The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-14
PROSPECTUS
OF the

"A Southern Family Newspaper Of The largest
size. Published euery Saturday in The Ciiv
Of Baltimore, by Samuel Smith g. Co. Ed
tied by W. r. Thompson. author of Major
Jones Courtship," Chronicles Of Pine
piite, &c, SC. Terms, 1tco ,DoiIors in 3D.
rance rst III
IHTE have long regarded il most hu mlatinp
w reflection upon the south, that no p,oiessedly
neutral family Journal has yes been with
whether such paper could not be supper ted at the
immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc
cessful, our experience has taught us that the pa
pers of this class published in tue large Northern
citics possess advantages over those of the country
which, in measure, defy competition. But here
on the frontier of the Southern States, is yet near
enough 10 the great commercial, literary and Pc.
litcal emporium, to be included in the neghbor
hood of great American citics and to enjoy all the
advantages, as radiating point, which are pos
sessed by either PHILADELPHIA, Boston New York
paper Issued from Baltimore has all the ia cilitie
for Obtaining the latest literary intelligence as
we'll as the current literature of the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals Of
as large, cheap, and be better adapted 10 lie
toanfs and tastes Of Southern readers than those Nor
thern papers which now draw SO large an amount
of their patronage from the Southern public.
Entertaining there views, we have looked with
confidence To the success OF the CONTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to strcng then that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with finn conviction that all that is necessary to
secure for it circulation equal to that oil its North
votion our best abilities make it a useful and
entertaining Family Journal. 1t is our design TO
make the WESTERN CoNTINENT emphatically
Southern family paper, that may be read with in.
tcrest and profit by every member of Southern
family. With this view, we shall dtaw for our lit.
crary department, from the bc5t sources, such mat
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with
out offending the taste corrupting the morals Of
our readers. -
Pains will be taken to give the latest intelligence
on all subjects of interest to the general seader
the exclusion OF the vast amount of local matte.
such as personal gossip police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large por
ton OF the staple of some OF the popular wceklies
OF the North. In word, though we shall endea
vor to make our paper interesting to all. our chel
aim shall be to adapt ii to the wants and tastes Of
the people of the South and South West, upOI
whom, and those of our own city who are disposed
to sustain such journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa.
per, than on any prouises mi ght make in pros
pectus, will close by appealing the readers Of
the South and West Tor share of that patronage
which they so literally bestow upon the overgrown
wecklies of the North. E,'5 7fH t4 %.
TERms-Thc Western Continent is printed on
mammoth sheet of 80 by ~ inches, on fair type,
and securely mailed to subscriber at Two Dot.
LARS FER ASHum IN ADVANCE Three copies will
be sent for So or Seven copies for s. 10.
All letters the business of subscriptions to be
addressed, post paid to the editor. rs ssEss, s5
~ $50 w, T. THOMPSON.
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