Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-10-17

fident he will meet with abundant success.
PATRONAGE. Tho statement we made in
our last, relative to the circulation of this pa
per, it seems has called forth the especial dis
pleasure of some Of tho craft, and the paper
published at the corner. on Tuesdays and FRI
days, as we'll as that which is published on
Wednesday and Saturday, takes the thing in
high dudgeon, and their respective proprietors.
seem to be filled with gall.
BY one Of the papers, we are accused, by
| implication, Of taking unmanly and improper
means to circulate our paper, and to acquire
advertising patronage; and the charge is bas-
ed on the circumstance, of having given to
| the public, the exact amount of our circula-
ton. To the impotent ratings Of one of those
papers. and the ridiculous ribaldry and nom
sense of the other. wo pay no attention, and
havo only to remark, that our paper is submit
ted to the public, and if they are disposed to
take tive are satisfied; and that we shall never
descend to the pitiful business Of traducng our
neighbours, to acquire tho patronage of the
world.
We should not have madc the statement
which was contained in the last number ofthc
Cadet, had we not discovered, that no small
pains had been taken, by those who are OPP
posed to us, 10 give an impression that our cir
culation is limited, and that secret circu-
lar, was issuing from the Office Of one of the
papers Of the town, to provoke the especial
disadvantage Of our establishment, as well as
that ofthe Manufa cturers' and Farmers Jour-
nal. That the public may have some idea Of
the contents of the circular and its objects, we
here present an extract from it.
"To MERCHANTS AND MANUrAcTU-
RERs. We are in the practice Of devoting a
portion Of our paper, (the AMERICAN AND
GAzErrE) under the editorial head, to a col
lection Of "INFoRMATIoN FOR MANUFAc-
rURERs," comprising a statement Of the va
rious transactions of Importance going on in
this business IN different parts Of the country,
principally gathered from advertisements found
in our own and other papers In this form
such intelligence will be much more certain TO
attract attention, than when thrown into
column with a mass of other advertisements; /;
and we shall continue, whenever circumstan-
ces within our knowledge will warrant it, to
| add such REMARKS, as will give the informa-
.tion a popular turn. With these views, we
propose to commission merchants for the sale
OF wool, domestic goods, &c. gentlemen hold
ing periodical sales, or those whose business is
Immediately connected with manufa CT uring,
to insert for them in the above form, a state-
ment in reference to such business, derived
from such facts as thoy may forward to us, by
letter postage free) or otherwise, of the cor
rectness Of which, # recommenddtoru, they
can assure US, the insertion to be given once a
week through the year, and varied from time
ing us five dollars per annum our object be-
ing, in firing so IoD price, merely to pay
the expense of labor to u.s.
Thus IT will be seen, that paper which
complains simply because we have had tho tc-
merity TO say, that our circulation is larger
than that Of any paper in Rhode-Island, has
by a secret circular, cautiously circulated
through the country offered to write for FIVE
dollars per annum, and to puff into tho bar
gain; and has held itself up "to be let," to be
prostituted for five dollars per annum, and to
till up its columns with rseonmendatorv"
notices OF goods, about which they know moth
ing, and yet are ready to recommend them to
the public, as ofthe first and best quality, for
the paltry sum Of five dollars per annum. Tho
Bravo Of Venice, for the sum Of twenty pi.-
tolcs. cut the throat Of the Duke de Guiso-
but whoever heard Of paper, with all its in
6uencc being sold, for tho sum Of five dollars
per annum! A press that can be bought up so
dog-chcap, must indeed be in wretched con-
dtion. and its recommendaiory notices, com
monty and properly called pufIs, arc certainly
entitled 70 no small confidence.
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