The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-09-02
Gazette
PORTLAND. TUESDAY, SEPT. ?, 1928

This day ends the connection Of the
subscriber with the PORTLAND GAZETTE,
and the establishment is transferred to
Messrs. ADAMS, PAINE, and WooDBuRY,
who will hereafter conduct the paper.
The Gazette is the oldest printing e.
Enlistment in the state, having been erect
ed in the year 1898, and was successor to
the Cumberland Gazette. / have been
connected with it for Is years, during
which time, there have been periods Of as
high political excitement as ever have
been or probably will be in New England
for many years to come, and intervals Of
calm, as grateful to the feelings ofthe con.
ductor Of periodical press, as is repose to
the tired and painting gladiator. But it is
my pleasure TO reflect, that whatever may
have been the state of society, or Of polit-
ical parties, have labored to preserve
consistency in the management Of the
press, as certainly have felt consistency
of principle. And although these changes
have rendered it a more difficult task to
secure the appreciation Of all my readers,
yet as | have earnestly wished, trust they
will give me credit for my endeavours. 10
please.
To the majority Of town subscribers it
cannot be expected that the paper should
ever be made very interesting for inform
alton of public nature is already antici-
pated by the papers which come daily into
the place from every part of the union;
and unless the publisher goes out a gossip
ing and serves up scandal, he cannot ex-
pect to fill his columns with matter, which
will be greedily sought by those who are
in the habit of reading the daily papers,
and who are searching after novelty.
And again: weekly paper, which has
much advertising patronage, must necessa- .
rily, to maintain its political and misceIla-
neous character, exclude from its columns
much that IS valuable and interesting TO
the community, and almost every thing or
a merely literary nature.
The conductor Of a public journal is
subjected to more inconvenience and more.
i'll thoughts, than is generally supposed
His table is always covered with commune
cations Of every description, from the ma
ture reflections Of the statesman to the
crude illusions ofthe poetical juvenile aspi-
rant some he must exclude for want Of
room, and others for want Of merit: in
both instances he is blamed, and his iudg~
ment or his disposition are sure to be CEN
sured. He is sometimes, too, made the
medium, unwittingly of wounding private
feelings, or unjustly attacking injured in
nocence for the disappointed and malevo-
lent are apt too often to pour the illusions
Of their spleen into the columns OF news.
paper, in manner so covert as to elude,
the penetration of the publisher. Such ca
ses, with others equally painful, often re-
curing, render the labours Of the conduct
or Of a paper extremely irksome, and en-
title him to much indulgence from the pub
lie.
But Of such troubles, am now about 70
dispossess myself; and while commit the
establishment to younger and more able
hands, permit me to recommend them TO
the kindness and encouragement of my
former patrons. The gentleman whose
pen has for sometime past supplied the ed.
itorial department, retires also with me
from the establishment and the new con-
ductors will make their appearance before
the public, with an enlarged form and inn
proved appearance. Under such circum-
stances it is reasonable to hope that the
GAZETTE will receive liberal and increas-
ed patrOnage-which is the sincere wish
Of the late proprietor. -a
In taking leave Of my subscribers and
patrons, cannot but recur with feelings
of gratitude to the many instances Of their
favour, by which my labOurs have been
assisted and cheered. The path I have
trod, has been variously strewed with
flowers and with thistles but in RETROSPECT
ton shall Gull only those which have a.,
dorned the way by their beauty or delighted
by their fragrance. A SHTPIFy