The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-07
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
WESTERN CONTINENT

ESI CONIlNE EMF,
"A Southern Family Newspaper Of The largest
size. Published every Saturday in The Citu
Of Baltimore. By Samuel Smith e. Co. Ed.
tied by ". II. Thompson. author Of. Major
Jones' Courtship." {" Chronicles of Pine.
UiHe, Sc, SC. Terms, Too Dollars in ad-
UGnce
M have long regarded it as a most humiliatine
w reflection upon the south, that no pr ofessedly
neutral family journal has yet been sustained 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
pcrs OF this class published in the large Northern
critics possess advantages over those of the country,
winch, IN a measure, defy competition. But here
the case is different. Baltimore, standing MS it does
on the frontier of the Southern States, is vet near
enough 10 the great commercial, literary and po-
illcal emporium, to be included in the ~neighbor-
mood OF great American cities, and to enjoy all the
advantages, as a radiating point, which are pos
sessed by either Philadelphia, Boston or New York.
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
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals Of
the Northern cities. The WESTERN Continent is
as large, as cheap, and can be better adapted to The
,gants ana tastes or So'ithern readers, than those Nor,
them papers which now draw so large an amount
of their patronage from the Southern public.
Entertaining these views, VIC have looked with
confidence TO the success of the CONTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with a firm conviction that all that is necessary to
W ~ q ~ CIudi y tndt % Il NOTlu
crn coteInporaries, Is a faithful and energetic de-
voton OF our best abilities to make il a useful and
entertaining Family Journal. 1t is our design TO
make the WESTERN CoNTINENT emphatically a
Aouthern family paper, that may be read with in
itcrest and profit by every member of a Southern
amily. With this view, we shall draw for our lit
crary department, from the best sources. such mat.
ter as will interest and entertain The mind, with.
out oficnding the taste or corrupting the morals Of
our readers.
Pains will be taken TO give the latest INTEL gence
on all subjects OF interest to the general reader. to
the exclusion OF the vast amount OF local matteL
such as personal gossip, police reports, Theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large pOr-
ton OF the staple of some OF the popular weeklics
OF the North. In a word, though we shall endea-
vor TO make our paper interesting to all. our .chiei
aim shall be to adapt il to the wants and tastes OF
the people of the South and South West, upon
whom, aud those of our own city who are disposed
to sustain such a journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon tho intrinsic merits of our pa.
per, than on any promises we might make in a pros.
pectus, we will close by appealing TO the readers Of
the South and West Tor a share of that patronage
which they 50 Literally bestow upon the oycrgrown
TERMs-Thc Western Continent is printed on a
manmoth sheet of 30 by "a inches, on fair type,
and securely mailed TO subscribers, at Two Dot
Lars FER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for S5. or Seven copies for $40.
Az letters on the business of subscriptions to be
W.T.. THOMPSON.
~, SAMUEL SMITH.
Bdlttmore, august, lS46-Oct6
SPICESl SPICESi!-The subscriber has Just
- received a lot of FRESH SPICES, such as
nacc White Mustard Seed
Hinger " White' Black do do
Allspice Loup Penner
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &C., &C.,
suitable for Picking, to which he invites the atten.
ton OF the public generally. II. BUFF,
Aug 10 Corner OF High aud MIDI lie sts.
SHIRT STUDS.-Amope our stock of Fancy
Goods Gentlctncu will find some beautiful Pearl
Shirt STUDS which are becoming very fashion
able. w. n u0hcFS e. 20
Sepl7
WISH it to be distinctly understood that I give
PEI Brass, Pewter and Lad.
DANIEL s. CHERRY,
Aug % Under the Old Dominion Office.
GHEESE.-A few boxes new CHEESE. for sale
~ low to close sales by JOSIAH WILLS,
sep 10 Commerte street.
THARCOAL.-Pctso sons in wan, of Charcoal
- for preserving, can be supplied al a moderate
price by DANIEL S. CHERRY,
Sep Is Under the Old Dominion Office.
RLUE AND BLACK INK.-.A lsroe cup.
- ply just received and for sale low by
Sep 10 w. FL III. HODGES & co.
DICHMOND SUPERFJN FLOUR.-JOO
~ bbls landing, for sale by
oeP JOSIAH WILLS.
GHEESE,-50 boxes and 10 casks prime Gosh
~ChhESE, receiving and for sale by
). Wills,
BORT WINE.-15 or casks, landing, for sale
u by (Sep l5) JOSIAH WILLS.