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seems not to be entitled to a place among Salem papers, we 

 place it in the list, because it was printed here, and for a time 

 partly owned here. It was commenced in 1851, and issued 

 weekly, on Saturday, by Andrew F. Wales, a periodical 

 dealer in Beverly. At first printed in Boston, it was after- 

 wards, beginning June 28, 1851, printed at the Salem Observer 

 office. In March. 1853, J. E. Pomfret took an interest in it, 

 and it was printed at the Freeman office, until its stoppage in 

 1854. The editor at one time was Rev. Mr. Washburn, of 

 Beverly, deceased, and subsequently Mr. Wilson Flagg, of the 

 same place. 



46. The National Democrat. On Saturday, May 24, 

 1851, Mr. James Coffin issued a specimen number of "The 

 National Democrat," but the patronage oifered did not warrant 

 a continuance of the paper. It w\as designed to oppose the 

 coalition of the free soil and democratic parties. 



47. The Union Democrat. The next movement for an 

 anti-coalition democratic paper was more successful. The 

 Union Democrat lasted over ten months. It was commenced 

 by Samuel Fabyan, a printer from Boston, July 31, 1852, and 

 closed Oct. 6, when it was removed to Boston. The office was 

 in Bowker's building. It was published on Wednesday and 

 Saturday. 



48. Massachusetts Freeman. This was the title of a 

 weekly free soil paper, published for a short time by J. E. 

 Pomfret, commencing June 8, 1853. It was made up from 

 the columns of the Essex Co. Freeman. Mr. Pomfret, previous 

 to his commencement in Salem, had published several papers, 

 the last of which was the Amesbury Villager. He was a minis- 

 ter of the Universalist persuasion, and is now settled in Hav- 

 erhill. 



49. The People's Advocate. This paper was begun 

 in Marblehead, in November 1847, by Rev. Robinson Breare, 

 a Universalist minister, and bore the title of " The Marblehead 

 Mercury." In 1848, it became the property of James Coffin 

 and Daniel R. Beckford. In 1849 it was entitled "The 

 People's Advocate and Marblehead Mercury," and in August 

 of that year Mr. Coffin became sole proprietor. In Oct. 1853, 

 it abandoned its neutral position in favor of the advocacy of the 

 views of the democratic party. In October, 1854, the printing- 

 office was moved to Salem, and the title of the paper was 

 abreviated to " The People's Advocate." It is now published 

 weekly, on Saturday, at No. 8, Derby Square. 



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