Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-01-29
BURRITTS CHRISTIAN CITIZEN,

The Christian Citizen is published every Saturday
Morning, upon fine white paper, OF double medi-
um size, ELIHU BURRTT, Editor.
The Citizen is in truth an independent new spaper
It is the organ of no party Sect but expresses free
" the sentiments of its editor and contributors upon
all the great questions and topics Of the day. Sym
pathsing with all the enterprises OF Christian Be-
nevolence, it will speak for peace temperance, right
eousness, faith in God, and faith in humanity. Its
policy, social POLITICAL and industrial, will be the pO-
iitical economy of the Gospel Its patriotism, will
extend its home feeling to the circle of the Globe,
embracing in its humanity all the sectional subjects of
Gods benevoence, of every clime color and cond-
ton. In that it will plead for the Universal Broth
erhood Of the Race. 1t will have weekly message
of good will to every member OF the social family cir
Gle to which it may be admitted For the younger
portion of the family, there is department called
the school room in which the editor will adapt him
self to the minds and understandings of children,
sisng them in their studies, and melting them to per-
severe in the acquisition of knowledge.
THE News DEPARTMENT.-The Citizen will give
full and early reports of all the important news of
the day, bO domestic and foreign.
The MECHANIC AND FARMER.-A portion of every
paper under this head will be devoted to notices of
the most recent discoveries and inventions in the me-
chanic arts and To the dissemination Of agricultural
knowledge and the fruits Of practical experience in
husbandry.
HOME CORRESPONDENTS the three years
that the Citizen has existed it has always enlisted
the services of some of the ablest pens in the coun
try and in the department of its foreign correspOn-
dence the editor has been enabled to enrich the col
umns of his paper with the productions of some OF the
most distinguished authors of the old world.
LETTERS FROM EURoPE.-Wth the object in view
of increasing the value and interest of the paper the
editor now in England the tour of which he propo-
ses 10 make on foot that by mingng more with the
people than is the custom of travellers in general he
may be able to learn more of the habits, wants and
conditions of the humble classes, and the causes
which have operated in their depression and degrada-
ton. The Citizen will contain, besides other matter
from the editors pen, the Leaves from his Journal
in which he will daguerreotype the impression Of
what he sees and hears, with the hope of instruc.
ting and interesting his readers at home.
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dents and others who may be disposed to aid in the
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mission for their labors in its behalf Agents are
wanted in every county Of every State in the Union
Address post paid, ELIHU BURRlTT& & Co.
Worcester, Massachusetts.