Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-21
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
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New Feature in Journalism.
We have received a copy OF a novelty in the
shape of a newspaper, the name aud nature of
which is made apparent in its index colnmn, thus :;
''Ihe Woodruff Bulletin Printed and published
every morning while the boat is under way, part
and parcel OF the regular equipment of the st.
Louis and New Orleans regular Express and u. S.
Mail passenger boat-JameS Il. Woodruff; Edited
by the officers Chas. S. Rogers, Master; Geo. w.
Ford, Clerk E. Spencer, do Robert Smith, Pilot
Robert II Smith, do; Martin Sweeny. Mate; John
McClain, DO; o. ii. Fairchild, Engineer; John
Hardesiy, do; Henry Spielman, Carpenter; John
Gilkerson Steward" Such an editorial corps, we
Imagine, never before undertook the arduous aud
swfully responsible task OF editing daily paper.
We shall look for the thougbt-tracks of the Car
penter and Steward with great interest. Indeed,
We fear that if their literary iecundity should be
excessive, attention will be wholly absorbed.
We have read about the Clerk No / , however, and
from our krowedge of the variety of steel pen
ercises in which he is accomplished, dis
posed to charge him with the head and front of
this offending. The operative idea of this origis
nal feature is held forth nearly arms length in
the Statutory, from which we make extracts:
.'This be our Theme, to place our brother Boat
men in their proper position before the world, and
IN doing so promised the assistance of many
an older aud wiser head
II shall be task to gather together many in
tert sung "reminiscences of the past of brave deeds
and silent suisrings OF the hardy Pioneers of
Southwestern navigation.
We have long contemplated this move-haye
long felt the want of a medium through which the
interests of river men could DE fairly advocated
without being trammelled or over rode by some ad-
verse interest.
We shall endeavor, to the best of our poor abb
Hty, to advocate the speedy improvement OF the
Mississippi, the greatest inland water course known
20 man shsll urge upon Congress the necessity
of speedy action in the premises,
Again we -hall attempt in our own poor way to
Oh. oh aefp nf ella land
such there are none more distinctive) 20 les own
proper level
should be reformed, but of this anon.
In our local column we intend giving the Incl
dents that are hourly occurring-a list of the pas
sengers on board, with their places OF residence
the state of .he river and weather in whatever To-
cality We may happen 10 be.
Ii is our Intention to publish daily whilst under
way, aud TO distribute grstuitously to passengers
and TO our friends aud the Public along Shore thus
affoIding them the very latest intelligence.
We have a strong corps OF correspondents, at
ST. Louis, New Orleans New York, Washington,
Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Vicksburg, and
Natchez, With whose assistance We hope TO make
the Woodruff Bulletin welcom visitor to all, aud
more especially the Press.
The last number OF the trip win contain gene
raj summary OF incidents, together with manifest
OF cargo list OF consignees, list of passengers and
memoranda.
These some of our purposes. which lime and
experience will more folly develope.
And now with the objects herein set forth, aud
our purposes partially explained, will surely be
pardoned when Se say il 10 our modest hope to
make the Woodruff Bulletin Que OF the Installations
of the age"
That the programme is rather comprehensive
than otherwise, We imagine will De concsaed The
number of the paper before us is well gotten up
contains many advertisements, and has ..locsIs
items, picked from all along shore.-we hon.
that the new Journal may be one OF the fast ones.
do all the good that IL can, keep its wheels well ia
the water With the load OF thoaght embarked 10 ia
aud that it may never either run into the ground
or burst It's bier.