Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-03-17
Prospectus
Guuptts Glarkshnrg Rf9istEt

WE have conmsnced the pnhlieahon Of ne =
papsr in Cllrhburg, Va, With The above tisla,
and fAsier ourself that we present 70 the public .
sheet acceptable TO al, and worthy Of support.
There have besn several attsmps before TO e.
saeii,h PaPsr in, this place, AL Of which, from
some easae have failed 10 greater or less exsent.
Yet believing this country sufHciently populous
and wealthy, and its citizens amply intelligent
and liberal to support good newspaper. me- have
made another trial, in the belief that an thu, In
required 70 secure liberal support, IL the publi-
cation Of paper worthy Of patronage.
This we shall endesvor 20 do; and with our az
psrienes in the business, doubt not that we shaIl
succeed. Orr materials, type, press, &C., are an
tiEely new, which will enable rs to make our pa
per, in point Of mechanical execution. second q
none in the State. The large size Of our paper
enables us 70 give all the current news Of the day
besides publishing other articles Of general inter
est. The Literary portion Of our journal shall by
no means be neglected; about one half Of ouI
columns will be weekly devoted to this speeiss Of
residing. which will make our paper interesting
to every family.
ltmay be thought that we are liberal In making
promises, but we refer 70 our paper evidence
that all are fulfilled.
The news of the coming year will be more than
ordinarily interesting. Commencing with the
doings Of Congress and the State Legislature, to-
gether with the exciting condition Of our foreign
affairs, and closing with Presidential campaign.
The proceedings of the State Legislature du-
ring its coming session will be Of especial interest
inasmuch as the New Constitution docs away
with many of the old forms and usagss, and new
ones will have 70 be substituted. 1t is of vast inn
rOItance to every person to be informed upon the
new laws which must necessarily be passed, as
many Of them will, in all probability, greatly diff
fer from those now in force.
The Presidential campaign Of the coming sea-
son will be one of the most important elections
that has occurred in the history Of our coun-
try. The late difficulties on the slavery question
rendered it matter Of doubt At one time whether
either Of the two great parties of the country
could unite in National Convention for the NOM
ination of . candidate; but recent transact ions
have shown that Whatever our opponents may do,
the Democratic Party will go into the contest up
ON national principles which will command the
support of all sections of the country.
AL these subjects of exciting interest will be
thoroughly discussed by the public prints, and
no where can q more general information in re-
gard to them be obtained, than through their me-
dunn.
This, in addition to the general news given ev-
cry week, forms great indueement for all to take
the paper. Our terms are as low as paper can
possibly be printed for in this country. The at
tempt has frequently been made to publish pa
per for a leRs price and nearly every month wit
nesses their downfall. There is probably not q
man in the country who DOES not wish to see
good paper established in this place We have
commenced the publication of one which we shall
endesvOr to make worthy of that cognomen and
call upon Hll to assist in establishing it upon
firm basis. Our subscription list is rapidly in
creasing. but we have not yet as great number
we should have; yet if We continue to increase
as rapidly we have since our commencement
few IN -nths will place the PermGneney of our
undertaking beyond doubt. We hope, there
fore that our friends will not their efforts
in our behalf; and let each subscriber endeavor
to induce his neighbors to send for the paper Also
By this means, we will soon obtain a sufficient
patronage.
We will furnish the Register upon the follow
ing terms payable within ak months from the
time Of subscribing: