North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-01-20
PROSPECTUS FOR 1864.
THE WORLD:
An Independent Democratic Daily, semi-
Weekly and Weekly Newspaper.
UNION OF THE WORLD AND ARGUS

UNION OF THE WORLD AND ARGUS
THE WORLD, to which the New York Weekly
Argus has been united has to day FIVE times the ag
gregate circulation Of any Democratic or conserVa-
tive newspaper, 1t addresses weekly alone more
than 1 IOO, 900 subscribers and constant purchas-
ers and reaches at least half million readers
With the steady increase in circulation which 1t now
epioys. these numbers will soon be doubled. Moth
ing less than this should satisfy those who believe
that the only hope os restoring the Union and the
authority of the Constitution over now distracted
and divided country lies in wrestling power from the
hands of those " hose fanatcism has helped to pro-
yoke invite and prolong the war and that to ac-
complish this end, NO means is so affective as the
diffusion, through able and enterprising newspapers,
of sound political knowledge among the working men,
the thinking men, and the voting men OF the North.
Enterprise industry and money will be literally
extended to make THE WORLD the BEST NEWS
PAPER IN AMERICA Its news from every part
of the world will be early and authentic Wherever
the telegraph extends railroads run, steamboats,
ply it will ga,htr the latest intelligence 1t has q
large staff Of accomplished correspondents with all
the federal armies, who will telegraph and write to
us the latest news from the various seats of war. 1t
has correspondents and reporters in every political
and commercial centre in America and Europe whose
letters and dispatches will leave nothing worthy OF
noe unknown to its readers
THE MARKET REPORTS of the WORLD are more
complete than those of any other newspaper The
Editors invite comparison in this respect and point to
the Cattle Markets the general and country Produce
Markets, a1d the Money Market in its columns, as
proof of excellence in this respect. The WORLD has
also special department: devoted to Agriculture,
filled with EDITORIAL rticles communications from
practical farmers and selected matter, making val
uabe and useful paper for Farmers and Mechanics
of the untry.
The war in which the nation is engaged against
armed and infatuated Rebels and the radical policy
os the administration which prolOngs it, have COLI
spire to bring together upon platform all conserv
alive Union-Oving and COnstitution-oving men, OF
whatever former name or creed Many ofthose who,
thin the limits ct the Constitution fought the bat
w. the b llot box under the leadership of those
a,r;",; statesmen of other and better days, Henry
EIau and no,, el Webster. together with the masses
,hcsa nr;ncles re7e those OF such patriots az An
drew Jackson and ", ,,liam L. Marcy, Silas Wright
and stanhen Douglas ,nw stand sbouiaer TO choul'
der the same patrorm anu Cnderthe same banner
The platform is plain one. tn u 'GStoI c VIC ~
ion, maintain the Constitution, o.7G e'9oI': "ss
Laus Whatever makes for this end, the exercise .,
force or the policy of Cancellation, THE WOl. ~ wiz
advocate; whatever makes against it, THE W W5'n"D
will oppose
1t will oppose every enemy to THE UNION,
neither armed in rebellion at the South or insdious-
" 'anting the seeds of disunion and esential dig
y ~ P, Z the North.
,nN 1 @nl OPP :: the only hope and bond of Union,
IlpH, "u;cn s tY for exhorting or compelling
It viii oppose every iufru> and misoui ed mar.
high places or in low by reckle oh bas b.sn their
,izIns, or b , the admins; ration wh. -
example. -. of the
1t will fearlessly exercise tho Freedom Free
Press it will constantly uphold an 1eteno 1Is.
dom Of Speech and Freedom Of the Bo.'ot .,.
To the Iawless acts of the Administrator Hs alpi
trary arrests and expariiations its denial Of ,ne
right to the writ ofhabeds corpus its illegal prooa'
nations its abroga Of State and federal laws, Its
iesI otc accumulatons IF ungranted power and Its
subversiors of the safeguards Of cra and personal
liberty 1t will constantly uphold the letter aud the
spirit of our supreme law and the advocacy OF sound
iectrine until America freemen shall be reused to
the recovery of their rights their Liberties their laws
and their limited and well balanced government, by
the resisless decision of the ballot
Profoundly impressed with the desire to contribute
all that it may the great work of this generation,
namely to restore national unity, and to place
the United States again foremost among the nations
Of the earth, and first in the peace prosperity and
happiness of its people'-THE WORLD seeks from
those who desire such Things their sympathy and
support and, above all, the favor Him who crowns
every good work.