The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-02-16
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
aWestern MeChaniC.'
To be devoted to the special interests OF
the Mechnnic, The LabOring Man
aud the Seams ress.

at becomes our duty, in issuing the
L Prospectus OF new publication, TO
state its OF jecrs and design, and The man.
ner in which we expect to carry these
ou' into ractice.
| Ii has often been felt by the Mecl,aD
les and Laboring Men of lhe 'Grea' and
Growing West that they, as, class, are
impos ed upon, and that II is high time for
them to have paper in their midsts, T."
advocate their rights, aud TO be devoted
ir special manner TO their inieres's.--
We form large and growing class and
do not shrink from asserting ,hit we per-
form very Important function in the
general community.
But while we have Political sheets de.
voted specially to The interests of PolIii.
cal parties; and Religions papers, devoted
10 the interests of religious denomina-
ion While the Farmer has his hgrlcnl-
lural paper.--the Literary man his Re-
view the Sch, olmasler bis journal, and
the Merchant lis Bsiness Gazette, whei e
is the Paper devo'ed to the Peculiar So
cial rights and Interests Of the Mechanic.
the I.aburing Man, and the Seamstres>!
Are their stout hearts, their sturdy fotms
and incessant lab9rs to be dlsregarded
and despised We trow not. And there
fore we have undertaken the present en-.
Ierprise.
Ii will be devoted, in the srst place. to
the Social Interests of The class TO which
we helurg. We shall labor to do ava,
" lh those pre- iudices, now so often exist.
ing against us as class. We shall strive
to show and inculcate that labor is hon
orable; that the Mechanic has Ihe natural
right to be respected, and the social pow J.
erto compel this respect. We shall la
hor t. elevate the standard of lllgence
and social cultivation, and 10 infuse ,uto
he profession that unity Of action aud
sentiment II so much needs.
We shall 10 lie second place defend the
h's Of the class 10 which we belong -
! Being Of no particular school or sect, we
shall epdeavor, especially here at the seat
OF government to secure Justice to the la
boring class. Great and momen'ous qnes.
tious are continually coming up, and are
TOO often decId ed with a view to the IN
lerests Of the manufacturer OF merchant
only
We shall, in she third place, strive Ia
adapt our paper TO the circums tances OF
our readers SO as TO furnIsh them with
much Scientific and practical information
| fitted TO increase their knowledge, TO en-
! large their views and to aid Them IN the
attsnment of comfort and happiness III
this Iiie.
We shall labor to make the 'N eekl y
Mechanic home paper for ,he mecban-
&c, the laborer and ,he seamstress.
| And now, mechanics IF the q Grea t
| West we call upon you to aid and en-
courage lis in this great euteprise, and t"
II e Improvement Of You and ,onr children
will we devote all the strength aud ener-
ey which our common make er has given 10
us.
| TERMS:-TLe Weekly Mechanic will
he issued weekly, in the city oftolumbn'
Ohio, on foe paper, and in qnar,o iorn'
Of ght pages, making a volume. al the
YEAR or 75 cents for Elk months, payable
on he receipt of the SECOND NJ NJ
BER
We have no hesitation in believing that
a paper Of this kind will receive Near
" support, and so soon as five hundred
subscribers are obtained, the fest nun
Der Will be issued, and coutipued week
| ly.
OAY Persons subscribing will pleas,
send IN their names as early as practlct
tic. as i, is our wish to commence III,
publication of the paper by the 6rst Q
March next
AAy- All letters on business to be direc
ted, post pad to
ii. II. BRADEN 81 co.
Culumhus Ohio