...coals by the newspapers, wrote a Philadelphia publisher that he hoped magazines would succeed, for, "I consider such easy vehicles of knowledge more happily...meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free people." Benjamin Franklin may have started the first one in 1741; if so, he thought it not important enough...

...utility of periodical Publications." In a letter written to printer Mathew Carey, Washington declared, "I consider such easy vehicles of knowledge, more happily...and meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free People."8 Discussing the role of journalism in achieving independence, Franklin was able to observe:...

...Philadelphia, December 22, 1795 The Press I consider such easy vehicles of knowledge [newspapers and magazines] more happily calculated than any other to preserve...meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free people. To Mathew Carey, Mount Vernon, June 25, 1788 If the government and the officers of it are to be the...

...of the usefulness of magazines to the political, economic, and moral health of the United States: "I consider such easy vehicles of knowledge, more happily...meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free people" (qtd. in J. Wood 27). In the nineteenth century's first decade, American authors continued to utilize...

...Magazines, as well as common Gazettes, might be spread through every city, town, and village in America. I consider such easy vehicles of knowledge, more happily...meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free people. (emphasis added)29 Washington was not alone in this estimation of magazines: John Dickinson, Benjamin...

...in 1800 to push his political agenda. George Washington also understood newspapers, considering them "such easy vehicles of knowledge, more happily calculated...meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free people." But Washington also realized the dangers, writing in 1792 that "if the government and the officers...

...George Washington supported such efforts, which he deemed "easy vehicles of knowledge" that could help "preserve the liberty, stimulate the industry and meliorate the morals of an enlightened and free People."6 Post-revolutionary periodicals adapted the model of the English genteel literary magazine...

...as common gazette« (newspapers), might be spread through every city, town and village in America. I consider such easy vehicles of knowledge more happily...stimulate the industry, and meliorate the morals of enlightened and free people." — Washington. Safety Precautions and First Aid From the publications...