The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-06
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II southern Family Newspaper of The largest
"se, Published erery SATURDAY. in The Civ
o. 6aHimore. by Samuel Smith 6, Co. Ed
ued ny NJ. Il. Thompson, author Of. Major
Jones Comtship." " Chronicles of Pine
c'ne, Sc, SC. Terms. Too Dollars in ad.
r6nce
WE have long regarded il as a most humiliating
reflection upon the south. that no ptofcsscdIv
ne1trai '2nily Journal has ye' been sustained with
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such n paper could not be supported at tho
immediate South, and though not wholly upsuc
cessiui. our experiences has taught us that tho pa
pers OF this class published in the large Northern
cities. possess advantages over those of the country,
which, in a measure, defy competition. But here
tne case is inherent. Baltimore, standing as it docs
on the frontier of the southern States, is vet near
enough TO the great commercial, literary and DO.
itioal Emporium, to be included in the neighbor.
hood OF great American cities, aud to enioy ALI the
advantages, as n radisting POINT. which are pos.
sessed by either Philadclrhia, Boston or New York
A paper Issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
Tor obtaining the latest literary intelligence, as
well MS the current literature of the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals of
the Northern cities. The WEsrEsN CoNrINHxr is
as large as cheap, and can be better adapted 10 the
,cGnfs and tastes of Southern readers. than hose Nor.
th"rn papers which now draw so large an amount
OF their patronage from thu Southern public.
Entertaining these vic Wa. VIC have looked with
confidence I" the success of the CoNTISENT. Eight
months experience has tended TO strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with a trm conviction that all that is necessary To
secure Tor 1T n circulation equal to that of its North
crn co.cinporarles, Ia a falthful and euer0,tic de-
votion or our hest abilities to make il a useful aud
entertaining Family Journal II is our design to
make the WESTERN CoNTIsENr emphatcal,y /,
southern f'nily paper, that may I've read with in
tcrest and ptofit by every niembcr of a Southern
family. With this view, we shall d. aw for our lit.
erary department, from the best sources, such rat
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with.
out offending the taste or corrupting The morals of
our readers.
Pains will be taken to give the latest Intelligence
on all subjects of interest to the general reader, to
the exclusion of the vast amount Il of local matter
such as pcrson'l gossip. police reports, theatrical
ard other criticisms, which make up so large 4 por-
ton o. the stable of some OF the popular weeklies
oil the North. In a word. though we shall cndea-
vor to make our paper interesting to all. our chief
aim shall he to adapt il to the wants and tastes of
the people of the South and South West, upon
whom, and those of our own city who are dispose 6
to sustain such a journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa
per, than on any promises we might make in a pros
pectus, We will close by appealing to the rcade, ) of
the South and West Tor a share of that PATRONAGE
which they So literally bcstow upon the overgrown
wecklics of the North.
TERMs-Thc Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth sheet of 80 by IA inches, on fair type,
and securely mailed to subscribers, at Two Dot
LARs FER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for SIS. or Seven CT pies for $40.
All letters on tue business of subscriptions TO be
addressed, post paid to the editor.
W.T.. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, august, lS46-Oct s