Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-11-17
PROSPECTUS OF THE OHIO PRESS.
Eessien PAPER.

As the time for the meeting Of the General
Assembly draws nigh, We lay before the pubic
our proposals for the publication Of daily pa
Der during the session. We will have In eacn
House Of the Assembly an able and experienced
reporter! Believing that democracy IS built
upon truth, we will aim at giving the most I'M
partial reports. Wewill follow an entirely neac
syssem of reporting, avoiding that mass OF dry
detail that has heretofore encumbered the history
of our legislative proceedings, and giving an IN
terestiag and readable account of the progress OF
,affairs But we win not neglect to give also a
: condensed summary Of the private and local
For Congressional intelligence and general
news. we viii omit no effort to supply our read
.ers with the earliest and most correct informa-
tion. -
As the principles which govern the conduct OF
the Press are always the same, we repeat the fol-
lowing declaration from our Prospectus publish
ed last ApriE -
The OHIo Pass will labor for the establish
msnt of universal liberty and political equality,
and. viii advocate tho measures of the democratic
marty as the best calculated to advance these
great principles ~ a. -.
The most important of these measures are, that
the Tariff shall be for revenue only; and not for
protection the finances of tho United States shall
have no connection with banks, nor with any
other currency than gold and silver coin, and the
state government shall confer no chartered or
special prisileges; nor give any sanction to pa
per currency.
The same principles govern in both national
and state affairs-frst, the equal right of all men
: % acquire and possess property, to buy and sell
without restraint, and to pursue any honest oc.
cupation-and secondly, the protection of the
constitational currency from dcbasement by is
snes Of bank notes.
s. Or the great measures for which the demoera-
~ it this country are contcnding may be con-
ss..sa The short s5Prsssifyoe sfoSa% ssnsence-FKEE
The Pass will contend for just system of
taxation. by which all will be taxed in proper
tion to their wealth, and by the same uniform
: The Pass win advance the speedy calling OF
o convention, to frame constitution, mt Tor the
people Of Ohio, and in accordance with the pre-
sent enlightened state of political science.
z Our country being engaged in war, in which
e. has been involved by the injustice and stub
bornness of neighboring government, the Press
will sustain the administration, in its efforts to
end this war by o speedy and honorable peace
Since no permanent reform can be effected that
is not based upon the convictions OF the people,
and since is the first step in political progress
fhat pnre PRINCIPLES and measures be well under.
stood by the mass Of the voters; it viii be the
constant object of the ONO Press to spread the
knowledge of democratic princi Piles and meas
ures, by the publication Of discussions, investi-
cations, and facts. The weapon truth, the OBJ
ject freedom. :,
This is the course which the Pass has en-
dezyored to pursue from its first establishment to
the present time. Ii will continue to follow the
sams track, struggling for the ascendency of
democratic measures and men, and combating
with the enemies Of truth and freedom, in what
ever garb they may present themselves.
The friends of equal rights are appealed to,
to help in extending the circulation of the Press
as one means Of aiding the great cause Of democ-
rAcy. --..-..
TExxs.-The ONO Press is published twice a
sending the names of five subscribers, with the
money will be entitled to am extra copy.
: The. .WEEKLY 0Hlo Pass is at the rate of two
dollars per annum.
.TotCLuBs-Six copies of the WEEKLY PREss
will be sent for one year for ten dollars, or ten
copies for fifteen dollars, at the same rate for
loss time. -
These rates are low, because they are for cash
in aIpanee. which must be remembered.
TERMS or THE SESSION PAPER:
The Daily Paper, for the Session, win be FIVE
sixths Of the size of the present paper, having
fvecolumns on each page of the same length with
tie present and will be ut the price of Two DOL
LAns for the Session. The Semi Weekly same
size as at present, ONE dollar and the Weekly
Ferry CENrs. Any person sending the names
or fve subScribers, with the money, win be enti-
tied toan extra copy Of the edition subscribed
for. -.
sAlf democratic papersin this state, publishing
this prospectus, with an editorial notice, win
have the Daily Press for the session sent to them
- *isSa ELI T. TAPPAN, EDITOR.
; CoIuaBus, ls47.