Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-02-28
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| iTHE Seventh Volume and the seventh
Year Of the publication OF The CREsls AZ
about to begin, and, in accordance with GUS
tom, we issue our Annual ProspectJsi' We
need not rscapituIate its. history during the
stormy years Of its existence, nor femihd
those who have read ii, of It's services In be.
half Of the great principles Of TIE Dsnocra-
cy, and what its conductors conceiygd, and
whnttime has shown, to be the best interests
Of the country. Its merits have been &C.
kuowiedged from the time it was started by
that veteran and distinguished journalist,
GOV, MEDARY. and its present conductors
simply claim for it the credit Of An earnest
ana undertaking adherence to the plan and
principles Of its founder. In all the Politi;-
cal yicissitudes OF the past six yesrs7-ths
failure of some, the apOetacy Of others, and
the unguarded weakness Of many, exponents
of Democracy, THE CRisIs has never denia
ted from the straight path Of principle, nor
bSen allured byatemporary expadisnts In
tinidated by threats, nor dishearteneds BY
defeat and disaster. TX ',1g 4, NJ, ~
On the score 0fsprinciple we claim for II
Ithg msrft'oF idelIty, honesty, and consist.
ency. AS o newspaper we claim for It the
merit Of being an exponent of Wes1ern in-
terests and ideas, O reliable Journal of the
| times, valuable companion OF the farmer,
The mechanic, the business man. and the
family circle. 1t is our aim to fill the large
sheet with matter Of real interest and per.
manept Yalue-.to discuss questions of prin-
cipls that'are Of real signifcance, to inform
improve, and instruct, as we'll as amuse :
and 10 this end we discard the idle tWaddlC
which goes so far to fill up the daily papers
the obscene advertisements. and the Sensa
llional folly Of the day. We could publisi
hundreds Of 'letteFssfrom the best men of thu
country approving Of the course Of TIL
] OaisIs in. this respect, andto this course W
propose TO rigldiy adhere. The reliable
market reports and the great amount o
Statistical, Rgricultural financial, and Po
lIlitical information we publish, is Of i'm
4 Iporance and value tol business men, farm
Iers, mechanics, and politicians while thI
|carefnlly selected page Of literary miscella
ny which each number contains commen d
il 10. the home, circle Of all s,HI{ yl;yVQl
The political views Of The Crisis ecarcely
require definition. It is in favor Of Demo
cratic principles in oil their breadth An,
purity, as expounded BY THoifAs JEFFERSON
and the other really great men and founder
Of the Government, and upon which th
Government was successfully conducted fol
seventy years. It is opposed to the Aboli
tion despotism which now controls the Fed
eral Government, ia all it's shapes and un
| der whsteyer device IL may appear. It |
opposed to the entire Abolition theory 0
\ lpOliticeg and all the monstrosities, Aumb ngs
and delusiOns which grow out Of it, Iii
opposed, to the thieying ,lascality, the "
rsnnical assumptions, the stupid aud bar
barous policies and the lawlesS usurpAtion
of Congress, and 10 oil the machinery thA
the Jacobins have devised and put in opera
ton TO overthrow Republican Government
'Einaugurate anarchy and absolutlBm, enslav
/ 1.-THE people, and oppress them with odiou
taxes, aud tyraAnical, insane, and corrup
Legislation, Ands in sdy0Gating theio9rrec
lprinciples and opposing the evils We hav
named, We shalt continue to do i. withou
i fear or favor. rnitiy g s.i'''a' s'''7l
III order to .sucd. .Ssfully GOnduct such
paper as THE CRIsIs, it must hays. o larg
!, list Of subscribers; and to secure that v
ssfrely upon our. friends and those Who bay
taken tie paper. We cannot compsts wit
the cheap, shoddy, publications. Of ihe EaI
Ivy VAOAAhB Dv6uo PAohAuHAO VI ShApaVJ ~
travelling agents; but we earnestly .sslic
= the aid of our readers in extending our ci
culation by their personal efforts. II wi
;! require but little exertiOn from each, b,
the aggregate will enable US to furnish the
IIlNith . paper fully equal in size, superior.
print 70 any Eastern publication, and Of
x great deal more interest and Importance
Western Democrats. Friends, shall we q
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/. ask, and in cause OF such magnitude al
le value Now.is she time TO send in 81
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soy Publisher Md Piopristor
z 9! Columbus 1851