Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-01-22
THE NATIONAL PRESS;
A JOURNAL FOR HOME;

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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 2. MORRIS, Editor and Proprietor.
"A NUMBER Of the most eminent literary per-
I sons OF this country, have proposed to the un-
uerSigncd to publish, under the above title,
REFINED AND VALUABLE NEWSPAPER.
Upon plan combining the highest resources of
Na'lonal Talent with the best elements of extensive
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ALL CLASSES OF SOCIETY.
he control and management of this publication
VIII form the exclusive and undivided attention of
the Editor-Whose long experience ample facilities
ana Practlsed care, Will be exerted to select unite
and harmonise, the various skill which is WILING to
seek development under his direction The
SCOPE, DESIGN AND CHARACTER OF THIS
PAPER
Will differ from those of any journals heretofore
while it will comprehend all that thew
contain of Importance to the community. The con-
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man of business, and be source of elegant nstruc-
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The leading characteristics of this paper will be
as follows:
l. Early and Copious Intelligence of all interest.
ing occurrences in Literature, Society, and Art boil
at home and abroad.
2. A Foreign Correspondence of tried popularit,
and acknowledged merit has been engaged, and vii
be commenced with the first number
8. Productions in fiction, romance and historical
narrative Sketches of the taste and mannees of thu
time; Essays, after the manner of the Tattler ant
Spectator, on sub ects connected with social int
rests biographical notices and anecdotes literary
and professional; bon-mots, epigrams, and eegan
tres OF every kind; the rumors of the day, and tn
comments that float upon the conversation of tn
hour-materials of this kind will form the ordinar
staple of the work.
A. The department of Criticism will exhibit
discriminating and popular survey of the Literar
Productions of the day. There will be thorough
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Icomplshed in Painting and Sculpture, and a Candle
land patriotic estimate of the National production
i'll comparison with other countries. Such exposi
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what is exhibited in Music will be constantly given
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Fine Arts.
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obvious and decided merit; and the selections (whic
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least known in this country will be made with tn
utmost attention and care
The predominant design of the Editor is to add +
the Republic of Letters a Weekly Journal, distinct
lily and decidedly national in tone and features, an
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party politics. THE NATIONAL PRESS will
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reference to the diversity of talent that will be en-
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change, and, at all times, as always heretofore, t.
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