Gazette Of The United States

PLAN

OF

THE

Gazette of the United States:

(A NATIONAL PAPER.)

Published at the Seat of the NATIONAL GOVERNMENT,

Comprising

I.

EARLY and authentic accounts of the Proceedings of Congress—

—Its Laws, Acts, and Resolutions, communicated so as to

form a history of the transactions of the national government.

II. Impartial Sketches of the Debates of Congress.

III. Essays on the great subjects of Government; also upon the

local and national rights of the American citizens, as founded upon

the national or state Constitutions; and upon every other subject,

which may appear suitable for newspaper discussion.

IV. A series of Paragraphs, calculated to catch the "living manners

as they rise," and to point the public attention to objects

that have an important reference to domestic, social and public

happiness.

V. The Interests of the United States as connected with their

literary Institutions; religious and moral objects; improvements

in Science, Arts, EDUCATION and Humanity; their foreign

treaties, alliances, connections, &c.

VI. Every species of Intelligence which may affect the commercial,

agricultural, manufacturing, or political interests of the American

nation.

VII. A chain of Domestic Occurrences.

VIII. A series of foreign articles of Intelligence.

IX. The state of the Funds; Courses of Exchange; Prices Current.

CONDITIONS.

Published every Wednesday and Saturday.

The price to subscribers, (exclusive of postage) THREE DOLLARS

per annum.

The first semi-annual payment to be made at the time of subscribing:

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To the PUBLIC.

AT this important crisis, the ideas that fill the mind, are pregnant

with events of the greatest magnitude—to strengthen and

complete the union of the States—to extend and protect their

commerce—to explore and arrange the national funds—to restore and

establish the public credit—will require the energies of the patriots

and sages of our country—Hence the propriety of increasing the mediums

of knowledge and information.

AMERICA, from this period begins her national existence—

"THE WORLD IS ALL BEFORE HER"—the wisdom and folly—

the misery and prosperity of the empires, states, and kingdoms,

which have had their day upon the great theatre of time, and are

now no more, suggest the most important mementos—these, with

the rapid series of events, in which our country has been involved,

have taught the enlightened citizens of the United States, that freedom

and government—liberty and laws, are inseparable.

This conviction led to the adoption of the new constitution;

for however various the sentiments, respecting the merits of this

system, all good Men are agreed in the necessity of an efficient federal

government.

A paper, therefore, established upon national, independent, and

impartial principles—which shall take up the premised articles, upon

a COMPETENT PLAN, it is presumed, will be highly interesting,

and meet with public approbation and patronage.

The Editor of this publication is determined to leave no avenue

of information unexplored:—He solicits the assistance of persons

of leisure and abilities—which, united with his own assiduity, he

flatters himself will render the Gazette of the United States not

unworthy general encouragement—and is, with due respect,

the public's humble servant,

THE EDITOR.

April 15, 1790.

THIS publication commenced with the

present government of the United States: Its

principal objects are comprised in the above plan;

they have been thus far attended to, according

to the best abilities of the Editor—and that they

are deemed interesting, has been evinced by the

general approbation which the paper has received,

and the extensive circulation it has obtained:

It shall be the aim of the Editor to keep up the

spirit of his plan—every communication conducive

to that point, will be gratefully received.

Freedom, Government, Union and Peace constitute

the happiness of every country—the United States

in a particular manner, have all their present

enjoyments, and future hopes, suspended on the

preservation of these essential pillars of human felicity:

In an ardent wish to promote these great

objects, the "Gazette of the United States" originated—to

these it has been—and shall be sedulously devoted;

and while it continues an impartial vehicle to the public of governmental transactions,

and interesting information on the most

important subjects, the Editor cannot fail of public

encouragement.

Agreeable to the original design, the publication

is now commenced in Philadelphia, the seat

of government for the United States.—The patronage

of the citizens of this metropolis is hereby

solicited:—Those who may wish to form a

judgment of the work, are respectfully informed

that the first volume (from April 1789, to April

1790) may be inspected at the house of the Editor,

No. 69, Market-Street.

The second volume commenced in April last:

The Editor can supply the numbers complete from

that period—which contain the laws of the second

session of Congress—and the debates and proceedings

of the house of Representatives, during four

months of the session.

Among the innumerable blessings derived to

the people of the United States from the present

general government, there is none productive of

happier effects than that spirit of UNIVERSAL

CITIZENSHIP which has in a great measure eradicated

party and local distinctions, and now forms

a great national feature in the American character.—The

Editor, therefore, with confidence,

takes his station in the capital of the United

States, being fully persuaded, that in proportion

to his merits, he will receive the patronage of

the public.

JOHN FENNO.