The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-06
AGE OF VIRTUE. MI


The love of truth is mate in the human
heart. The universal brotherhood of man
an inextinguishable propensity to form
societies, governed by charity, mutual
sympathies, fraternal regard for others
and community Of interest, are attIi-
butes planted in man by his maker, and
underly all the great and noble deeds
which he is capable of achieving. To de.
velop and strengthen the normal powers
Of the intellect; ard the moral sentiments
of the heart; and to direct them in the as
cending plane of existence, is the appro-
pirate mission Of the journalist: What
ever falls short of this; or panders to a
less worthy object. is unworthy of public
confidence and patronage. When men
read, they are to some extent thinking the
thoughts Of the author. They adopt his
methods of reasoning; and ifhis deduc-
lions and reflections are ingenious, they
In some measure arrive at his conclusions:
or. the reader may raise issue with the
anthor. and combat his views. The bias
however, which the writer is likely to
give TO the judgment Of his reader. sug-
gcsts the importance OF reading none but
the best authols. The judicious read
er will compare what he reads with
such standards Of truth and logical con-
clusions, as. his abilities will enable him
to draw. This is the province Of reason
and it is the duty of every man to exer>
else it.
The "Age Of Virtue" will appear some
time this fall. 1t will be octave in siz /;
and each number will contaic l6 pages.
1t will be printed on fire, white. book pa.
per, with superior ink; and will issue
twice each month. "a numbers will com.
plete each volume, and may be bound IN
a handsome book. The type and all the
materials with which it viii be executed :,
will be new, and will! form one of the
neatest journals in circulation. lis prin-
ciple literature will be of the highest
order, beth original and selected; and
yet it will be adapted to the capacity
Of the youthful, as well as the more
mature mind. Gems Of prose and
poetry will be carefully culled, but moth
ing will ever Rud place in the columns
of the 'Age," that does not exalt the high
er and nobler aspirations of the thoughts
and sentiments OF man. The compilation
of such work, if strictly carried out,
will require vast amount of labor. AL
ready few highly talented contributors
have been secured; and should the Age
attain to a large circulation, the number
of its correspondents will correspond ing
ly increase.
l have promised to make the Age un-
ique. 1t will be. in that regard, that
while its mission will be, not so much to
tickle the vanity or levity Of man, it will
labor to contribute exclusively to the i'm
proyement of his understanding, and the
exaltalion Of his social, his moral and
his religious nature.
The price Of the Age of Virtue, will be
$l.25 year, or five cents per number:
which, in view Of the value Of its contents
will mako it the cheapest literary journal
in circulation. To those who choose to
subscribe for it by tie year. it will BE- sent
by mail six months, before the money
will be considered due; but will be most
thankful for advanced pay at any time
1t will be my intention, when lis charac.
ter shall be established, to publish it en-.
tirely Oh the cash principle.
II. SCOTT.