The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-01-01
PEGEUS
Cinclnn tt Signal.

To THE WESTERN PEOPLE,
AND ALL INTERESTED IN THE WEST.
The Valley Of the Ohio Is full of newspapers,
conducted with admitted ability, but with special
objects. They constitute the potent machineries
of political parties and religious sects. The East.
ern cities have had the monopoly OF our market,
for the circulation Of Literary journals, which are
not adopted to the spirit Of the Western people,
whatever their other merits. The West should
pessess a journal, adapted more prominen y than is
usual, to the supply Of such a want "ul|4J
The undersigned have been sofortunate as 10 be
in frequent and pleasant intercourse with those
Western writer's, who can etfectually aid his own
Inadequate efforts to furnish a sheet, whose Chief
object shall be to minister to the social and intel
lectual progress OF the Western people: The
CINCINNATI SIGNAL has been selected for such
a purpose. Its publication has lately been chang
eg from a Daily to Weekly form, TO facilitate that
object. Already, ample evidence has been afford
ed, that its friends in the West and sewhere,
welcome the arrangements which have long been
in contemplation, and are now maturing. The
elitor and publisher would, therefore appeal to the
Western people, and all Interested IN the West, to
extend to the present enterprise a prompt aud lib
eral support. .fm .3g bod ye.
TO prevent future misconception, the under
signed would state that he should insist upon the
right to discuss the political and social questions
of the day, with the utmostf freedom; but always.
as he hopes, in a spirit of independent and candid
inquiry. If the views. thus honestly advanced,
should meet with dissent, he invites reply through
the Signal, but within the same limits which are
taken for the presentation Of The sentiments IN ques
ton. The present is so evidently a condition Of
transition, both as to the opinions of individuals
and communities, that no journal should shrink
from an independent utterance---certainly not,
when full license is afforded for remnnstrance and
refulation. When the public mind shaiIbave sub
sided into anything like habitual lDodes OF thought
and action, the occasion for such a course will be
less obvious-the duty, less imperative.
We may be allowd to claim that the SIGNAL
owes to the careful observance of this rule OF action
that its brief existence of a year has secured a eel
ebrity enviable IN this at least, that it extends to all
parts of the country, We can see no cause, III
this respect, to deyiate from our former course
As to the future, we would only add. that our ar
ranpements include the commercial and curren,
news; a well sustained literary department; ire.
ouent TRANSACTIONS from the French aud German
press; a full correspondence with the Eastern cit.
les, and minute narratives Of every local event,
which bears upon the social and intellectual wei
fare of this central capital of the continent.
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vance, JAMES w. TAYLOR,
'Nt. Cincinnati, o..