The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-22
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
WESTERN CONTINENT,

WESTERN CONTINENT.
"A southern Family Newspaper Of The largest
size; Published erery Saturday in The City
Of Baltimore. By Samuel Smith g. Co. Ed
tied ny W. II Thompson. author Of" Wajor
jones Co"rtship." g Chronicles of Pine
riHe, SC Sc. Terms, Itco Dollars in adj
pnnce
\HIE have long regarded il as a most humiliatjng
w reiie"tion upon the south, that no profcsscdiy
neutral family journal has ye, been u-tained with
IN her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such a paper could not be supported at the
Immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc-
cessful, our experience has taught us that the pa
prrs OF this class published in the large Northern
citles' possess advantages over those of the country,
which, In a measure, defy competition. But here
the case is different. Btltimore, standing as il does
on the frontier of the Southern IL tes, is vet near
enough TO the great commercial, literary and POI
iiilcal emporium, to be included in the neighbor-
hood OF great American cities, and TO enjoy all the
advances, as a radiating. point, which are pos
A paper issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for obtaining the latest literary intelligence, as
well as the current literature of the day, foreign
the Northern cities. The WEsTERN CoNTINENT is
as large, as cheap, and can be better addpfed TO The
,cdnfs and tastes Of Southern readers. than those Nor
th"rn papers which now draw so large an amount
of their patronag e from the Southern public.
entertaining these views, we have looked with
confidence to the success of the CoNTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon it's publication
with a hrm conviction that all that is necessary to
iu8 = ~ tuul " u !
EN- co.emporaries, is a faithful and energetic de-
votion o. our best abilities TO make il a useful and
enlertatming Fam,iy Journal Ii is our design to
make toe WESTERN CONTINENT emphatically n
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
terest and profit by every membe of a Southern
ftmily. With this view, we shall draw for our lit.
crary department., from the best sources, such mats
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with
out offending the taste or corrupting The morals of
our readers.
Pains viii be taken to give the latest intelligence
on all SUBJECTS OF interest to the general reader. TO
the exclusion of the vast anount of local matte =
such as personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large a por-
tion OF the staple of some OF the popular weekIics
OF the North. In a word. though we shall endea-
vor to make our paper interesting TO all our chief
aim shall be TO adapt it to the wants and tastes Of
the people Of the South and South West. unon
whom, and those Of our own city who are disposed
TO sustain such a journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
per, than on any promises we might make in "a pros
pectus, we will close by appealing to the reader Of
the south and West for a share of that patronage
which they so literally bestow upon The oyergrown
weeklie5 of the North.
TERms-The Western Continent is printed ON a
mammoth sheet of 30 by ID inches, on fair tvnc
and securely mailed to subscribers, at Two Dor.
LARS rsR ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
DC sent Tor 80 or Seven copies for $40.
All letters on the business of subsc riptions to be
addressed, post paid TO the editor.
w. THOMPSON.
-, SAMUEL SMITH.
Bahimore, August, Is46-oct6
~ 20 subscriber has lust
y received a lot Of FRESH SPICES. such as
Niacc White Mustard Seed
ulnger - white Black DO do
AIIspiCc Jonr PeDoer
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &c, &c.
suitable for Picking, to which he invites The at,cn-
ton of the public generally. r.. BUFF
Aug 10 Corner OF High and Midi Il sts.
Shirt SFUDS.-AmOng our stock of F,ncv
Goods Gentlemen will find some beautiful PesTl
SHIRT STUDS which are becoming very fashion
able. w. II. n. HObCFS e. co
Sep
WISH it to he distinctly understood that Give
~ ne highest price in cash or trade for Old Cop
! ef, Brass, Pewter and LEAD.
DANIEL s.. CHERRY,
Aug % Un1or the Old Dominion Office.
GIIEESE.-A few boxes new CHEESE. for sal.
- low to close sales by OSfAH WILLS,
sep 10 Commerce street.
HHARCOAL.-PcfsOns in wan Of Cbnrco,I
~ for preserving, can b. supplied al a moderate
price by ANIEL S. CHERRY.
Sep IS Under the Old Dominion OHicc
DLUE AND BLACK INK.-A large snn.
ID PLY Just received and for sale low bv o ~
Sep Is w II. HODGES & co.
DICBMONDS EFLOUR-I0o
IL bbls landing, for salc by
Sep 10 JOSIAH WILLS.
DORT WINE.-i5 Or casks, landing. for sale
4 by (seP l6) JOSIAH WILLS.
JNpIGo.-aoO pounds of superior quality. fer
u sale py JOSIAH Wills
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