Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-01-10
THE GREAT FAMILY PAPER.
THE GREAT FAMILY PAPEP.-
The GREAT FAMILY PRPLk.
THE GREAT FAMILY PAlEH
1 PROSPECTUS OF
THE NEW WORK LEDGER.

Wei intend 70 make the New York Ledger
for 1851 superior tc that OF 1850, or OF any
other wear In the past. Among our contrib. |
utuvx will be the President OF the United
Stsfss. Edward Everett, George Bancroft,
William Cullen Bryant, John G. SAKE, Gco.
p. Morris, N. P. Willis, George ID. Prentice,
Thomas Dunn English, Sylvanus Cobb, ,Jr.,
EInersou Bennett, II. s. Arthur, T. Hamilton
Myers, Col, Walter B. Dunlap, :. Compton
S,nith. John Esten Cooke. Mrs Sigourney,
Ms. Soathworth, Fanny Fern, Anna Cora
Rtchie, Alec Cary, Mary Forrest Marion
Harlana, Miss II. A. Dupuy, Mary Stanley
Gibson, ricbe Cary, and many Ckrgylnen,
Professors in Coll, ges, Statesmen and other
eminent writer's residing in different parts oi
the Union.
-. Our corDs of contributors for the coming
yrsr will &c so large nnd will embrace such
variety Of eminent talent, that every depart
ment Of literature will receive the particular
attention OF como one competent to do 1t
ample and special justice. Whether 1t be
popular romance, scientific essay. historical
sketch, scholastic disquisition, spicy para
ssaph, patilctic ballad, humorous poem, old
fsshioned love story, timely editorial, or any
other ingredient OF popular and elevated
Journalism, that is 10 be furnished, the Led
ger CORPS will be suincient for the task. In
fact, our contributors will send us from week
70 week much more matter than we can pos
ably use, NO that we shall always have o
fresh and superabundant supply, from which
70 select the very best. These facts, taken
. in connection with our largely increased
means, facilities, and experience, warrant us,
VIC shinx, in promising our readers a family
paper for the year 1861 Which viii be more
Interesting and instructive, and in every. re-
oil than tho la1ppr
has been IN the past.
As an indication o.! The popularity of the
Ledger, we need ouly STATE the supple fact
that its circulation is larger than that OF any
other ten literary papers in the country Its
great SUCCESS is owing to tio fact that we Sc
. cure tho lest writers in the country and spare
no expense in getting pp the BEST FAMILY
pAPER-a paper of bigh moral tone. The
exalted reputation oi it, contributors, the
practical and invariably pure and healthy
character OF all its articles, the care which is
taken that not even one offensive word shall
appear in its columns, and the superiority OF
IL Tales and Sketches have gained for the
New York Ledger position that no literary
papcr has ever before reached:
Anna Cora Ritchie, of Richmond, Va,
end Col Walter B. Dunlap, the a,thor OF
I the popular g Forest Sketches, which were
published in our columns some time since
will each begin a story in the Ledger early in
the new year. Mrs. Southworth is Also en-
3, gagged upon a new tale. ,
\ In the next number of the Ledger we shal
publish very interesting article, written ex
. pressly for our columns, entitled. . A day
with Lord Byron" from the pen of the Hon
George Bancroft.
- Il Is with much satisfaction that we an
"A ,ouucA that Mr.. Everett will continue hi
80 Ledger during the next year;
-. AZ this is the season Of the year whel
Postmasters and others are in the habit Q
forming clubs, we direct their particular at
-. lieh our TERMS.