Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-13
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
DAILY PROGRESS.

COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED
IN THE TowN OF NEwBERN
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
A T THE REQUEST of many of your business
"A have made the necessary arrangements to commence
between the Goth of August and the 1st of September
THE DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
interest and to the interest of the citizens of the State
Will you sustain in this important and indispensable
enterprise to your prosperity? undertake
it, and pledge to you, in advance what poor abilities
all the zeal and requisite to give
independent, useful and interesting paper but without
nothing and must fail shall rely then upon your gener.
0U carry the enterprise through to success and make it
of the permanent fixtures Of the place dear ALL
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 and Richmond commune with the interior through
their daily Will you longer suffer them to possess
this important advantage over you? The West has
been brought by railroad very doors and there
knocking with her rich productions for admittance The
already being felt No town can stand st-it must either
advance in Commercial and general Importance and inn
prove in its religious moral and social character connu
ally, must decline Now is for you say whether
you will rise fall in the great contest for the Western
trade. You certainly cannot expect to maintain your
Experience proves that towns sometimes like individuals
when thrown upon their own resources often develope
titious natural advantages There is reason why
Newbern should not again crowd her wharves with the
.
would be given exchange for the products of the West
There why schools should not rise among
ence your intelligence tells you that you stand
still and witness these things You connot should not
rely upon the Journals of other towns to advertise your
goods-to inform the people Of the West that can,
that you aUU trade with them equal if not to better ad
vantage than other market are nearer to
facility and less expense than others can You cannot rely
upon the Journals of other towns to point out and the
advantages Newbern for Factories and Schools
which must and will spring into existence they
are properly and energetcally advocated.
identified with your community, and with you intend
sink swim. But in the publication of this Journal
and give you satisfaction both citizen and
editor shall endeavor to do justice to neighbors and
at all times and under all circumstances look to the COM
Now you people of Newbern. commit this enterprise
persuaded that you will the necessity for powerful e
with you Having practical knowledge of the printing
business and having been engaged for many years OF
life daily ad g aSd
which you as citizens Of Newbern may point with some
degree satisfaction If incessant toll be of the ee
ments of success l determined to do my part and
The DAILY PRoGREss will be printed with new type
on a press and will be of respectable size
Gentlemen into whose hands copy of this prospectus
may fall friendly the enterprise will please procure all
responsible they and return the the
proprietor by the goth of August at which time or
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued
lhs
scrbers The subscription money will not be demanded or
expected until the paper successfully under way. Let
Newbern hundred subscribers and the possibility
of failure removed The editor feels confident Of being
able very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his exerons But being personally un-
acquainted with most of the citizens he appeals to those in
terested and especially to those who do know him. to
| ert themselves.
TERMS:
Daily Paper, One Year, in aduance, IS 90
Daily Paper, Six Months, 90
ADvERT1sEMENTs will be inserted on reasonable terms
- 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.
In connection with the above would that c.
G. Davenport late editor of the Express" newspaper
formerly published in Newbern has arranged with to
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription
tracts where he had received advance paymentswhch
| far as specified, promise to fulfil.
J. L. PENNINGTON.
Newbern, N. c., July Is, 1858. So
JOB WORK-Havng arranged the Office and procured
the services of good workmen, all orders for Job Printing
be attended to- Work executed promptly and il
good style and cheap the be done elsewhere
Orders solicited.
Office on Pollock St near the Post Office in the buildn,
where the Express was formerly published. fi''
SOUVENIRS OF TRAVEL, BY MADAME OC
| 0nTAVIA WALTON. LEVERT, s'
80 For Sale by
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