The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23
- THE CHICAGO 49,
Evening Journal
III 81: - - FOR 19c2.
DAILY WEEKLY AND TRI-WEEKLY

The, Chicago Journal. first established to ad-
vocate the election Of Henry CLAW. has follow
ed the principles Of the old Whig party. into
the Republican ranks and in the party OF the
fraud, corruption, and the enemies Of the Union.
1t will advocate the protection Of the property
OF !oga! Union men, in every part Of the Union,
and will do oil in it's power to assist IN crushing
out the causeless rebellion, which has called
half million OF armed men into the field, to
defend the Stars and Stripes. -<..s..-',.
But the spaper-reading public Of the
West, know too we'll what the Chicago Evening
Journal is, to be told Of 1t. l. is only neces-
sary to say that 1t now has facilities for giving
THE, LATEST NEWS, that it has never en-
!oyed before, and that its editorial and rcpor-
warrants US in promising as able and good
genera! newspaper, as is, or can be, published
out of New York. While its political charac-
ter shall be, as it always has been, fully up
with the demands of the times--conscrvatve
IN spirit, bold in expression, and firm in the
opposing wrong in al its 1otms, and coming
out tearlessly in maintenance of the cause Of
justice and the people, as opposed to the mach
nations and intrigues OF arrogance, cliques.
and corrupt com binations for the aggrandlze-
ment OF ambitious men or special interests, Mt
the expense of the public welfare it will at the
same time discuss all subjects and questions Of
public character freely, carefully and candid
ly, and give as full and comprehensive an alb
stract OF the general intelli gence of the dav
as can be crowded into its columns.
ITS COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL DEPART.
MENTs shall be moro full than in years past, in
proportion as these interests increase in ex-
tent and importance.
THE TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT
shall he second 20 that Ct no paper in the West.
we shall continue to receive the regular Asso-
clated Press dispatches, and all the special in
telligence that our careful reporters, stationed
at the more important news centres of the
country, can send us.
THE LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
shall continue to be given with that degree of
promptness and fullress that has hitherto rem
dered The Journal the best Chicago local paper
Pledged to no party, but that of the People
public good, seeking no reward but that which
an appreciative public can bestow in return tor
honorable and untiring efforts to cdicy, nstru. Il
and please them the publisher of The Journal
the support of the people Of the North west in
his ettortc to give them an independent and
Honest Newspaper, that dares speak the truth
Dol dly On all subjects, and that loves to advo-
cate right cause and to assist in the promo
tlon and success Of all right measures Of pnblic
policy, enterprise or usefulness.
With this general announcemc of the
characser and purposes Of The journal and
the assurance, which is scarcely necessary that
the Government and army Of ,he Union, the
cause of liberty. and the doctrines Of the Con
stltut'on, will find in it as true and watchful
and firm friend as lives in the world, we sub
nit our claims to an intelligent people, tor
their continued support and patronage.