The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-23
PROSPECTUS
THE NEW YORK EVENING POST,

D~hy, CsUb-bo"ssg uIN VteNfg-loOZ-DS
HN the 18th OF November last the Eoerirg Psss com
~ peted It's fifty first year The arrival OF another ami
verrry reminds OF two annually recurring duties
70 acknowledge msnfold obligations to the friends
journal throughout the United States the second
sdvse them Of their obligations To We shall dscbsrge
both duties with cttrfulpess and with much prds
may consist with becoming modesty
Among obligations to them, desire to eninerate
tn fol lowing:
The number Of readers Of the Evs,.ng Post has In
creased rapidly duing the past year than ever bsfe
during the period Of time.
o It's aggregate circulation was never so large a. at
present
large for twenty years 6ow while the circulation of
weekly and semi weekly editions IL greater than before
since their publication commenced All this feel that
We owe In some measure to the Kind intersection OF our
friends, and profoundly grateful for it, Their obi
cations to shall state with equal ffsnkness.
fuSi We are expendng annually fourteen thou
sand dollars mere uron our publications III We ala three
ago. and increasing the amount steadily Whenever
opportunity is presented Of adding in that way their
interest 90 value, without an imprudent sacrifice.
Sscond We sustained the only Democratic Journal
which las existed for any length Of time In the cit,
Of New foik, without mourning any obligations inteR-
onAly hegletng any duties which We Cwed 10 any ot
icsl party.
Third While we have abOred 10 the best OF ocr abilities
for the establishment sOund Democratic system Gov
ernment looking to the constant enlargement Of the rights
OF the individual man. have permitted views
of what not Democratic 20 be determined ny
the scon Of any political organization or by the personal
solicitations Of political partissns.
Fourth The editorial columns Of the Erenng Post have
been uniformly what deemed
Of public concern and the prOprtors confidently appeal
its whole history embracing period Of year
tnsn half century TO show single Instance in which IL
has crcusted opinions which its editors did enter.s
advocated which they supposed did tend 10
the public good. In prosecuting this they have
bern frequently brought into conflict with the private inter
Of individuals and OF classes they have been compelled
10 disobgs old and valued ir, Dis, g. asssi hoATy
serrated Peudces ami TO aenounos wiekedness and
IN nigh p.aGtg
Tbe faithful discharge Of such dutios certain to srou,e
the active hostility Ct mul toos but it is likely raSs
fw sntye fenjS Thechsmp0n Ofthe public interest how
efficient and SUCCESSFUL be the service ha renders
rarely aspircs any individual with the perscna obi
gstcu While there he tes Of thousands "a approve
there may not be ten who will thiuh Of revsrIiUK The
time " rrcy to Oons, however When history STEPS
forward vDcste the career Of the Independent journalist
AMI TO reward hm In degree, for the sacrhees TO
which his course have stjeod him or that reward
ihs Entasg Post has not bsen denied It's 'hare IL has
historical Inheritance OF which any Journal might be proud
FIR ~ will be difficult t. point single principle hieh
hes been finally Incorporated into the pube policy Of this
country thar not its position here In some
the adv Of this juynal while its volumes rev 10
cunu.ted 10 library abnund with evidences Of its s,c
cess opposition t. unaniersbe She fsguensry
ruins OF which lie strewed along the highway Of national
history.
More than twenty yesrs ago. the Eueng Post began 90
plead for the doctrines OF Free ree svory Northern
journal either silent, openly advocating proteye
tariffs.
The Eren Post of the earliest cham pious OF
State Rights against the Of the Federal oy
eDment il has resisted with uneeasrg EFFORT that system
Of internal improvements which 4; time threatened
buLiing enterprise of this country with the unequal aud
fatal petition Of the General Government: il has u
posed specisl Legislation and all u special privi
ges wherever and whenever it's opposition seemed 10 be
requitel VI ab0rei with no oTsry devotion rid the
country Of the national bank establish IN Its stead
the ahtreasury system which remains the
durahlr and conspicuous u American statesman
ship has sf.adfsstly defended the right OF petition II
resisted the passage Of the Last bankrupt law il resisted
the assumption Of the State debts the OF the
public lands, the creation of all martins AMI rca
monopolss It hss resisted every tort extsnd the
of human slavery.
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