Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-08-07

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The amount subscribed in PHILADELPHIA, has
oesn erroaeously stated at So7,00o,000.
l. is with much pleasure that we give place
in our columns 70 the following address OF the
publishers of" The Echo to their patrons and
the Public. They complain, tina, the Printers
OF Richmond have fai' ell in their duty in not an
nonncing their paper as having made its appear.
ance, after surnoun'ing nuin5eriess difficulties,
and Offering itself rs a candidate for public pat,
ronage.
Wepublshed the Prospectus of their paper
with the utmos clee;filness, I'VE zyere requested
to do so and " had been desired 70 announce
as appearance M tie poGiicM ,Oorsd. we should
have done So with great pleasure Is typogra
phical appearance and its judicious selections.
Would have recommended il TO our notice. inde.
pendent OF the interest which We would natural.
~ take IN the welfare of one, who had, in the
course OF his employment byus, eynced his ca
Pacity takog charge ofthe mechanical pa Il ola
public Journal. We .ervsn,ly hope " The Echo =
Will meet with uie patronage which it so de.
strve3y merits,
TO TIE PUBLIC.
IN consequences OF circumstances which
wee notanticipateo, and which it was not
IN Cur power to control, the publication
oil tie Echo was suspended beyond the ne
rlod at hist assigned for its commence.
ment-Those obstacles, those difficulties,
havebeen Tor some, time removed, and il
IS with much pleasure, and with feeling,
OF thehighest gratitude, we make it known
that tie great patronage we have already
received, affords the strongest guarantee
to an exertion, which will realize the ex-
| Pectatons of our warmest friends.
Iae{esidedrepGb, can ssoand which we
have taIen will beaLhered to with unahat
ing ardG ;and we shall, in future, as hereto,
fore, stpdously guard against the express
| sion ofseDlimentso tour own, orthe renuhii.
cation oil the sentiments of others. by which
individual repose shall be interrupted but
| whilst We hold stored the Characters OF
| private Individually we should think it a
derellction Of duty. were we to allow TO
! pass unnoticed, thewrongs, the crimes. the
misdeeds Of publicfunctionaries for pub
lie men who act rithtiy, are never injured
by remarks on Their conduct, whilst those
of an opposite cha'acter can never be too
much exposed.
Fifteen number oF our paper have already
been circulated 1 it will be remarked by
our readers, that the principles which were
| manifested in the first number. are those
by which each number in succession, has
been regulated.
Controlled by no limited, interested,
hungry policy ;rpt even knowing the pub
lie seRtiment, either upon the COMPENSATE
on tdac, or OIL thedefects of the State Con-
stitution, upon the basis ofwlnch the Staun-
ton Convention Has its origin without A.
waiting events, or anticipating what has
occurred, we Independently told our fellow
4 citizens, what Our sentiments were, upon
each of those great subjects.
The discussions which have been pub
lished, afford the strongest testimonials OF
sincerity OF the motives by which we have
heretofore been governed, and by which
our paper shall hereafter be conducted
Besides the attention viii h has beer
PAID TO those political subjects by which
the public feeling has been excited, not on.
| ly M THIS state, but alSoin others, we ha, &
allowed nothing to escape us. by which in.
ternal improvements could be Increased
we have eddeavOured to excite enterprize
and to awaken every sleeping, every tor
! pld mind Besides those essays which
nave originated with the office, we hay,
selected every thing we could from othe
sources, by which this interesting subj c
could acquire friends aud patrols. Gu
town, itself, shall arise from its tomb, am,
shall be, for tie first time, registered anon,
| the archives Of Geography for strange 4
tell, that Notwithstanding its hourishinl
condition, no person, till now, has though
itimportant to place it on the historic pag
| though it is place OF learning, of sci
ence, and of the arts.
I It's, however, with regret, that we men
ton circumstance, not expected from on
brother Printers, in Richmond and else
where. Justice to us required, that thos
who were engaged in the same enterprise
after discovering that our paper was sfloat
after finding that the difficulties with whicI
we had to contend had been surmUunted
would have afforded evidence Of their libe
rality towardsus, by announcing its az
Pearance through the media Of their press
Notwithstanding the delay of whic
SIC complain, we are still under an expeC
tatiOn, that they are now disposed TO do U
that justice, by giving this address pIac
| In their several papers.