The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-12-01
New York Evening Post
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The New York Evening Post is the Oldest
Democratic paper in the state Of New York, and
one of the Oldest in the United States. Its past
history, we venture to hope, will justify US in so.
Letting from Our democratic readers and fellow
labOrers, friendly interest in behalf Of ajournal
which has seen some service Ia the cause Of de.
mocracy,
II is not for us perhaps to say how far the Even.
ing Post is calculated to meet the want to which
we have alluded Our readers are doubtless gen.
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character. If its aim and influence are such as
meet with their approval, we trust they may find
it in their way to contribute somewhat TO its cir.
culaton.
To those unacQuainfed with its plan and char.
scter, we beg to submit the following summary;
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The News OF THE DAY, which we shall re-
port with all the accuracy and fidelity IN our
power, including intelligence from foreign cOun-
trles political information, reports OF elections,
and notice OF every occurrence OF general in
terest.
II. Public Documents Of general importance,
reports, messages, official communications, &c.
Ill. Discussions OF POLITICAL QUESTIONS
These we hope to be able to conduct in spirit Of
fairness and courtesy, not descending to personal
itles or appeals to prejudice, yet always without
any basis OF personal interest and with complete
independence. We are democrats in principle ::
we have embraced the democratic creed from a
profound conviction of its TRUTH because we find
il striving in the main for objects which we cor
daily approve. We hold to the great doctrines
OF free trade, Of ofsimpllcity in the powers of gov.
ernment, OF equal and sparIng legislation, Of the
propriety Of bringing public affairs as much as
possible within lhe cogniZance and management
OF small neghbOIhOods. We are opposed to the
extension Of slavery, and in favor Of its restrict.
ions in every constitutional mode; we are enc.
mics of all monopolies and Of all legislation which
seeks to create jobs for lavOrtes, and to promote
the interests of particular classes The course of
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allowable satisfaction, that in the Jealous support
of these views for long series of years, they have
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w. The Markets and Commercial Information
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ing with accuracy and with the latest revisions
Of persons intelligent in such matters.
V. Literary notices, selections from the liter.
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popular and scientific, and fair proportion Of
that sort of miscellaneous reading which gives
an entertaining character to a newspaper
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paper both interesting and useful to the resder-
Our country friends have now gathered in the
principal harvests Of the year, and will soon have
more leisure for reading than in the late busy
season. Congress will soon be in session, and
questions Of The greatest moment will come be-.
fore it for its discussion. The legislatures of the
several States will shortly enter upon their winter
sessions A contemporary record Of these mpor.
tan discussions and proceedings, msG- up with
industry, exactness and candor, must be desired
by every intelligent man, and TO such we recon-.
mend the examination of the Evening Post.