Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-02
THE NATIONAL PRESS:


A JOURNAL FOR HOME;
A Repository at Letters; A Record of .Art;;
A Mirror Of Passing Euents.
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 sons of this country, have proposed to the I'M
designed to publish, under the above title,
A REFINED AND VALUABLE NEWSPAPER,
Upon plan combining the highest resources Of
National Talent with the best elements of extensive
popularity, and at 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 facilities
and practsed care, will be exerted to select, unite
and harmonse the various skill which is willing to
seek development under his direction. The
SCOPE, DESIGN AND CHARACTER OF THIS
PAPER
Will differ from those of any journals heretofore
established while it will comprehend all that they
contain Of Importance to the community The con-
tents will be fitted to engage the attention of the
man of business, and be of elegant instruc-
ton and entertainment to the
DOMESTIC FIREsIDE AND FAMILY CIRCLE.
The leading characteristics of this paper will be
as follows:
|. Early and Copious Intelligence of all interest
ing occurrences in Literature Society, and Art, beth
at home and abroad.
g. A Foreign Correspondence of tried popularity
and acknowledged merit has been engaged, and will
be commenced with the first number.
8. Productions in fiction, romance and historical
narratives Sketches of the taste and mannees of the
time Essays, after the manner of the Tattler and
Spectator on subj ects connected with social inte-
rests biographical notices and anecdotes, literary
and professional; bon-mots, cpigrams and elegant
tres of,every kind; the rumors OF the day. and the
comments that float upon the conversation of the
hour-materials of this kind will form the ordinary
staple of the work.
D. The department of Criticism will exhibit
discriminating and popular survey of the Literary
Productions Of the day. There will be 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 exposl-
ton of the character and special excelences of
what is exhibited in Music will be constantly given,
as NAV 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 the
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 ofLetters Weekly Journal, distinct
y and decidedly national in tone and features, and
at the same time, to avoid all connection with mere
party politics. THE NATIONAL PRESS will,
in brief combine the striking and novel attractions
of the newspaper, with the abiding interest of
the higher class of periodicals. 1t will be printed in
the folio form, on large and superior paper, on
new and clear type, obtained expressly tor the pur-
pose and will be, in its whole arrangement and de-
tails, a favorable specimen of the best typographical
skill of the country. In addition to these, and
one of it's most valuable peculiarites, it will be, in
reference to the diversity of talent that will be
poyed upon it, the cheapest paper in the United
States.
TERMS-Two dollars a year, or three copies for
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 a probable estimate may be formed of the
number of copies that will be required, subscribers
would oblige the Editor by sending III their names
at as early period as possible.
Newspaper and periodical agents and newsmen
supplied on liberal terms. Burgess, Strlnger & 20.
222 Broadway, wholesale agents.
Subscriptions, orders, remittances, and all COM
munications, to be addressed, postpaid, to
GEORGE P. NORRIS,
222 Broadway, corner of Ann St., New York.
IPWth those Editors who copy the above
Prospectus the Editor will be most happy to ex-
change, and, at all times, always heretofore to
recproeate the beraltes and courtesies the press
jan 2l.
GTATIONERY.- received the follow
- ing supply of Stationery
Blank Books, Letter and Foolscap Paper School
Books. ANDERSON s HUTTON.