THE FIRESIDE FRIEND
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I1L L ElhE0lDE rhIENU-
which is pre-eminently the designation of
this paper. AS newspaper, dependant
upon public patronage, grows by what it
feeds on, the publishers tlatter themselves
that The PosT has increased in interest and
value,with the steady and crafty ing support
which has been accorded toit, for pe-
riod of


A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
In this time which has served for the life and
death of whole generations of periodicals.,
and the rise, meridian, and decline of many
a rival, THE PosT has kept the even tenor Of
its way, by its own intrinsic health and
strength--now following, oftener leading
The public taste, but not departing from its
independence to minister TO the transient
newspaper follies, which, compared 10
the existence of the Post, are indeed ephe
neral. We shall continue in this path en-
deavoring, in the
NEWS DEPARTMENT


to present the latest and best authenticated
intelligence, divested of party hue, and
interested bias, and resting solely on the
basis of truth, as far as it is ascertainable.
We endeavor to select and publish in
telligence of value and importance to citi-
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In political intelligence we recognise only
one party and that is


OUR CoUNTRY--oURw WHOLE COUNTRY.
We know no sectional interests in our pat
riollsm--no party lines in our polilics--no
seciarianlsm in our religion, but print and
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