The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1847-10-30
PUBLISHED AT GAINESVILLE, OHIO.

The design Of this publication is to furnish .
weekly journal to meet the wants and tastes Of the
reading community in the west THE WESTERN
WORLD will be emphatically NEWSPAPER in
tended to embody in its ample sheet all the current
information OF the day upon all subjects Of general
interest, pursuing an independent course, untram-
melled by sectarian or party prejudice. In the
department OF News, it will be the constant aim
of the publishers to give, in condensed form, the
earliest and most authentic information that can bs
obtained Particular regard will had In this depart
ment, to such Individual and social movements a.
may indicate the onward march of the true prin-
ciples of American freedom and progress
The vast and growing importance Of the State OF
Ohio and other portions Of the great Mississippi
Valley, in point Of agricultural and commercial
resources and prosperity, is beginning to be ap-
preciated both al home and abroad. 1t will be q
prominent object in the publication Of this paper to
aid in developing these resources, and to give from
week to week that information respecting theplces
current and the state of the markets, which will be
interesting and useful to the Farmer the Merchant
and the public generally. gt6 iIshS
The subject of EDUCATION is worthy our deep
and earnest attention. The patriot sees in the no
ed with myriads of human beings, and sufhcieLt
ofitself to form mighty empire. And the ques-
tion comes up What are we now doing for the in-
teIlectual and moral good of these unborn milionss
The publishers of The WDsTERN WORLD
confidently appeal to an enlightened public to sus-
tain them in their efforts in the cause of education.
The LITERARY and SCIENTIFIC portions Of this
journal will consist of such original and selected
articles as will be entertaining for their novelty and
sprightliness, and instructive for their depth of
thought and practical utility. THE WESTERN
WORLD will each successive week afford its readers
an opportunity of wandering awhile in the delight
full regious of Poetry and Romance, and will pre-
sent them those interesting and vivid pictures Of
life and manners, in the shape of tales and sketches.
that have tendency to chasten the Imagination,
purify the affections, and strengthen the hands, and
encourage the hearts of those who are seeking af-
ter that ideal oi truth and goodness which the
sincere and earnest soul is ever striving to realize
within itself. The services of able contributors
will be engaged to assist in this and other depart
ments of the paper. itgg qn.!ai50ssG 40
One characteristic of the The WESTERN
WoRLD will be It's good humor, and q loving
cheerful temper. In its weekly visits il VIII open
budget of witty anecdotes and of racy. yet kind
satire which will make the merry laugh ring out
from the domestic circle, and throw q bright and
beautiful halo around the ordinary affairs ofhuman
life. ', .n, f asn
The cause Of TEMPER AnCE and good MORALS
will ever find ready advocate in The WEsTERK
WORLD While it will aim to shun all cant and
bgotry, it will not hesitate to avow those princi
pies OF love and purity winch make man the broth.
er Of man, and all mankind the children Of ono
common Father. eg ehE6f ~ Ba4saW9f
The publishers respectfully solicit for western
literary and miscellaneous journal share ofithat
patronage which the western pubic have for some
years pastso freely lavshed on eastern papers and
other periodicals. Let The Westerly WoaLD
have fair trial, and its conductors fear not tho
result W gl.4a
OUR TERMS. HN4A
THE WESTERN WORLD win be published once
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dum sheet of fine quality, and printed on new and
clear type, at $2a year, payable invariably on the
reception of the first number. 5ft}"
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be strictly adhered to, on other terms can the
paper be sustained. II The FIRST number win hs IL
sued on or about the first of September next; and
the public may rest assured that the publication
'wilnot be commenced unless there isa certainty
its continuance for at least one year. aiseup i
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