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office, corner of Essex and Liberty streets. It was printed on 

 Wednesday and Saturday, by Ferdinand Andrews, formerly of 

 the Gazette, and vras edited by Rev. Dudley Phelps. It was a 

 religious sheet, of the orthodox persuasion, and favorable to the 

 temperance and anti-slavery movements. It was the occasion, 

 by reason of an article upon the former subject in its columns, 

 of a great excitement in this community, which will be long 

 remembered. Mr. Phelps withdrew from the paper before the 

 close of the first volume, and Mr. Andrews was the editor until 

 the suspension of the publication, Nov. 2, 1836, in a little more 

 than two years from the outset. 



24. The Lighthouse. During the time of the Landmark, 

 a small weekly paper, entitled "The Lighthouse," was printed 

 at the Gazette office, and " edited by an Association of Gentle- 

 men," the design of which was " to represent the sentiments 

 and espouse the interests of Liberal Christianity." It was re- 

 cognized as an antagonist of the Landmark, and was continued 

 from June 11 until Oct. 31, of the year 1835. The first nine 

 numbers were issued on Monday ; the remainder on Saturday. 



25. Essex Couxty Democrat. This w^as the title of a 

 paper removed hither from Gloucester in the fall of 1838, to 

 sustain Joseph S. Cabot, and the interests of the Cabot section 

 of the democratic party, in distinction from those of the 

 Rantoul section. It was edited and published by Joseph Dun- 

 ham Friend. The first number was issued Nov. 2, of that 

 year. After continuing for a time as a semi-weekly, on 

 Tuesday and Friday, it became a weekly. It expired in about 

 three months. 



26. The Harrisonian. During the exciting political 

 contest of 1840, a small campaign paper, entitled " The Har- 

 risonian," containing speeches and documents, was published 

 by the editor of the Gazette. It was commenced on Saturday, 

 Feb. 22, and continued weekly until the election, lending its 

 aid to the whig nominees. 



27. The Whig. This also was a campaign paper, a feAV 

 numbers of which were published in 1840 at the Register office 

 to promote the election of Gen. Harrison to the presidency. — 

 Such campaign sheets as the Whig and Harrisonian were 

 numerous during the memorable contest of that year, and 

 exerted a large influence in favor of the election of Harrison 

 and Tyler. They were published at very low rates, and freely 

 purchased by political clubs for gratuitous distribution. 



28. Genius of Christianity. This was the title of a 



