Eastern Argus
The Eastern Argus was a newspaper published in Portland, Maine, United States from 1803 to January 1921. In early 1921, it was succeeded by the Portland Press Herald. At the time of its closure, it was the "oldest newspaper in Maine published continuously without change of name." Among those with a business interest in the paper at that time were Don Carlos Seitz and Ernest C. Bowler. Prominent editors and journalists employed by the Eastern Argus included John Adams, Thomas Haskell, and Seba Smith.Positions
The newspaper was founded by Calvin Day and Nathaniel Willis. The paper was friendly to the French Revolution and opposed the Federalist Party. Later, it was friendly to the Democratic PartyThe Eastern Argus was strongly in favor of separation of Maine from Massachusetts and the formation of the U.S. state of Maine, which was accomplished in 1820.
