The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-12-25
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Ito THE, WESTERN PEOPLE. ~
AND ALLaINTERESTED In THE WEST.
The Valley Of the Ohio Is full Of newspaper,
conducted with admitted ability, but with special
objects. They constitute the potent machineries
Of politicaI parties sod religious sects. The East.
era cities have had the monopoly OF our market,
for the circulation Of Literary journals, which are
not adopted to the spirit Of the Western, people,
whatever their other merits. The West should
possess a journal, adapted more prominen " than is
usual, to the supply Of such a want.
The Undersigned have been so fortunate as 10 be
in frequent aud pleasant intercourse with those
Western writer's, who can effectuslly aid his own
inadequate efforts to furnish q sheet, whose chief
object shall be to minister to the social and intel
lectual progress OF the Western people. The
CINCINNATI SIGNAL has been selected for such
a purpose. lis publication has lately been chang
es from a Daily to Weekly form, TO facilitate that
object. Already, ample evidence has been afford
ed, that its friends in the West and elsewhere,
welcome the arrangements which have long been
in contemplation, and are now maturing. The
editor and publisher would. therefore appeal to the
Western people, and all interested IN the West, to
extend to the present enterprise a prompt and lib
eral support, i3iag la ..sl I'D ..e-s aEtfs GEN
To. prevent future misconception, the under
signed would state that he should insist upon the
right to discuss the political and social questions
of the day, with the utmost freedom; but always,
as he hopes, in a spirit Of independent and candid
inquiry. If the views. thus honestly advanced,
should meet with dissent, he invites reply through
the Signal, but within the same limits which are
taken for the presentation Of the sentiments IN ques
ton. The present is so evidently . condition OF
transition, both as to the opinions of individuals
and communities, that no journal, should shrink
from an independent Enthusiastically not,
when full license is afforded for remonstrance and
refutation. When the public mind shall have sub.
sided into anything like habitual modes OF thought
and action, the occasion for such a course will be
less obvious-the duty, less imperative. .e
We may be allowd to claim that the SIGNAL
owes to the carefulo observance Of this rule Of faction
that its brief existence Of year has secured a cell
ebrity enyiable in this at least, that it extends to all
parts Of the country. We can see no cause, in
this respect, to deviste from our former course
As to the future, we would only add. that our ar.
rangeme nts include the commercial and current
news; a well sustained literary department; FIRE.
quent translations from the French and German
press; a full correspondence with the Eastern cit
les, and minute narratives of every local event.
which bears upon the social and intellectual wei.
fare of this central capital Of the continent.
Our Terms to mail subscribers are Two Dollars
to single subscribers; Five Dollars for three copies;
and Fifteen Dollars for ten ~copies-payable in adj
vance, Address
., JAMES W. TAYLOR,
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