Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-09-08
TO THE PUBLIC.

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In is vita feelings Of anxious soiicitnde
that We now address you; for We have
been made to realize, that not merely the
favourable attention of our friends aud the
impartial notice Of the public, but also
the Jealous eyes Of enemies, are turned
upon lis.
We little expected, when we issued our
prospectus, that our right to publish .
newspaper would be questioned by any
one. Yet tais-appears TO be The fact Tor
at any rate, gfeat pains have been taken
by very fen. to represent our condaci
as dishonourable, in commencing the pub.
LEGATION OF a paper at This particular june
ture, when new proprietor has under
taken the management Of the Journal.
We confess the success of our under
taking is matter OF some consequence as
it regards our interest, and that this con.
sideration alone would awaken no small
share of anxiety; but The consideration
of pecuniary interest dwindes into insig-
niicance in comparison with the feelings
excited by the imputation Of dishonourble
conduct, which some have attributed to
us.
As ii respects the establishment Of the
Ne,u-Jersey Journal, justice to ourselves
and the public requires US to say, that il
would have been ours if it could ssage
been purchased for reasonable conside-
ration, and that all the claim the present
proprietor of that establishment has over us
TO the patronage of the public, arises
from his having given for it several bun.
dred dollars more than it is worth.
1t is not true, as has been industriously
circulated, that we kept our intention Of
publishing newspaper concealed, till the
establishment oftheJournal was disposedo of
Oh the contrary, we have every reason tc
believe, and think We can prove, that the
present proprietor was informed Of oul
intention before he closed his bargaiIl-i
he was not, the fault is not ours.
We now proceed frankly to speak o.
our political sentIments--these are, &C
cording to our best judgment of the signi
fication of the term, Republican. Al
free Americans, we enjoy rights aud ad
vaDtages above any other people on the
face of. the esrth--rights which our "a
theirs fought to establish, and which it il
our duty to watch with vigilance, anc
transmit unimpaired to posterity. Ant
not only our excellent republican institu
tons, but the administration of our ma
tional and state governments, have oul
fullest confidence and cordial support
Whatever differences Of opinion may for
merly have existed, We are happy to think
that great unanimity of sentiment at pre-
sent prevails, and we cherish the hope
that our present political tranquility will
long continue the happiness of our be.
loved country the harmony of social in
tercourse; the peace Of families, and all
the sweet and tender charities that ought
to unite brethren and christians, plead
in its behalf, and We shall ever feel it TO
be our duty, as far as our influence ex-
tends, to preserve it.
AS was stated in the prospectus, our
paper will be devoted to the dissemina-
ton of correct intelligence in general, and
great care will be taken TO furnish our
readers with the most interesting articles
Of foreign and domestic news. 1t will also
be our endeavour, as far as practicable,
to give correct view Of public affairs.
Relying on the support Of our friends,
and the candour Of the public, we shall