The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-09
PROSPECTUS
.THE SOUTHERN PRESS

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"THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
| A n ASSOCIATION Of sixty three members of
| "A Congress Senators and Representatives, have
constituted the undersigned committee 10 super
| intend the establishment of a Southern Press at
Washington city, to be devoted to the exposition
and defence of southern rights md institutions, the
dissemination of correct information to northern
policy, and the course Of political affairs generally,
without reference to the old party lines of Whig
and Democrat. Arrangements arc now in pro-
grcss promptly TO insure the issue OF such paper,
| under the title Of
"The Southern Press,'
for the conduct of which suitable editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the aid of number
4 of eminent and able contributors.
There will be both TRI-wrEKLy and a WEEKLY
ssue the latter to contain substantially the same
| matter the former and intended to reach those
points of the country whose mail facilities linn
| tied.
| DAILY issue will be added hereafter, should it
be deemed advisable or necessary by the press and
| people of the southern States.
| The paper will not be erciusipey political, but
will embrace its broad sheet the general news of
| the day, domestic and foreign, by mail and tele-
| graph, commercial and agricultural intelligence
literary criticisms, original essays, literary and
miscellaneous and, in short, all those items of gen
eral interest the collected aggregate of which
| Great will he taken TO give full and correct
| reports of the proceedings and debates in both
! houses Of Congress, we'll the action of the
| local legislatures the southern Question.
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received, the main object being to furnish large
| amount Of reading matter
The paper will be printed on a sheet equal in
size to those Of the other Washington papers, and
| the atcrial will be procured especially for the
purpose.
| Its confidently hoped that every true friend to
| the South will aid in procuring Subscribers, and
forward the names, with the amount subscribed, to
some southern representative at w Washington, forth
with.
Postmasters are authorized by law TO remit sub
| scriptions free of postage
TERMS:
For tri-wcckly during the session of Con-
| grcss, and semi weekly during the recess,
the price will be, per annum.. ......,.... SO 90
| The price Of subscription must be paid invaria-
| bly, in advance, and the cash must accompany the
name sent.
| All persons procuring ten names shall be entitled
| to receive copy graf,s for one year.
A.P.BUTLER,
JACKSON MORTON,
X. TOOMBS,
J. THOMPSON.
DJ Editors and papers friendly to the enterprise
will please publish this prospectus, which win
| title them TO an exchange with the newspaper. All
who comply with this request will send copy of
| the paper containing IL TO the committee
WAsHIscTos, May 25, 1850. June
DENJAMIN BLAKE MINOR, Attorney at
| ID Law, will attend promptly to any business in
| his profession in the city of Richmond Gncludinp
cases in. the Appellate and Federal Courts,) and
the adjacent counties, and in the town ef Peters
| burg.
o. Office No. 3, Law Buildings, Richmond.
| Virginia.
Aug. 6-tf
EsErrzEa Cook GyopeE h. SAnerNr.
COOK Il SARGENT.
GENERAL LAND AGENTS,
Corner of Main and Second Streets,
Davenport, Io,cn.
June 3O-dtf
q. q. LOOMS,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Nov. 9-lys PITTSBURG, PTsN.
/ INTERNATIONAL ART-UNION ENGRA-
WING for Ist9, !" The Proycr," is now received
and ready for distribution among the subscribers,
at TAYLOR Il MAURY'S
June Is Bookstore, near 9th street.