bslhg IN the
clouts.
1ERMS-s3 PER annum, in dsanes'
The first number Of the mr. year WIN ~ issuea
on the sixth day Of April ext. Inc "ofh ~ sem
by mail To ali parts q the eou''tfy. Address
MORRIS. WILLIS & co.
Tpiroas AND PRopRKroRs,
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