The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-05
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WESTERN CONTINENT,

II Southern Family Newspaper Of the largest
size. Published erery Saturday in The Cifu
OF Baltimore. by Samuel Smith s. Co. Ed.
tied by w. II. Thompson. author Of Major
jones' Conrtship," = Chronicles of Pine.
viiie, SC, Sc. Terms, Too Dollars in ad.
yance p.. 3H
w F. have long regarded it most Nominating
w reflection upon the south, that no pro.cssedly
neutral family journal has ye, been sustained with.
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such paper could no. be supported at the
Immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc.
cessful. experience has taught us that tho pa
pcrs of this class published in the large Northern
cities, possess advantages over those OF the country
which, in measure, defy competitions. But here
the is different Baltimore, standing it does
on the frontier of the Southern States is yet near
enough 10 the great COMMERCIAL literary and po
litic al emporium, to be included in the neighbor
hood of great American cities, and to enjoy4a the
advantages, as radiating point, which arc pos
sessed by either Phiadelrhia, Boston or New York
paper issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for obtaining the latest literary intcl nee as
well as the current literature Of the day, foreign
and domestic, that arc enjoyed by the journals If
the Northern cities. The WESTERN CoNTINENr is
as large, cheap, and be better adapted 10 lie
,cants 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 these views we 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 finn conviction that all that is necessary to
for circulation equal to that OF its orih
ern contemporaries Is a faithful and energetic dc.
votion OF best abilities TO make it n useful and
| entertaining Family Journal. Ii is design TO
make the WESTERN CONTINENT emphatically
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
tcrest and profit by every member OF a Southern
family. With this view, shall dI aw for our lit
crazy department, from the best sources, such mat.
ter will interest and entertain the mind, with.
out ohcnding the taste corrupting The morals OF
our readers. ,i-
Pains will be taken 10 give the latest intelligence
on lsuiJccts of interest to the general reader,
the exclusion of the vast AMOUNT of Local matte.
trio
| and other criticisms, which make up so large por
ton OF the staple of some OF the popular weckes
OF the North. In word, though we shall endea,
vor to make our paper interesting to all our chiei
aim shall be to adapt it to the wants and tastes OF
the people of the South and South West, upon
whom, aud those OF our own city who disposed
TO sustain such journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa.
per, than on any promises might make in pros.
pectus, We will close by appealing TO the readers If
the South and West Tor a share of that patronage
which they 50 literally bestow upon the overgrown
wccklies of the North.
| TERms-Thc Western Continent is printed on
| mammoth sheet of 80 by IA inc hes, on fair type,
| and securely mailed to subscribers. at Two Dol.
LARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for s 5 or Seven copies for $40.
All letters the business of subscriptions to be
addressed, post paid TO the editor.
W.T.. THOMPSON
SAMUEL SMITH.
baltimore. AUGUST. ISd6-Oct