Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-11
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
DAILY ROC r e SIS,

COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
IN THE Town OF NEwBERN.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
A THE REQUEST Of many of your business men
IA have made the necessary arrangements to commence
between the 10Th Of August and The lst Of September
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
your and the interest Of the citizens of the State
Will you sustain in ttis important and indispensable
enterprise to your commercial prosperity undertake
it, and pledge to you 5 in advance what poor :si.Ss IaS
independent useful and interesting paper bat without
your cordial cooperation and support accomplish
nothing aud must fail shall rely then upon your gener-
aid and with your strong arm to assist me can and
U the enterprise through success and make
of the permanent fixtures of the place dear to us all
1t is unnecessary to point out you the necessity of
Daily Journal to enable you to compete successfully with
other commercial towns in this and the adjoining States for
The people of Wilmington. Charleston, Norfolk, Peters
burg aud Richmond commune with the interior through
this important advantage over you? The West has now
been brought y railroad to your very doors and is there
knocking with her rich productions, for admtance. The
natural and Inevitable consequences Of procrastnaton
already being felt No town stand stil must either
advance in commercial and general Importance and i'm
prove in its religious moral and social character continu
ally it must decline Now is for you say whether
you will rise or fall in the great contest for the Western
trade. You certainly expect to maintain your
ground unless you well prepared neghbors
Experience that towns sometimes like individuals
when thrown upon their own resources often deveope
prosperity far in advance of those which rely upn advsn
Itious natural advantages There is reason why
Newbern shond not again crowd her wharves with the
would be given in exchange for the products Of the West
There is why schools should rise up among
YOU and colleges flourish in your midst But your expe
still and witness these things You conno you should not
rely upon the Journals Of other towns to advertise your
that you ac trade with them equal if better ad
vantage than other market because you
them transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than others You rely
advantages possessed Newbern for Factories and Schools
vhnhp and info
are properly and e"ergeticaly advocated.
All the worldly interest l have Wis, will be-
sink swim. But in the publication Of this Journal
while shall all honorable to gain your appro
editor shall endeavor do justice neighbors and
at all times and under all look to the COM
Now you people of Newbern. commit this enterprise
fort in this %aer for veal T. Q, r., am
business and having been engaged for many years OF
life upon daily and weekly aatte myself that
degree 4 satisfaction # nosssan toll be Of The ss
Tss s. Be printed with new
on a new press, and will be of respectable size.
may fall friendly the enterprise win please procure all
proprietor by the Goth Of August, at which time
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued
Now It is expected that every business man IN he town
scrbers The subscription money will not be demanded or
expected until the paper is successfully under Let
Nebern hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure removed The editor feels confident Of being
able very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his exertohs But being personally
acquainted with the citizens he appeals to those in
teresed and especially to those who do know him, to
ert themselves. f. ~ -.s- s-s-...,- Z = = !,
TERMS:
Daily Paper, One Year, IN Gdcance, $6 90 :
Daily PAPER Six Months, "s,sz e 90
ADvERr1sEHESTs will be inserted reasonable terms
B- Merchants, Mechanics, Manufacturers and others
respectfully requested hand in their advertisements
by the 18th Of August that they may appear in the first
number of the paper. ,s sEs5a'
In connection with the above would auuounce that c.
g. Davenport, late editor of the Exprsssp ne~spepsr
formerly published in Ne1besn has ssrsfsd with
fulfil certain specified advertising and sntscsptiQn
tracts where he had received advance payments
far rs specified, promise to fulfil. fgfSS Sat . :
&e,-aaS= : s.zl5 ]. L PENNINGTON.
Newbern, n g.. July Is. 1858. ,ste 59- Z
- JOB WORK-Hsving arranged the Ofee aad psoeured
the services Of good workmen ~ order. for Job Printing
now be attended to- Work sxecued pronpty and in
good style and as chesp 8 the same b
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