THE LUSITANIAN.

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OUR FIRST ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC,

DEAR fellow Denizens of the terrestial globe yclept the World, but more particularly ye who inhabit that fair portion of it called Lusitania, whether children of the soil, or sons by coutinued residence within its boundaries, to you we offer this our first address trusting that it will be long before we are called on to take our last farewell.

As candidates for your approbation, we feel it is our bounden duty to make a clear exposition of our purposes in commencing this work, and of the principles by which we are governed in conducting it, assuring you, that, like the laws of the Medes and Persians, they are unalterable.

The Lusitanian may cease to flourish, as le strongest man is doomed to die, but our laws will endure while it retains the power of existence. Our principles are such as honor, virtue, and religion dictate; while we are imbued with a spirit of pure liberty, an ardent thirst for knowledge, and an eager desire to attain the grand desideratum of philosophers TRUTH...

In seeking for that great object, we have closed certain roads falsely supposed to conduct thither, from being ourselves well assured that they can lead only to labyrinthian mazes clogged with thorns and brambles, and rendered dangerous by sloughs in which the wanderer, after many painful attempts to extricate himself must inevitably become utterly and hopelessly lost. Therefore all religious controversies we entirely eschew; we shall avoid all discussions on the political measures of the rulers of the country in which worireside no subject which can seriously wound the feelings of any mans or order of men, will be admitted in our pages; the privacy of domestic life we hold sacred; and all reflections on the characters of individuals we completely reprobatest me odai olimotullovers ow ail What more can we say ?dł zgasło, wood. by We may be asked our political creed It is not Tory, Conservative, Whig, Radical or Republican according to the vulgar acceptation of those terms. No! We disdain to fight under any of the tattered banners, so long borne aloft by the too often

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interested leaders of contending factions, whose blind followers have not comprehended even the shadowy outline of the deceptive phantoms for which they striver - On our banners is inscribed The Welfare of the Great Common Wealth The World! ......If, however, it is to be understood, that those

who advocate Tory principles are such as would award to property and education their just and benc ficial influence, and would, entrust the bark of State into the skilful hands of thosed whose time and talents have been devoted to the science of legisla tion who would protect the poor and ignorant, andl ever keep a due balance in the state, then we ard Tories.ih, Jat-mat 210 DC 49579bnew 308 f. If Conservatives would seek alone to preserve the best institutions of the country, and while framing just and enlightened laws, would ever refuse to yield to popular clamour; then we should be Conserva tives. fatby the Whigs we are to understand the party who would abolish all abuses who advocate the due representation of Mind-the liberty of the press who do not combine for their own selfish purposes, who raise no deceiving crys of false philantropy, and who are not the greatest tyrants of the poorer classes, then we are Whigs. inola at When Radicals attempt alone to root out all that is bad in the land when they pay due respect to all that is great and good, when they wish not a to climb over their tyrant's necks into their tyrant's places then we shall be Radicals and we would fra

ternise even with Republicans when all party spirit and envy of their superiors is banished from their hearts, when every man strives alone to benefit the Commonwealth, and when the love of honor, virtue and justice is their ruling principe of action.

Till then we will assume no distinctive political appellation No party cry. Leds W TT 690

Haying thus as we trust, clearly explained the principle of our very existence, we will speak of the objects for which the Lusitanian has been established. They are many

to encrease the love of literature among all those who understand the English tongue in these realms, to promote, harmony and social intercourse among them and ourselves, to enlighten our minds, to correct, whenever we have an opportunity, all popular errors which have a tendency to injure the welfare of the community, and above all to describe Portugal in an impartial way, yet with a friendly spirit, as she really is; not as ignorant or superficial observers have too often pictured her. avfetuo baid Jon Hede-o W We purpose therefore to give accounts of her history, her antiquities, and antiquities, and her many valuable productions, both above and beneath, the soil; also all information we can We can collect regarding her African Colonies, of which so little is known to the world in general, and her many other dependencies. ik

We shall, introduce also sketches of her natu¬ ral history, of the sports of the field and flood, of her fisheries, and of her scenery. We shall pu

blish notes of tours made in various parts of the country. We shall endeavour to collect the many interesting Legends belonging to the country and to give them in a succession of romantic Tales.

Our pages will be interspersed with pieces of original poetry and of translations from the Portuguese. We shall give also essays on varions subjects, such as Political Economy, on the agriculture, on the commerce etc. etc. of Portugal, indeed on any subject which may prove beneficial or interesting to our readers. We shall introduce notices of all works published in Portugal, or relating in any way to the country, and shall review other works in various languages. ovog day wallp

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We shall pay particular attention to the many improvements going forward, or contemplated in Portugal. We shall give accounts of her many chas ritable and other institutions, of the state of the arts and sciences" "in "the country, of her natural curiosities, and to sum up, of every subject regarding her. We shall not bind ourselves to adhere to subs jects relating to Portugal alone, but we will at all times publish any useful or interesting information we can collect we' may too throw off our serious character and indulge in light mirth, and laughter exciting anecdotes to relieve our pages from the odium la p of being too grave and heavy. -"We are fally aware that we have undertaken no easy task, nor unaided by the literary contributions of our friends can we hope to succeed but we