Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-03-04
LANCASTER.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH a, 1928.

INTRODUCTION. We this day usher into
existence the LANCASTER GAZETTE, with
feelings of mo ordinary pleasure, heightened
by the circumstance that it has been created
by no forced means, or extraordinary effort,
but by the almost spontaneous accord of a
large and respectable list of subscribers.
With morning thus bright, we enter upon
our task with vigour, conscious that our exer-
tons are only needed to preserve it through
an aRclouded day.
tits customary, on occasions like this, to
make an exposition of political faith, and to
detail the principles and doctrines which the
newborn editor conceives it his bounden
duty to propagate and support. We shall
venture to depart from this custom; first,
because, in the present troublous and tenn
pestuous stote of tiIc po1IJ1caI ocean, II Is no
easy thing for a man to lay down his course
without rendering himself liable to be dashed
to pieces by breaker which he did not fore
see, or swallowed in the vortex of whirl-
pool from which he could not escape: Sc
condly, because it is so much easier to plan
than to execute, that we dare not trust our
selves to enumerate the many excellent
things which we find it in our hearts to do:
and, finally, because we feel altogether in
neutral mood, and are determined to COM
mence our course free and unpledged, not
only that it may be more easily run, but that
being strictly unprejudiced and impartial
observers, mere lockers on in Venice we
may chance to see clearly truths that are
hidden from others, and be better enabled
to render our newspaper subservient to its
legitimate purposes, viz. the information,
instruction, and amusement of its readers.
But, if we have no definite plan to exhibit
whereby our readers can see in prospective
the whole tenor. of our labours, they at least
shall have the assurance that no pains shall
be spared on our part to render the paper
deserving of their support, which We hope
to do by filing its columns with instructive
and entertaining matter; and, so far as poll
tics is concerned, by pursuing such course.
as, in view of the circumstances of the
times, our judgments and consciences shall
mark out for us.
1t is but justice to those from whose efforts
this paper may be said to have derived its
being, to add that, of ourselves, we have
made comparatively no exertions to bring
about its establishment: individuals of this
and some Of the neighbouring towns, hage
manifested most liberal spirit in advancing
it; and if it owe its existence to any per-
sonal efforts, it is to their energy and infiu-
ence that the praise is due. So far as these
individuals have been actuated by feelings
Of friendship towards US, and have exerted
themselves with view to our private inter-
est, they are thus publicly assured of our
our unfeigned gratitude; and so far as they
have been governed by motives of public
utility, it is our duty, and it shall be our con-
slant endeavour, to cooperate with them, by
rendering our paper fundamentally useful in
promoting the public good.
FERDINAND ANDREWS,
JOSEPH ANDREWS.
MARCH MEETING. The annual meeting
for the choice of Town Officers was held in