Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-02-18
II Street National Object.
UNITED STATES
MAGAZINE OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE,

AND REGISTER OF INVENTIONS
| find improvements IN .agricultare. Mechanics,
.Mamtactares, Chemistry, .4rts, Science, &c.
Published Monthly in Washington City, each num-
Der containing Is large quarto pages, at 81 year.
WHILE the whole country is flooded with
| w newspaper trash, in the shape of poticals,
Astounding In abuse and Islander, or in others that
are called literary papers, but which in truth, ara
filled with nothing but rolnances and love-sick
tales, pergerting and poisoning the minds of the
growing generation while the country, we say, is
overrdn With these, we have no paper, available TO
the people, which consuks the real interest and
weltate Of this great and growing world Of the
Western Hemisphere.
If the improvement Of mankind was more con.
suited, by the publication of useful periodicals, the
people would be less likely to be carried away by
fierce ard improbable political stries. A fresh
impalse would be given to the acquisition of USE
full knowledge, and the public veal be better pro.
NOTED. Political rivalries would cease, and the
watchwosd would thence be, "Onward, to Great
ness and Glory
| This impulse must be given, then, by due de-
ye!opement of the resources ofthe county, in it's
Agricultural, M neral, Commercial and Mechan-
cal relations. knowledge and improy ement in all
these departments should be duly cultivated. Nis
we'll established axiom, that the Wealth of Ma.
zion consists in its Agricultural and Mineral re.
sources, and its Mechanical productions.
Our free and happy county is already taking
tHC icad VI uic oiucl kioNeIS IN the ARTS OF Chem
istry, Mechanics and Manufactures and if our
whole people will unite 10 take into consideration
the vast advantages we possess in all these depart
ments, America will III all things be the gram
dest and greatest Nation in the Universe Let US,
then arouse curse YES to the consummaton of this
glorious pre-em nence
Our work Will be embelshed with numerous ell
egant Eng a,ings, representing the Inventions,
Discoveries Improvements. and Curosities in Art,
aboune.ing in the Patent Office at Washington city,
Ills will be peculiar and valuable feature in
OR publication, and of itself waud be sufficient TO
stamp it as the most useful and interesting period.
Gals ever presented to the world and we ase conf
dent shat ALL, the old and tine young, the humble
and The great,-the whole American people,~-will
hail the advent OF such work with pleasure!
We have great NATIONAL OpJEcT in view.
We wish to deveiope and bring TO perfection Tho
resources sfDur country, and thus promote the
wealth of This great Nation Our work shall be
one Astounding eminenty in USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.
and we intend that it shall exert powerful inAu-
ence in advancing the cause Of the ARTS and Sci
ENcEs among ALL classes OF people. Confidently
trusting, therefore, to the SPIRIT OF IMPROVE.
MRNT and this thirst for knowledge, which is now
so conspicuous trait in the whole American peo-
pie, and confdng to the patriotism of the friends
t. whom we send this, we look undoubtedly for a
wide dissemination of the Great National Work 81
Address D. HEWLETT & co.
Feb. t. WASHINGTON CRY, D. C.