The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-02-09
fsF PROSPECTUS
.AA y 4 or THE
Western Mechanic
To be devoted to the special finte'ests q
the sMechantc,s ! he LabOring Man
,ats4,,4., AID the Seams ress.I 11a

If becomes our duty, in issuiDg the
Prospectus Of a new publication, 10
state its Of ljects aud design, and the man
ner n4which.swe expect to carry these
out into pra c!ice. ttEs
!. 1t has often been feltsby the Mechan
les and Laboring Men Of Vie Great and
Growing West that they. as a class, a,e
imposed upon, aud that II is big Time for
them to have a Papertin their lmidsis, &"
advocate their rights, and to he devoted
ir a special mannerato their interests.--
We form large aud growing class aud
do not shrink irom asserting that we per-
form very imp. ftabt function 10 the
general community.
But while We hatesPoliical sheets. de,
yo'ed specially to The interests Of pnlili.'
cal parties; and Religious papers, devoted
to The interests Of religious denomina-
lions; while the Farmer has his hgrichl
Iural paper,-the Literary man his Ike
view the Schu olmaster his Journal, and
the Merchant bis Blsiness Gazette, where
is the Paper devo'edio the Peculiar So
cial rights snd inleresls otthe Mechanic.
ne Laborns Man, and HE Seams,res>!
Are their stout hearts, their sturdy forms
and incessatrt llabprs To be disregarded
and despised! We irow not. A nd there.
1oreawe have undertaken the present en-
Ierprlse. at-'w.H.
|, will be devoted, in the first pl,ce. to
the Social lu,eresls Of the class to winch
we belong. We shall labor to do away
with thase rrejndices, now soOften exist.
nag against I'd as class. We shall strive
f,l L
iorable; that the Mcehanle has the natural
tghtto be respected, and the social pow
er to compel this respect. We shail la
bor to elevate the STANDARD Of intelligence
and social cultivation, aud to infnse into
The profession that uolty of action and
sentiment II so much needs. $50
" e shall 10 the second place defend the
rights Of the class to which We belong -
Being OF par'lcular schooIor sect, we
Shall eDjeayor, especially here at the seat
OF government, to.secure juslIce TO Tie la
boring class. Great aud inpinen Gus ones,
tions are Continually coming up, aud are
TOO often decided with view TO the in
4eresls OF the manufacturer or merchant
my Ha.a aa5 fo. ~ ..4p SIS satsls
We shall, in The third place str,ve to
adapt our paper TO the cIreun,s tanees of
uur, readers so as to9furnsh them with
nfUth Stieu,lhc and practical information
6tted to increase te,r .kEowledge, to en-
large ltbeir views and TO aid them in the
attainment of comfort and happiness in
this lie. esef e5a4.tI ...iah
We shall labor to make the weekly
Mechanic a home paper for Ihe meohan-
ic, the laborer and The seamslfess.g
And now mechanics Of the Il rea
West We call upon you to aid and en-
us in this great enterprise. and to
he Improvement OF YOU and our chldr ren
will we devote all the strength and ener-
gy which our common make has given to
us. Ffs.
TERMS:-Tbe Weekly Mechanic will
be issued weekly. in the city OF columbus,
Ohio, on fine paper, and in quarto form
Of eight pages, making a volume, at the
end OF the year Of 4lG pages, at S so per
year or 10 cents for FIX months. payable
on the receipt Of the SECOND NUM-
BER. 4r. @ st U. HIea-asf
We have no hesitation in believing that
II paper of this kipd will receive a hear.
~ support, and 50 soon as five llnndred
are obtained, the iest Min
ber wall be issued, aud continued week
ly. -f.Fs
OT Persons subscribing will please
send IN their names as early as practIca-
bile, as it is our wish TO commence the
publication OF the paper by the first oil
March next. i's "4% " 1857
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