Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-02-11
a Great .tGSiGasGI object.
UNlrED STATES
lElGazINE OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE,

IND REGISTER or INV E.N IiCJNS
ind improvements in .agr;cuEiure. Mechanics,
.Hunniuctnes, Chemistry, .4rts. Science, &c.
Published Nlpnthly in Washington City. each num-
Der containing rs lage qlalio pages, at 81 year.
WHILE the whole country is flooded with
w newspaper trash, in the shape Of polticals,
Astounding IN abuse al slai'ier, or IN others mat
are called literary papers, bat which IN trnth, are
filled with nothing bat romances and love-slck
taies pprveriing and poisoning the nlnds OF the
growing grneralio while the country, we say, IS
oveirun with these, we have no paper available 10
the ppopie which coosults the real interest and
welfare of this great and growing world Of the
Western HEMISPHERE
If the improvement Of mankind WAS more
suited by the publication oil useful periodicals, the
people would be less likely to be carried away by
fierce and Improbable political srilas, fresh
impulse would be given to the acquisition Of use.
full knowledge. and the public veal be better pro-
noted Political rivalries would cease, and the
watchword would thence be, "Qnward, to Great
ness and Glory -
This impulse must be given, then, by due de-
veopement Of the resources the country, IN its
Agricultural, M neral, Commercial and Meehani-
cal relations Knowledge ard improvement III all
these departments should be duly cultivated: It's
well established axiom. that the Wealth oil Ma.
ton consists in its Agricultural end MineraA re-
sources and ils Mechanical productions.
Orr free and Happy county is already 'aHlaS
the lead 81 the older powers in the Arts OF Chem.
istry Mechanics and Manufactures and 1t car
whole people viii unite to take into censlde rahon
the vast advantages I've posst s. ~ all these d part
Inents America will in all things soon he the gran
aest and CREATES, Nation IN the Universe LEI Is.
then arouse ourselves To the cnnsunnat.on OF th.s
.lo,ou pre-einnshc"
Our war. viii be embellishod win numerous FL.
gan, Ensra,ifgs. representing the Inventions.
Discoveries improvements. and tu,,"si'i-s IN Art,
,bonnd,ng in the Patent Office at Wa ha5ton city.
This viii he peculiar and valuable feature In
nur pubiicaon. and ei itself woll b.. sufficient to
stamp as the most useful and Interesting perodi.
Gals ever presented to the World and VIZ ae conf.
lent that ALE. the OLD and the Nausg the humble
and the gsest,-the whole A,a-rcah people, will
hail the advent Of Sdch work with pleasure
We have great NATIONAL OBJECT IN view
We wish TO ,levelope and bring TO perfection the
resources ofour country, and thus pIomo'e tne
wealth OF this great Naion. Our work shall be
one aaoundng eminen.iy in USEFUL KNowLEhGx.
and we intend that il shall exert powerful iptlH-
ence in advancing the cause oil the ARTS ana SCI
ENcEs among AL classes OF people. confidently
trusting therefore, to the SPIRIT OF IMPROVE
MRNr and the thirst for knowledge. which is now
90 consuicuous trait in the whole American peo-
nile. and confdng 10 the patriotism OF the friends
10 whom we send this. we look undoubtedly fer a
WIDE dissemination Of the Great National Work.
Address y. TIE =" LEI x ".
Feb 1. WASHINGTON Cry, D. C.