And our last appeal is to those who should support us, if for no other reason but their interest in “the cultivation of humanity,” and the maintenance of _true_ democracy. There is little but this of which we, as a people, can be proud. Other nations can look upon the relics of a glory come and gone--upon their magnificent ruins--upon worn-out institutions, not only tolerated, but hallowed because they are old--upon the splendors of costly pageant--upon the tokens of a wealth, which has increased for ages--but we can take pride in these. We have other and better things. Let us look upon our “free suffrage,” our Lyceums, our Common Schools, our Mechanics’ Literary Associations, the Periodical of our Laboring Females; upon all that is indigenous to our Republic, and say, with the spirit of the Roman Cornelia, These, these are our jewels. TERMS: One dollar per year in advance. POSTAGE: 100 miles and under, 1½ cents. Over 100, 2½ cents. Published at Lowell, Mass., monthly, by MISSES CURTIS & FARLEY. In order to combat the prejudice which then existed against “female” editors and publishers, it was thought best (as Mr. Thomas had advised) that the enterprise should be indorsed by some of the leading men of the city; and in the original document, now before me, these gentlemen said:-- “We wish herewith to express most cheerfully our confidence in their talents and moral worth, and our cordial approbation of the worthy enterprise in which they are engaged.... We wish only to witness to all to whom this may come, that Miss Harriet Farley and Miss Harriot Curtis are worthy of entire confidence, and are deserving for themselves and for their enterprise the hearty support and encouragement of every lover of his country, of every philanthropic citizen. We shall always rejoice to hear of their success. (Signed by) SAMUEL LAWRENCE, JOHN CLARKE, BENJ. F. FRENCH, HOMER BARTLETT, J. W. WARREN, WILLIAM SCHOULER, WILLIAM BUTTERFIELD, JACOB ROBBINS, JOHN AVERY, GEORGE MOTLEY, ALEXANDER WRIGHT, WILLIAM SPENCER, JOHN WRIGHT. LOWELL, _Nov. 25, 1843_” It may be well to record the fact, that at this date, according to the _Lowell Journal_, there were only three women editors in this country besides Miss Curtis and Miss Farley. These were Cornelia W. Walter of the _Boston Transcript_, Mrs. Green of the _Fall River Wampanoag_, and Lydia Maria Child of _The Anti-Slavery Standard_.