The Hickman courier., 1871-04-15
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
LOUISVILLE LEDGER.

ON Wednesday. the first day of February.
~ 1871, viii be issued the first number
of the LOUISVILLE LEDGER. 1t viii there
after be published daily aud weekly in the
city of Louisville by the louisville Ledger
Printing Company, which will be so or
ganized as 10 place the enterprise on a solid
financial basis and insure success. The
Ledger will be edited and controlled by
men of ability and men of experience in
every department. and shall, in all respects
be frst-elass paper, the following being
the leading features:
lit shall be a Democratic paper. an
organ of the Democratic party State and
NatiOnal-the principles, organization, aud
regularly constituted candidates of which
il VIII earnestly defend and support. Its
columns will be open to Democrats as a
means of free INSTRUMENTATION in the
proper DISCUSSION Of measures as well as
men Ii will devote no space TO the con-
sidenat;on OF ssdead events but will be con-
fined to living, practical, vital questions.
Whilst il will yield nothing Of principle,
il will keep pace with the march of progress,
and advocate only such liberal. comprehe n
siye, and statesman-like policies or meas
ures seem likely TO result in practical
good TO the country. and promote the sue
cess, unity, and purity of the Democratic
party; and while earnestly maintaining z
and defending Democratic principles and ad-
NOCatluE the SUCCESS OF DcfnOcTatlc CauOi-
dates il will be conducted with dignity;
while avoiding all wrangling and petty per-
sonalitles, il viii shrink from no foe and
ask no quarter. when the principles and
success of the party are assailed.
2-It will be especially devoted to con-
serving and building up the political, ma
terial, moral, and social interests of ths
City of Louisville, the State of Kentucky
and the Southwest.
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presenting the latest important and inter.
esting news matter-local, State, and gen
eral- having secured every desirable tele
graphic facility. both for the regular anC
| special dispatches.
Alt viii be Family paper; containin;
carefully prepared and selected literary ant
miscellaneous matter, appropriate for FIRE
side reading-matter calculated to improve
/ the mind and elevate the tastes; il will ex
clude every thing of an immoral tendency
| or calculated to vifiate the tastes, pander I,
prurieney or stimulate the desire for th
| sensational.
/ 5.-It will be Commercial paper, and viii
afford to its patrons and the public the mos
reliable Information upon commerce and tn
markets. sparing neither labor nor expens
in this department
6-The Railroad interests of the countr,
4 having grown into an Importance scarcel
second to any other, reliable and CAREFUL.
edited Railway column will be kept up.
Among other special features will b
! Ia Legal department, confded to a compe
tent man, which will contain all curren
legal news, abstracts and reviews of decis
ioEs, important opinions in full, etc; ful
aud reliable report of the River news; q
Educational department, especially design
ed to stimulate greater efficiency in th
various schools and colleges within th
city, and promote the cause of edueatiol
generally; the Farm the Garden. the CI
chard, and Dairy will each receive due al
| tention--in the Weekly these will receiv
especial attention. The Weekly editio
will be published in quarto form, contain
ing eight pages, and will be made up wit
special reference 10 the wants of the farme
and family circle. It has been determine
to place the paper within the reach of a
classes of population, relying rather upo
small individual profit on large sui
seription list than larger profits from fewe
subscribers, hence the adoption of the 70
lowing unprecedentedly low
RATES AE GrrRarR UDruaE