Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-10-11
PROSPECTUS
OF a Daily Paper, to be issued on the first of
October, under the title of the
New Orleans Commercial Times,
Devoted to Commerce, Agriculture, Lite
nature, and the Arts.

The undersigned propose publishing on
the ST day of October next, DAILY Pa
per, under the above title.
The rapidly increasing Importance of
the city of New Orleans, which seems
destined at nc remote period TO occupy the
most prominent position on this continent
as a Commercial Emporium, has led the
publishers to believe, that an organ spe-
cially devoted to the cause Of the Mercan-
tile and Agricultural classes, will meet
that fostering support and encourage
ment, which this community has at all
times so literally extended to enterprise,
having for its object the advancement
and prosperity of these important inter
ests.
Discarding all political controversy, it
is the intention of the undersigned to inn
part to ther'J Journal a charter thoroughly
commercial. To this end, the most ample
and detailed reports of the daily opera
tons in the market, with careful review
of the monetary transactions will be Civ
en-; IN short, all information which may
be useful 10 the man of business, will be
embodied in their columns. Every effort
will be used TO render this department &C
curate and complete Arrangements are
in progress, for a regular and efficient
correspondence with writer's Of acknowl.
edged ability, in Europe, and in the North
ern and Western cities, which will ena.
BILE the undersigned to present TO their
readers an epitome of events in those
quarters, more interesting than can be
. cleaned from other sources. The reports
Of transactions 10 this market, will be un.
der the management Of Mr.. l.. HEYLIGER
who for many years past has been asso
ciated with some of the leading journals
of this city, as their Commercial Editor
Looking to the immense, and rapidly
extending value Of the Agricultural inter.
ests of the South west, it will be the con
slant aim of the Editors to place before
their readers all such Information as may
tend to the improvement Of those promi
nent laplcs which constitute the main
: prop of the commercial greatness Of New
Orleans Deeply impressed with the i'm
r poranoe Of this subject, and viewing it in
all its ramifcations, as feature absolute.
lly Necessary and essential, it is the inten.
ton Of the undersigned TO apply TO thus
Department the most jealous and UNITING
assiduity.
The subject Of PgBLlc EDUCATION, more
particularly relating to Common Schools,
as suited to the wants Of the South, viii
be brought to the public notice, as one Of
the most important auxiIiaries in giving
permanency TO our Institutions. L1TERA,
!, TURE and the FINE ARTS, will also have
their place, and be advocated with the
zeal their importance demands.
Mr.. T. B. THORPE, by a long residence
identified with the South and Of acknowl
edged ability as a writer, will have charge
of the Editorial Department of the paper
A Semi.weekiy country edition, will be
issued on Wedn esday and Saturday, con
tanning a co mplete price current, and
review of the market, together with all
the reading matter comprised in the daily
Price IS per annum.
\ .Pledging their best energies to the
accomplishment of the undertaking, res
pectfuly solicit the patronage Of the
Public. LEWIS HEYLIGER,
CHARLES BLACK,
DAVID BRAVO.
New Orleans, September, 1916.