The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1864-03-16
PKOsPES TUS FOIs 1864.
THE W WORLD.
An Ind pendent Den,oc, atic Daily, Semi
Heekly and Weekly Newspaper.
UNION OF THE WORLD AND
ARGUS.

THE WORLD, to which the New York
Weekly Argus has been united, has to-day
hve times the aggregate circulation of any
Democratic or conservative newspaper. 1t
addresses weekly alone to more than 100000
subscribers and constant purchasers, and
reaches at least half million readers. With
The steady increase in circulation which it
now enjoy, these numbers will soon be dou-
bled. Nothing less than this should satisfy
those who believe that the only hope of re
st oring the Union and the authority of the'
Constitution over distracted and divided
couhtry, lies in Wrestling power from the
hands of those whose fanatcsm has helped
to provoke. invite, and prolong the war, and
that to accomplish this end, means is so
effective as the diffusion, through able and
enterp rising newspapers, of sonnd political
know edge among the working men, the
thinking men, and the voting men of the
North.
Enterprise, industry and money will be lib
eral expended the world the best newspa-
per in America. Its news from every part of
the world will be early and authentic
Wherever the telegraph extends, or railroads
run. or steamboats, ply, it will gather the Ia
test telligence. 1t has large staff of ac-
complished correspondents with all the fed
eral armies, who will telegraph and write to
us the latest news from the various seats OF
war. 1t has corr espondents and reporters in
every political and commercial centre in
America and Europe, whose letters and dis
patches will leave nothing worthy of note
unknown to its readers.
The war in which the nation is engaged
against armed and infatuated Rebels, and
the radical policy of the admin stration which
hroloDgs it have conspired to brirg tceetLel
upon on platform all conservative, Union
loving and Constitution loving men, OF what
er former name and creed. Many of t7o.s
who within the limits of the Constitution
| fought the battles of the ballot box under
the leadership of those patriotic statesmen
OF other and better days, Henry Clay anc
and Daniel Webster together with the N asse:
whose principles ere those of such patriot:
as Andrew Jackson and William L. Marcy
SIas Wright and Stephen A. d Juglas, nov
stand shoulder to shoulde~ upon the - M
torn and under the same banner Th
platfor II is plain one 1t is TO restore th
| Union, maintain the Constitution, and en-
force the laws. Whatever makes for this end
the exercise of force or the poll cy of e n, il a
tion, THE WORLD will advocates; VIII ateve
makes against it the WORLD will oppose.
1t will oppose every enemy to the Union
1t will fearlessly exercise tie Freedom Q
the Press; it will constantly uphold and de
fepd Freedom of Speech and freedom of tn
Ballot.
To the lawless Gets Of the Administration
its arbitrary and unjust arrests and expatris
tions. its denial of the right to the witt G
haheas corpus, its illegal p ocls nations, it
abrogation of State and Federal laws. its des
potic accumuiations of ungranted power, an
its subversions of the safeguards of civil an
personal liberty, it will constantly oppos
the letter and the spirit of our supreme la
and the advocacy of sound doctrine, unit
American freemen shall be reused to the re
covery of their rights, their liberties, the
laws. and their limited and we'll ba lanced GO,
ernment. by lie lesstless decision OF IL
ballot.