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Inc Missouri Democrat is weekly Journal
devoted to the interests of the West and pub
lished st St Louis, the centre Of the VALLEY OF
the Mississippi, the focus of News, Literature.
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OF these respects are unriyaled, and its pat
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people. Every department is filed with tai.
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correspondents, in Washington City, New Or
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leo and Ctah, number some of the ablest wri.
ters in the country. Contributions relating to
the antiquities of the sell, the mineral wealth,
the agricultural resources, the business and
population of surrounding villages and towns,
and the local news of the ncighboring States
vii! always be found in its columns. The mar
kets of the chief cities of the West, the stats
ties of productions and shipments, the marine
interests of our great rivers and the trade Of
our railroads will each be carefully noted
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quarter viii be furnished, the details of foreign
steamships will be given in full; reviews Of
new publications of interest will be sedulously
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ports, Democrat in principles, conservative in
sentiment, opposed to the violence and out
RACES that have disgracad the Territories, and
| zealously in favor of the right OF the people ct
each locality to control their domestic affairs
without interference from those residing in
other States.
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