Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-10-27
PROSPECTUS
DAILY PROGRESS.

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COMMERCIAL BUSINESS NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED
IN THE TowS OF NEwBERN.
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newbern.
4 THE REQUEST of many OF your business men l
~ have made the necessary arrangements to commence
be the 10Th of August and the lst of September
lo5s the publication of DAILY JOURNAL in your town.
The DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted exclusively to
Will you sustain in u important and indispensable
enterprise to commercial prspertys Gun undertake
and ali the zeal and requisite an
independent useful and interesting paper but without
your cordial d era s and sup can accomplish
aid and with strong to assist me ca and
'cM carry the enterprise through success and make it
of the permanent fixtures Of the place dear ALL
1t unnecessary to point out to you the necessity of
Daily Journal to enable to successfully with
the trade OF the West. Your interest now demands it.
The people of Wilmington. Charleston, Norfolk Peters
viii p"a hs
this important advantage you? The West has
been brought by railroad very doors and is there
natural and inevitable consequences of procastnaton
already being felt. No stand stit either
advance in commercial and general Importance and i'm
prove its religious moral and social character contnu
ally, it must decline Now it is for you say whether
will rise or fall in the great contest for the Western
ground unless you are as well prepared as your neghbors
Experience proves that towns. sometimes like individuals
when thrown upon their resources, often develope
prosperity far in advance of those which RELY upon advan
i,iol,s natural advantages There is reason why
products foreign countries which, in times gone by,
would be given exchange for the products of the West
you and colleges flourish in your midst But your
rience intelligence tells that you cannot stand
still and witness these things You connot you should no.
goods-to inform the people of the West that you
that you U trade with them equal if to better ad-
vantage than other market because you nearer to
them transport goods and produce with greater
facility and less expense than Others You cannot rely
upon the Journals of other point urge the
adv
which must and will spring into existence as soon as they
| are properly and erergetically advocated.
All the worldly interest have is, will be-
identified with community and with you intend to
sink swim. But in the publication Of this Journal
while shalt all honorable to gain your appr"
baton and give you satisfaction both citizen and
editor shall endeavor do justice neighbors, and
mon welfare of the GOOD Old North State"
Now you people Of Newbern commit this enterprise
persuaded that you will tile necessity for powerful ef
fort in this matter. Henceforward for veal woe, an
with You. Having practical knowledge Of the printing
y and weekly
make paper that will meet your wants. and
which YOU as citizens Of Newbern may point with SOM
ments of success am determined to do my part, and
confidently s1peet ySS 'G SS @ s. n,nd With
on a press, and will be Of respectable size.
Gentlemen into whose hands copy OF this prospectu
may all friendly to the enterprise will please procure al
thereafter the first number of the paper will be issued
of Newbern will take especial interest in procuring sub
scribers. The subscription money will not be demanded
expected until the paper is successfully under way lie
Newbern raise hundred subscribers and the possb
of failure removed The editor feels confident of bein
able very respectable circulation in the Wes,er
Counties by his exertons But being personally un
acquainted with of the citizens he appeals to th"se in
teresed and especially those who do know him, to
ert themselves.
! TERMS:
Daily Paper One Year, IN Gdcance, IS 90
| Daily PaDer, Six Months, 8 90
| ADvERrIsEnEHrs will be inserted on reasonable terms
| ~. Merchants Mechanics, Manufacturers and other
respeculy requested hand in their advertisement
by the 18th Of August that they may appear in the rs
= number of the paper.
In connection with the above would that
G. Davenport, late editor of the Express" a newspape
formerly published in Newbern has arranged with
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription
where he had received advance payments which,
Newbern, n. G., July Is, 1858. 5Y-
JOB WORK.-Havng arranged the Office and procure
the services of good workmen ali orders for Job Prnn
be attended to. Work executed promptly and
good STYLE and cheap the same be esewher
Orders solicited. .. 2. -. s.
where the Express was formerly publiahed.
SOUVENIRS OF TRAVEL. BY MADAME OC
~ TAVIA WALTON LEVERT, t4ttSlk '1sf8
For Sale by .l9I- ets IS
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