Gazette Of The United States

PLAN OF THE
Gazette of the United States:
(A NATIONAL PAPER.)
Published at the Seat of the NATIONAL GOVERNMENT,
and will early comprise
Comprizing
I. To form an 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 up-
on the national or state Constitutions; and upon every other sub-
ject, which may appear suitable for newspaper discussion.
IV. A series of Paragraphs, calculated to catch the "living man-
ners 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 commer-
cial, agricultural, manufacturing, or political interests of the Ame-
rican nation.
VII. A chain of Domestick 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 DOL-
LARS per annum.
The first semi-annual payment to be made at the time of sub.
scribing: The second at the end of the year.

SUBSCRIPTIONS
Will be received in all the capital towns upon the Continent; also at No.
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To the PUBLIC.
AT this important crisis, the ideas that fill the mind, are preg-
nant 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 me-
diums 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 free-
dom 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 fe-
ederal 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 receiv-
ed, 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 condu-
cive 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" ori-
ginated—to these it has been—and shall be edu-
lously devoted; and while it continues an impartial vehicle to the public of governmental tran-
actions, and interesting information on the most
important subjects of life, the Editor cannot fail
of public encouragement.
Agreeable to the original design, the publica-
tion is now commenced in Philadelphia, the seat
of government for the United States.—The pa-
tronage of the citizens of this metropolis is here-
by 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 proceed-
ings 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 era-
dicated party and local distinctions, and now forms
a great national feature in the American charac-
ter.—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.