There is something absolutely sublime in the thought that there is at this moment so mighty a combination of intellectual, social and moral agencies engaged, through means of newspaper journalism, in the great work of seeking to improve men's minds, to liberate them from all sorts of slavery, whether of the body or the soul, and to transform their moral character.

To promote the good of our country, that is, to preserve its liberties, by rousing and maintaining public spirit, is the object which we had and still have nearest to our heart. We desire to vindicate our rights, by exercising them; but above all the right to a free press, which we consider is the vital principle of all human improvement. Knowledge is power; and it is by the press only that knowledge, to any useful extent, can be disseminated. It is easy to make an impression by declaiming on popular topics from day to day; but that is not the way by which any permanent good can be accomplished. A secure foundation should be laid before the architect proceed to raise a superstructure. The science of politics rests mainly on two other sciences, – those of morals and political economy. The duty of the Journalist is to apply, honestly and uprightly, the great principles of these sciences to the passing events of the day.