Nebraska advertiser., 1864-11-03
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The readers of the CoETiTrSq&L are aware Of lie
important position it ha ASSUMED, Of tbe Influence
which IL cxerts, aud at the brii;an, aTrava pa<si-
cal and literary talent of the highest order VLich
supports it. No publication vi the hiHd has, Ii
thls country, so successfully combined the energy
and freed, IL Of the daily newspaper with the high
or literary tcno Of the f~-st-ciAsS u~iontaiy; and "a il
very certain that no magazine has given wilrr
range to its contributors; or preserved Itself go com
pletely from the narrow influences of parry or Of
faction, in times like the present, such 8 journal
is either a power in the land or il is nothing. That
the Continental is not The latter IS abuudGuty
evidenced by WHAT it hss done-by the reflection OF
its eounsels in many important pubic events, ard
in the chara-ter and power Of those who ar2its
stauncheSt supporters
Though bnt little more than year Las elapsed
since the Continental was fast establish d. q hns
during that time Acquired q sterenTib and q signi-
france c~lcvnting 10 to "a position far above stat pre-
viously occupied a siren tn and political sigDid-
cance elevatingi 1t 10 a position far above that pra-
viously occupied bTony publication" { the kiad IA
America. IA proof Of whirh assertion we call az
tention to the following flcts:
\ l.. OFT poTeal articles republ;shc3 in pamphlet
form, "a single one has bad, thus Ear, q circulation
Of one hundred and six thousand ccFies.
2. From It's literary department, Il s;ng;H serial
novel. Among the Fircs,' hos, UitEin q very few
Two other series Gifts literary articles have also
been republishej ia book form, wAiio lie arsapsr-
ton Of a thir3 is already in press.
No more conclusive facts need be al.c5gcd 20
prove the the excellence Of the contributions 70 ;he
I Continental, or their extraordinary poIrl}a1 itv: and
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discuss, fearlesSly ana frankly. every principle in
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for ability, are among its contributors: and it l.
no more "hattering premise Of n prospectus" t0say
/ thatthis 'macUzjne for the times" will employ the
The first iatellect IN America. under auspices which
no publication ever enjoyed before in this country.
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-portion Of is columns will be eniiyened, as hereto
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