Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-08-24
A VIEW PAPER.


We have received the first number Of til
's Maryland Censor" published in Bait
more, 10y Mr.. Hiiiiam F. Rsddins. 1t ex-
hibits an appearance OF mechanical skill
and elegance superior, we believe, TO any
weekly newspaper OF It's size in the union.
Although il i, the editors misfortune TO diff
fer from US in politics, and although his po-
litisal remarks are written with an asperity
which the tranquility Of the times and the
moderation OF his opponents do not Justi-
fy-(we believe he will soon see the impo-
.icy of such course )-still we wish him
success, on the laudable ground he has ia
ken 10 devote large portion OF his paper
10 essays Illustrating the principles OF agrI-
culiuy- and experimental philosophy. The
following ingenious address, showing the
superiority OF weekly over daily gazeties,
is from the number before us and will, no
doubt, be very cheerfully admitted as or
;hodox by all his brother publishers OF
weekly newspapers
From the Maryland Censor.
EDITORS ADDRESS TO THE PUBLIC.
As is customary in such cases, we too
must be permitted to say something 10 Inc
public, in tue way OF promises, and IN ex-
planatlon OF our motives for soliciting their
patronage TO nsv sreekiy paper.
Daily Gazeiles, though OF indispensable
utility in their way, are peculiarly suited
to the convenience Of th&e in populous
cities, whose chief business consists IN buy
ing and selling the numberIess commodities
that cons itute The mGteriel OF commerce
sugar, rum and molasses -" for freight
or charter -" soap and candles Just
received land - for SALE" with much O.
ther intelligence OF like nature, preceded
BY column or two OF +" ship news, make
up the usual contents Of daily paper; ex-
cept when his legitimate majesty, the great
seq serpent graciously shoots up his head
1.-THE size of ships long-boat," to dissi-
pate the monotony of their columns.
The conductors Of daily papers possess
as much talents and patriotism as other citi-
zens but We cannot expect individual
editors more than other individuals, to sac
ri6ce the interests oil their family, and the
success of their trade, topromote the gene
raj interests of society; as alternate rain
and sunshine are indispensable to the far
mer and the planter--so are advertisements
to the prosperity ola daily paper. To that
object, therefore ALI others must be regard
ed as OF subordinate consideration; and
tits seless to expect to see il otherwise, as
long as il remains impossible to alter the
nature Of things.
But as to a paper projected on the plan
Of the &" .Maryldnd Censor" the case.is, in
many respects, exactly the reverse. The
success of a seekiy paper must depend on
the number of subscribers, and they are
only to be procured and retained by spread
ing On its surface, plain dishes and ragouts
seasoned to the taste 3faH classes. 1t ought
10 abound with dispositions and essays, to
stimulate the zeal of the philosopher and
the politician with experimental facts and
discoveries, to instruct the sgriculturalist
and manufacturer; with new theories and
problems, TO amuse and TO puzzle the me-
chanc, and the man Of science. Thus It is
by the novelty and interesting character OF
its original matter, and BY industry in the
collection Of useful articles, most especially
in the sciences of agriculture and politics,
that the editor hopes to make the Censor
worthy of the public attention. With this
brief exposition, the editor contents him
sell, not being of opinion, with the Phari-
sees of old, that man should be heard be-
cause Of his much talking.
From n Ton1on MINER