Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-02-19
THE NATIONAL PRESS:
A JOURNAL FOR HOME.

A JOURNAL FOR HOME;
a Repository at Letters; A Record Of .drtj
a Mirror Of Passing Evemts.
To be Published every Saturday, at Two Dollars
Year, in Advance.
GEORGE P. MORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
A NUMBER Of the most eminent literary per-
IA of this country, have proposed to the un-
iersigned to publish, under the above title,
REFINED AND VALUABLE NEWSPAPER,
Il Upon plan combining the highest resources Of
National Talent with the best elements of extensive
popularity, and at so trifing annual cost as will
place it within the convenient reach of
ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETY.
The control and management of this publication
will form the exclusive and undivided attention Of
the Editor-whose long experience ample facilitie;
and practised care will be exered to select unite
and harmonise, the various skill which is willing t.
|seek development under his direction. The
SCOPE, DESIGN AND CHARACTER OF THIS
PAPER
Will differ from those of any journals heretofors
established, while it will comprehend all that the
contain Of Importance to the community. The con-
tents will be fitted to engage the attention of the
man of business, and be source Of elegant nstruc-
ton and entertainment to the
DOMESTIC FIREsIDE AND FAMILY CIRCLE,
The leading characteristics Of this paper will bo
las follows:
l. Early and Copious Intelligence of all interest
ing occurrences in Literature, Society," and Art botI
lat home and abroad.
g A Foreign Correspondence of tried popularity
hnd acknowledged merit has been engaged, and will
be commenced with the first number.
8. Productions in fiction, romance and historical!
narratve; Sketches Of the taste and mannees of the
time; Essays after the manner of the Tattler and
Spectator, on subjects connected with social inte
rests; biographical notices and anecdotes literary
and professional; bon-mots, epigrams, and elegant
trihes of every kind the of the day. and the
comments that float upon the conversation of tho
hour-nlaterias of this kind will form the ordinary
staple of the work.
i 4. The department of Criticism will exhibit a
discriminating and popular survey of the Literary
Productions of the day. There will be a thorough
and careful chronicle of every thing of value ac-
complished in Painting and Sculpture, anda candid
and patriotic estimate of the National productions
in comparison with other countries Such expos
ton of the character and special excellencles Of
Twhat is exhibited in Music will be constantly given,
as may lead to the more intelligent enjoyment OF
that most imaginative and delicate branch of the
Fine Arts
5. No original papers will appear, but those OF
obvious and decided merit; and the selections (Which
will commonly be from the foreign journals tho
least known in this country will be made with the
utmost attention and care.
The predominant design of the Editor is to add to
the Republic of Letters Weekly Journal, distinct
lily and decidedly national in tone and features, and
at the same time to avoid all connection with
party politics. THE NATIONAL PRESS will,
in brief combine the striking and novel attractions
of the newspaper, with the more abiding interest #
olo bo in
the folio form, on large and superior paper, on
new and clear type, obtained expressly for the pur
pose, and will be- in its whole arrangement and de-
tails favorable specimen of the best typograp hcal
skill of the country. In addition these, and as
one Of its most valuable peculiarites, it will be, iii
reference to the diversity of talent that will be
y poyed upon it, the cheapest paper in the United
States.
) TER.NS-Two dollars year, or three copies foT
five dollars, invariably in advance.
1t will be sent by mail to all parts of the United
States, to the British Provinces done up in strong
wrappers with the utmost punctualty and despatch.
Postmasters are requested to act as agents, re-
ceive subscriptions, and make remittances.
The first number will be issued on SATURDAY, the
fourteenth of February next.
That probable estimate may be formed of the
number Peoples that will be required, subscribers
would oblige the Editor by sending in their names
r at as early period as possible.
y Newspaper and periodical agents and newsmeu
: Supplied liberal terms. Burgess Strnger & Co.
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:, munications, to be addressed, postpaid, to
r GEORGE P. MORRIS,
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e ISeWith those Editors who copy the above
Prospectus, the Editor will be most happy to ex-
change, and at all times as always heretofore, tc
recprocate the beraities and courtesies press
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