Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-11-12
DROSPECTUS OF THE CONTINEN
l. TAI MONTHLY.-Therea are period

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the worlds history marked by extraordinary
and violent Crises sudden the breaking forth
of volcano or the bursting Of a storm the
ocean, These crises weep away in a moment the
talent, and give to the old new direction 1t is
then that new ideas are born. new theories devel-
oped- Such periods demand fresh expanents and
new men for expounders.
This Continent has lately been convuIsed by
an up1eaving so sudden and terrible that the re-
ations of all men and all classes each other are
violently and people look about for tho
elements with which to SWAY the storm and di
rect the whirlwind- Just at present, we do not
know what all this is to bring forth but we do
know that great results must how from such ex-
traordinary connections.
AT Juncture so solemn and so important, there
is a special need that the intellectual force of the
country should be active and efficient. 1t is
time for great minds to speak their thoughts bold
iy. and TO take position as the advance guard. To
this end, there is special want unsupplied Tits
that of an Independent Magazine. which shall be
open to the first intellects Of the land, an6 which
shall treat the issue presented and TO be presented
to the country, in a tone no way tempered by par
tizanship or inf auenced by fear favor or the hone
of reward which shall seize and grapple with
the momentous bjects tn the present disturbed
state of affairs heave to the surface, and which
can not be laid aside or neglected.
10 meet this want, the undersigned have COM
menced, under the editorial charge of Charles g.
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In Politics, it will advocate, with all the force
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1t will never yield to the idea of any disruption
Of this Republic, Peaceably or otherwise; and it
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of the most eminent statesmen of the time will con-
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In Literature, it will be sustained by the best
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Among its attractions will be presented, in an
early number. New Serial Of American Life
by Richard Kimball, Esq, tho very popular author
of The Revelations of Wall Street.. st. Legert'
dc. A series of papers by Hon. Horace GreeIy,
EN- ying the distinguished author observations
on the growth and development Of the Grea.
West. A series of articles by the author of
Through the Cotton States" containing the
suit of an extended tour in the: seash0re Slave
States, just prior to the breaking ont of the war
aud presenting startling and truthful picture of
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The Editorial Department will embrace in ad-
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events of the times genial gossip with the reader
IN all current topics, and also devote abunaant
pace to those racy specimens of American wit and
,umOr, without which there can be no perfect OK
position of our national character Among those
Who will contribute regularly to this department
nay be mentioned the name Of ChariesF. Browne
Artemus Wardl. from whom shall present in
he March number the FIRST of an entirely new and
original series of "Sketehes of Western Life -
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I'VE, without yielding to chimeras and hopes be-
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o reflect the feelings and interests Of the Ameri-
ar people, and to illustrate both cir serious and
humorous peculiarities. In short no pains will
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