The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-03-15
THE COLUMBIAN.
A Democratic Newspaper,
Is PUBLISHED FOR THE PRoPR1EToRs BY
BRoCKwAY g. FREEZE,
EVERY FRIDAY MORNING AT

THE principles Of this paper are of the Je efferson-
ian School politics, Those principles will never
be compromised, yet courtesy and kindess shall
not be forgottenin discussing them, whether with
individuals, or with contemporaries of the Press.
The unity, happiness and prosperity Of the coun-
try Is our aim and object; and as the means TO
secure that, shall labor honestly and earnestly
for the harmony, success and growth of our organ
ization.
1t has seemed to the rroprictors that the re-
quirements of County newspaper have not been
heretofore fully met by their predecessors or CON
tcnporarlss and they have determined to, If
possible, supply the deficiency. In a literary point
Of view also this. paper will aim at q high stand
ard, and hopes to cultivate in its readers correct
taste and sound judgment on merely literary, as
well as on political questions.
The news, Foreign and Domestic, will be care
fully collated and succinctly given; while to that
of our own state and section of the State pnrtic-
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nished weekly to readers in a readable and
reliable form; and votes and opinions on impor-
tant and leading measures will be always publish
ed; so that our paper will form a complete record
of current political events.
The Local interests, news and business of CO.
lumba County will receive special attention;
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cessity to the farmer, mechanic and laboring man.
upon whom at last all business interests depend
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doctrine or allusion, SO that every man can place
1t in the hands of his children, not only without
fear, but with confidence in its teachings and
tendencies. Promising to their very best en-
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LuMBIAN trustfully places it before the people be-
lieving that it will answer want in the COM
munity hitherto unsupplied.
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