Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-06
a New Paper in CIaskyburg.

There has been circulated for some few
days, in this place and the surrounding
country, prospsctus..Cor {, newasRper to
be published III tIlis town. P r. erich
field, Esq, is to be the osIensible publish
er, who adopts as his motto, ga frequent
recurrence to- first principles aad lays
down the following as the platform upon
which he contemplates conducting his
sheet - -f..-
This paper will not make its appo ar
ance under the auspices Of any political
party. 1t is hoped that at present its la
bors may be directed in IL channel more
generally. unequivocaIIy, and permanent
y useful.
"The present is emphatically an age OF
progress. Education in general seems to
be more highly appreciated than formerly.
Agriculture, the primary source Of wealth
and comfort in any country and in any age,
is beginning to receive the all Of science,
and Tie mechanic arts, as necessary con
Fsequence, keep pace with pro sress, rs the
success Of both depends upon the diffusion
of physical science. This consideration
will give character to the. leading features
Of our paper.
1.-The inventive genius Of our country
men seems to know no limit. New topics
arc continually presented, in every del pan t.
ment Of investigation. In this, no other
Indication Of our course can be given than
that cur columns will be open to full and
free inyestigation-preferring rather to be
found in error in advocating a new theo-
ry, than in supporting one covered with
the must of antiquity.
In politics, the Editor, in his former
connection with the press, supported the
resolutions Of 1798-99. These he looks
upon at this time as settled, and in nc
event can he give his support to party
! who denies or departs from them in the
administration OF the Government.
The occasion may demand word in
this place on the subject of new organi.
cation among us called Know Nothings
From rumQr, from Exposures and from
the press generally, we understand, that
to prevent foreign influences is the END, and 4
reform an orr naturalization ttstCs is the
MEANS proposed by this organization.
"ln tue early history OF the parties OF
our country the negative of the PROPOSE
ton was advocated b. the Democrats, and
we think wiki propriety. But circumstan-
ces have changed. We have at this day
another character of emigrants, and thro'
Inducements held out, a hundred to one
in number. The subject is one of legiti-
mate inquiry, and the sentiment seems to
peryade all parties and classes
We have always desired to see estab-
lished here, respectable Wing paper, con
Quoted by some intelligent. liberal-minded
gentleman. Indeed, we have frequently
been placed in awkward positions by the
absence of such one, and would render
all the assistance Of courteous neighbor
to its establishment. But whether The
Age of Progress as Mr. Crichfield's pa
per is to be called, will fll the ycid thus
experienced, we must let time and chance
determine. Its Editors heretofore polit-
zeal course and the principles enunciated
in his prospectus would seem to imply
such incongruities as 10 leave it a matter
OF some doubt. Yet as the new paper is
2ndoub tedly to be an organ Of the. Know
No things, upon whom the mantle Of the
ate Wing party has fallen, it would ap-
pear that Ii, i: we shall have more of the
opponent and lessasf the re, shan is gen.
rally imagined. So W. wisb our new
leighbOr. that is to be, success in his IN
lertaking-an independent fortune and an
ndying regulations.
= HIRED sIAvEg,-Judge Lumpkin, .of the
uDeriOr Court of Geor,,;o Hos dao;JaJ