The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-05-19
T H E w ORR
FOR 1877

newspaper punished In tn
United States. It will be printed
In an improved form with new TYNE
upon the best paper, and no expense
or labor will be spared to maintain
in it every department at the HIGH.
est possible standard, and to com.
mend it in all respects to the conf.
dence and approval of the besi
classes in the community without
regard to political opinions or reli.
giOus differences.
1t will lay before its readers the
news Of the day of all kinds and
from all quarters, by mail and by
telegraph, carefully condensed and
iucidly arranged, special attention
oemg given to all Commercial.
Legal, Financial, Social and Political
transactions in the City Of New
York and the United States.
Full reports, reciting and ilfustra.
ting ali Congressional and Lexfsla:
tive proceedings at Washington ana
Albany; all meetings of Importance,
DELICIOUS, Literary, Educational,
Scientific and Political all Social
Events, gay and grave, and Personai
information of interest to the public.
Correspondence, expressly pre-.
pared for this journal by q perma.
nent stan Of accomplished resident
writer's at all centres Of interest
throughout the world.
lAterafy News and Reviews. nv
winch our readers will be kept adj.
viset Of everything worthy of atten.
ton in the current Literature "A
Europe'and. America.
Criticisms Of all notable workr
and notices of all notable events Ia
with Music, the Drama.
Painting, Sculpture aud all other
branches of Art.
EDITORIAL articles upon every sub.
lecr OF present interest or impor.
lance.
.Foa the principles by which The
World will be governed in its dis,
cussion and treatment of the public
questions, it will suffice to say that
The World, while conservative Ia
politics, desires the conservation of
'nly what is good and wise in our
public institutions and no Limitation
ipon the right Of private judgment
md the aspirations Of Reform, save
hose which are imposed by pru-
lence, dec0rum, ahd rational re.
pect for vested rights and for the
'onest opinions of all classes aud
ects of men. While it has labored
or the principles and halls the tri-
lmph Of the Bemocr1tic party as
ffOrding us q practical promise Of
teform N our public administra-
IONS; city, state ahd national, it
vill not be blindly devoted to the
dvancemedt Of any party or any
liQne. 1t will freely canvass the
'ublic conduct, while it, will treat
nth respect the private rights of
'ublic men, and it will examine
into the workings Of our
ational, state and municipal gov
It will isirulcdte steadfast reli-
nee upon tile original principles of
ur political system as the only
,und basis of all needed improve.
lent therein; an unfaltering devo.
on to the Constitution and the
MON, a scrupulous fidelity to the
brit az well as the letter Of our
nr laws. and q sleeplsss vigilance
! maintaining all the great SAFE
yards of Civil and Religious Lib.
-ty. 1t win seek to mitigate and
Dt to aggravate the evils insepara-
10 from Party Government in q
rec Country !. TO promote good and
Dt hl-feeling among our fellow
items Of all crseds and colOrs, all
ctions and all sects aud to adj
snce,' both by its precepts and by
j example, the reign of reason and
law over prejudice and OF passion
all our public action and in the
scussion Of all public affairs.
IL will do justice always, to the
st Of it, ability to all men aud to
classes Of men; it will recognize
} enemies but the enemies of good,
Drals, public order and the law; it
II endeavor, in a word, to make
columns . terror to evil-doerss
d q praise to them that do we'll.
Nor will it lose sight meanwhile
the great and legitimate 'demahtl'
the reading public for entertain
int. The WORLD will keep it's:
aders informed Of all that is
lasing as well as of all that is mo.
,litpus in the movements Of so-
'ty and will spare neither trouble
+ expense to provide them with a.
ried, animated. and accurate pic.
re OF the times in which we 1--we.
PREPAID.
Daily and Sundays, one.year, 90
!; six months, IS; three months
So. 49, =
Daily without Sundays, one year..
;.six months, "a IS three months,