The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-06
PROSPECTUS
THE
WESTERN CONTINENT.

A Southern Family Newspaper of The largest
size. Published erery Saturday in The Citu
OF Baltimore, by Samuel Smith 8. Co. Ed
tied by W. II. Thompson. author Of" Major
James Cowtship," g Chronicles Of Pine.
rifle, Sc, Sc Terms, Itco Doiiurs in al.
vance
w f. have long regarded it most humiliatinr
w reflection upon the south, that no professcdv
neutral family journal has yet been sustained with.
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such paper could not be supported at the
immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc.
cessful, our experience has taught us that the ma
pers OF this class published in the large Northern
cities, possess advantages over those o the country
which, in a measure, defy competition. But here
the case is different. Baltmore standing il does
ON the frontier of the Southern States, is yet near
enough 10 the great commercial, literary and pc.
litio al cmporium to be included in the ncighbor.
hood of great American Cities and to enjoy all the
| advantages, radiating point, which are DOS.
sesscd by either Philadclnhia, Boston New York
paper issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for obtaining the latest literary intellis eLcc, as
well the current literature of the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals Of
| tho Northern cities. The WESTERN CoNTINEYT is
as large, as cheap, and can be better adapted TO The
todntS and tastes Of Southern readers than those Nor.
thcrn papers which now draw so large amount
of their patronage from the Southern public.
Entertaining these views, VIC have looked with
confidence to the success of the CONTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with fir m conviction that all that is necessary to
for it circulation equal TO that of its North
crn CoteInporareS, Is faithful and energetic de-
votion our best abilities make it a useful and
entertaining Family Journal 1t is our design TO
make the WESTERN CoNTINENT emphaticay
Southern family paper, that may be read with in.
tcrcst and profit by every member of Southern
family. With this view, we shall draw for our lit
crary department, from the best sources, such mat
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with.
out offending the taste corruptng the morals Of
our readers.
Pains will be taken TO give the latest intelligence
on ali subjects OF interest TO the general reader,
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 OF the popular weeklies
OF the North. In a word, though we shall cndea
vor to make our paper inter resting to all our chief
aim shall be to adapt il to the wants and tastes OF
the people of the South and South West upor
whom, and those of our city who are disposed
| to sustain such journal, we must mainly depend
| for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits OF our IA.
per, than on any promises might make in pros
pectus, we will close by appealing to the readers Of
the South and West Tor a share Of that patronage
which they so libeT ally bestow upon the overgrown
wccklies of the North
TERMs-The Western Continent is printed on a
mamUO 9th sheet of so by al inc hes, on fair type,
| and securely mailed to Subscribers, at Two Dor.
LARS FER ANNUm IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for So. or Seven copies for $40.
All letters the business of descriptions 10 be
addressed, post paid to the editor.
w. r. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, August, lS46--Oct6
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