The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-04
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The entire " CRESCENT - Printing office has
by purchase, been this day transferred to the un.
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1t is fact well understood in this community
that the Crescent" Is now an established paper
no longer an experiment. 1t is equally well under.
stood that, for considerable time past, under the
able management Of cur predecessors, it has been
! uniformly gaining in the public estimation. With
the increased facilities which we now bring to it,
we indulge the hope that its patrons will rapidly
multiply.
In presenting ourselves 10 the public, as the
future conductors of this journal, we shall avoid
the error OF breaking pledges, by making none.
The feature of Independence, which has hereto.
fore distinguished this Journal, will NOT be departed
from. We shall preserve an armed neutrality -
in Ehe discussion of all political, moral and social
questions. This is an age of the world when the
Press-the most powerful engine for good or evil
now welded amongst men-should be free and
unrammelled. 1t is shorn much of its ability for
the accomplishment of good, when il submits to be
Influenced by other considerations than a conscien-
tious regard for the true interests OF man in all his
relations; and, without doubt, there is, in the
diversified and enlargng interests which the world
ana especially our own country, now presents,
ample scope, if, indeed there be not an imperions
call ior the employment OF its utmost capabilities
On all questionsof National, State or Civ econ
omy, our opinions will be given with frankness.
fairness and moderation; and from conviction
that The Press, in moral sense is the legitimate
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'' Open to all parties-contro!ed by nome
Particular attention will be given to the subect Of
Education, IN Its most enlarged sense Criticisms
OF new publications will be prepared with care,
aud the pruning knife used without fear while We
shall, with pleasure, present TO our readers, when
ever We can, the flowers and fruits of modern
intellect.
We shall sLndiously endeayor to make the Sores.
cent usefulto the business man, in his counting.
room, and, by carefully excluding from its columns
everything thss can be offensive to the most correet
tastes, safe and agreeable firesde companion 10
his family.
In sincerity We can say, that we enter upon our
new duties with diffidence and feel that the onIv
element of success on which We may hone for a
prosperous ISSUE is the earneslness and siuelensss
Oh purpose with which we commence our task:
For his heart was in his work, and the heart
Givetl grace unto every art''
The finest pieces of machinery are submitted 10 the
test before they are accepted or rejected. The
magnificent steamship Ohio made an experimental
voyage before she set forth on her traoklsss path
Ia like manner, we ask of our audience fair trial
before they pronounce our ship unfit, from the in
competency of its officers, for the sea on which we
now hoist sail JOHN w. Cpocvvr,
J. W. Frost
49,, HUDSON A. KIDD.