North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-02-24
PROSPECTUS FOR 1861.
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 1000 subscribers and constant purchas-
ers and reaches at least halt million readers
With the steady increase in circulation which it now
enjoys, these numbers will soon be doubled. Moth
ing less than this should satisfy those who believe
that the only hope OF restoring the Union and the
authority Of the Constitution a distracted
and divided country lies in wrestling power from the
hands of those " hose fanacism has helped to pro-
woke, invite and prolong the war and that to
complish this end, 40 is 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 he literally
expended to make THE WORLD the BEST NEWS
PAPER IN AMERICA It's news from every part
Of the world will be early and authentic Wherever
the telegraph extends railroads run, steamboats,
ply, it will gather the latest intelligence 1t has
large staff of accomplished correspondents with all
the federal armies who will telegraph and write 10
US the latest 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
mote unknown to its readers
TuE MARKET REPoRTs of the Worm are more
complete than those of any other newspaper The
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 10 Agriculture
filed with editorial rticles, communications from
practical farmers and selected matter, making wall
uabie and useful paper for Farmers and Mechanics
Of the CO untrv.
The war in which the nation is engaged against
armed and infatuated Rebels, and the radical policy
Of the administration which pr"longs it, have con-
Ir,,,n E...
alive, Unionloving and Constitution loving men of
whatever former name or creed Many of hose who
within the limits of the Constitution, fought the bat
tles or the lllot box under the leader ship Of those
patriotic statesmen Of other and better days Haury
Clay and Daniel Webster. together with the masses
whose principles were those Of such patriots as An
drew jackson and William L. Marcy, SiIas Wright
and stephen A. Douglas stand shoulder to ghoul-
der upon the same platform and underline same banner
The platform is plain one. 1t is to restore the In
son, maintain the Constitution, and enforce the
LGrS. Whatever makes tor thus end the exercise of
force or the policy of conciaton, THE WORLD will
advocate; whatever makes against it, TIE WORLD
will Oppose
IL will oppose every enemy to THE UNION.
whether armed in rebellion at the South or nsdous-
~ planting the seeds Of diSunion and esentia dis
loyalty at the North,
IL will oppose every violation Of TIL E CONSTITU-
TON, which is the only hope and bond Of Union
AMI our only authority for exhorting compelling
1t will oppose every in:raction Of THE LAW, in
high places or in low by reckless and misgu ed par
tSsns or by the administration which has been their
example
II will fearlessly exercise tbs Freedom Of The
Press it will constantly uphold and defend Free
dom Of Speech and Freedom Of the Ballot.
To the lawless acts of the Administration its arbi-
trary arrests and expatriiations its denial of the
right to the writ of habcas corpus its illegal procla-
nations, its aoroSatN of State and federal laws its
desrotic accumuatons Of ungranted power, and Its
aubversons Of the safeguards Of cira and personal
liberty, 1t will constantly uphold the letter and the
spirit OF our supreme law and the advocacy of sound
doctrine, until American freemen shall be reused to
inc recovery of their rights their liberties their laws
and their limited and well-baanced government by.
the resistess decision Of the ballot
Profoundly impressed with the desire to contribute
ali that 1t may to the great work of this generation,
namely to restore our national unity and to place
the Cnited 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 tnngs their sympathy and
support and, above all, the favor Him who crowns
every good work.