The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-22
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PROSPECTUS
NEW YORK LEDGER.

We intend to make the NEW YORK LEDGER
for 1861 superior to that Of 1850, or OF any other
the PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES,
EDWARD EVERETT, GEORGE BANCROFT,
WILLIAM CuLLEN BRYANT, JOHN g
SANE. GEORGE p. MORRIS, \. Z. WILLIS,
GEORGE D. PRENTICE, THOMAS DUNN ENG
LISH SYI.VANUS COBB, ia, EMERSON BEN
NETT, T. :. ARTHUR, p. HAMILTON MYERS,
col. WALTER d. DUNLAP, 5. COMPTON
SMITH JOHN ESTEN COOKE. MRS. SlGOUR-
NEY, MRS SOUTHWORTH, FANNY FERN,
ANNA CORA RITCHIE, ALICE CARY, MARY
FORREST, MARION HARLAND, MISS E. 4.
DUPUY, MARY STANLEY GIBSON, PHEBE
CARY, and many Clergymen, Professors in Col
leges Statesmen, and other eminent writer's resid
ing ia different parts Of the Union.
Our corps of contributors for the present year
will he large, and will embrace such IA variety
If eminent talent, that every department of itera
ure will receive the particular attention OF some
me competent to do it ample and special justice.
Whether it be popular romance, scientific essay,
historical sketch scholastic disquisition, spicy par
graph, pathetic ballad, humorous poem, old fash
0nei love story, timely editorial any other in
sredient of popular and elevated journalism, that is
,I-be furnished, the LEDGER corps will he sufi-
lent for the task. In fact, our contributors will
end us, from week to week, much more matter
han we can possibly use, that shall always
ave fresh and superintendent supply, from which
a select THE vrRY BEST. These facts, taken in
onuection with Lar gey increased means, facil-
ties, and experience, warrant us, we think, in
,romsing readers family paper for the year
SCI which will be moro interesting and instructive,
nd in every respect more valuable, even than the
,EDG Err has been In the past.
As an indication of the popularity OF the LED
Err, need only state the simple fact that its
REGULATION is larger than that OF any other
terary papers in the country. Its great success is
wing to the fact that we secure the best writers
the country, and spare expense in getting up
IL BEST PAPEE--a paper of high moral
ne The exalted reputation of its contributors,
e practical and invariably pure and healthy char
ter of its articles, the that is taken that not
zen offensive word shall appear in its columns,
ID the superiority of its Tales and Sketches, have
ined for the NEW YORK LEDG Err IA position
AT literary Taper has ever before reached.
Anna GoRA RITCIIIE of Richmond, Va, and
IL WALTER 3. DUNLAP, the author of the popular
Forest Sketches which We're published in our
luiuns sometime since, Will each begin story in
e LEDGE Err early in the new year. Mrs. SQUIRT
lRrH is also engaged upon new tale.
In the next number of the LEDGER shall
blish very interesting article, written expressly
onr columns, ent tiled, a DAY WITH LORD By
~, from the penoi Ion. George Bancroft.
i is with much satisfaction that we announce
Mt Mr. EVERETT will continue his elegant and
teresting contributions 70 the LEDGER during
next year.
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and others aye in the habit of forming clubs.
direct their particular attention to
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m copies ST. eight copies, Sl2. Postmasfers
others who re. up clubs can afterward add
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