The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-03-23
PROSPECTUS Ss
s.. III. G5g sa OF THE aF e4gl8
nWestern Mechanic"

TO be devoted to the special inte tests Of
the Mechanic, the Laboring Man
aud the Seamstress.
/ TT becomes our duty, in issuing the
4 Prospectus of a new publication, to
state its objects and design, and the man
ner in which we expect to carry these
out into pra ctiee.
! 1t has often. been felt by the Mechan
les and Laboring Men of the Great and
Growing West that they, as class, are
imposed upon, and that II is high time for
them TO have a paper in their midsts, 70
advocate their rights, and to be devoted
in special manner TO their interests.--
We form large and growing class aud
do not shrink from asserting hld we per-
FORMS very important Junction in the
general community. f.
But while we have Political sheets, de,
voted specially to the interests Of Politi-
cal parties; and Religious papers, devoted
| to the interests Of religious denomina.
| tioDs; while the Farmer has his Agricul-
tura paper,--tb Literary man his Re-
view the Scho o0lmaster his Journal, and
the Merchant bis Bisiness Gazette, where
| is the Paper devoted to the Peculiar So
cial rights and interests the Mechanic.
the LaboriDg Man, and ibe Seamstress!
Are their stodt hearts, their sturdy forms
and incessant labors 10 be disregarded
and despised! We trow not. And there.
fore we have undertaken the present en-
terprlse. .
1t vill be edeyoted, in the FIRST place, to
the Social Int erests of the class TO which
we belong. We shall labor TO do away
with those prejudices, now SO often exist
! ing against ua as class. We shall strive
to show and iuculcate that labor Is hon.
ora ble; that the Mechanic has the natural
right 10 be respected, and the social pow
er to compel this respect. We shall la
bor IL elevate the standard of Intelligence
and social cultivation, aud to infuse INTO
the profession that unity Of action and
sentiment it so much needs.
We shall in the second place defend the
ights Of the class TO which " @ belong.- -
Being Of no particula school or sect, we
shall endeavor, especially here at the seat
oil government to secure justice to the la
boring class. Great and momentons guess
ions are continually coming up, and are
90 often decided with view to The 10
terests of the manufacturer or merchant
only
We shall, in the third place, strive to
adapt our paper TO the circumstances of
our readers SO as to furnish them with
mnch Scientific and practical Information
litted TO increase their knowledge, to en-
large their views and 10 aid them in the
attainment of comfort aud happiness in
this life.
We shall labor to make the Weekly
Mechsnics homo paper for tho mechan-
ic, the laborer and the searnstress.
And now, mechanics Of the 'G r a
West we call upon you to aid and en-
courage us in this great enterprise. and to
the improvement of You and yonr children
will we devote all the strength aud ener-
ey which our common max r has giVen TO
us.
TERMS:-The Weekly Mechanic will
be issued weekly, in the city OF Cplnmbns,
Ohio, on fine paper, and in qnarto form
of eight pages, making volume al the
end of The year Of 4l6 pages, at s 80 per
year or rs cents for six months, payable
on the receipt of the SEC COND NJ NJ
BER.
We have no hesitation In believing that
ii paper of this kind win receive hear,
ty support and so soon as five hundred
are obtalned the fest NUN.
her will be issued, aud continued week.
~.
az Persons subscribing will please
send in their names as early as pracuca-
ble, as il is our wish to commence the
publication of the paper by the first OF
March next.
fts5- All letters on business to be direc.
ted post paid 10
III. II. BRADEN & co.
Columbus Ohio.