320 HISTORY OF OHIO. 



In this way, he may be said to overcome death itself, be- 

 cause his thoughts are immortal. They live to ennoble, to 

 animate, and bless mankind. The spirit of an author will for- 

 ever hover around, and take possession of the inmost souls of 

 his readers. Kingdoms, states, and empires, may rise, flour- 

 ish, decline, fall, and be almost forgotten, in the dim distance 

 of oblivious eld, while the inspirations of the man of genius 

 remain green, flourishing, and entire, unimpaired and indes- 

 tructible. 



May those who conduct the Press, elevate their ideas into 

 pure regions of thought, and fly, always there. To them, in 

 a very special manner, are committed the future destinies of 

 mankind. They are the lights of the world — shining, not for 

 themselves, but for the whole human family. By the aid of 

 these lights, all can see their several paths through life. As 

 these lights increase in number and brightness, men will see 

 clearer, farther, and better all around them, all over the world, 

 until time shall end. Until then, may the Press be free, pure, 

 and useful. 



The first newspaper ever printed northwest of the Ohio 

 river, was issued at Cincinnati on the 9th of November, 1793, 

 by William Maxwell. It was entitled " The Centinei, op 

 THE Northwestern Territory" — its motto, " Open to all 

 parties, but influenced by none.^^ This paper, after changing 

 its name and owner, in 1796, was continued until 1800. 



In the autumn of 1810 The Western Spy was commenced 

 by Captain Joseph Carpenter and Ephraim Morgan. It con- 

 tinued to be published by them until the death of Captain Car- 

 penter, in February 1814. It passed through various owners' 

 hands until its title was changed into the National Republican, 

 which name it still bears. It is printed by James H. Looker 

 and edited by Charles R. Ramsay Esquire. It is published 

 weekly, tri-weekly and daily. 



The two oldest papers in Cincinnati are published at 

 large establishments, and have a considerable influence on the 

 public mind. Soon after the state constitution went into ope- 

 ration, John W. Brown established a paper at Cincinnati: It 



