Our politics defy competition; and it shall be our constant endeavor to
make them more so.

Our literary and scientific articles are our own, and consequently above
criticism.

OUR ILLUSTRATIONS

Will include drawings on wood by our most

PROMISING YOUNG ARTISTS.

Besides the usual agricultural, shipping, and market reports, we shall
publish

THE BEST BON MOTS OF THE PULPIT.

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Soon to appear in our columns,

A SERIAL, ENTITLED, "IMPRESSIONS OF MODERN TRAVEL."

Also,

ILLUSTRATIONS OF ART-ANATOMY;