Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-11-05

'N''''-oar PHfron'-Ou F,o,p,et,
Aiior many years Of inccs.aD, toni -,
phca'ion' the protector Of tie FRt, Pas. bv
The favor Of the public, has had tie ple,.,,.
81 seeing the establishment grow :, d, -.
maturity and Permanency which he ,h,,L,
ordinary circumstances can ad,c, A..
paper Is thing not To- be built up h, ,a,,
u requires an unusual degree Of rcr>e,,r,,o.
and much patience under disayp1ntm.,, .,
sthe object Of every body, critlrt.m. IA :.
editor - expected TO shape la. co,,r.. d, ,r.
every body's Whim. II he attempt To- p.s...
! Ole party, lac mus, Of necessity d.,plea,e H..
! other and if he should aim To minister Il, a..
pilates Of both. he i pretty sure 10 graft,
neither What then Is TO be done. WI, .,r-
ply this--tand We speak from some exp.-i.
nce)--iie must follow the dictates II, f an l.r,,,
judgment--exPcoting, like all other mortal,
to do much that il wrong, and 10 commit MANY
errors m moments OF haste, Tor whicb. 4
he could, he would willingly make atonemea,
and having done the best he could. trust,
time aud reflection to DO him justice.
In our case, pursuing the even tenor ~ our
way We have overcome many obstacles,
and outlIVed much prejudice and misapprr-
hension. We have differed politically with
many good friends; but We have len them a,
free TO pursue their own judgments and feel
ings as We were ourselves. Amidst the great.
ct party heat, (and we are proud to say II
upon retrospect Of our course } We nc
yer descended To personal sourrility, nor used
a weapon which the most scrupulous would
not now consider legitimate, and II ever W,
were harsh or severe toward, an adversary "a.
believe We can couscien tiously say AZ wa, pep~r.
ally in self-defence. In that case. # w.. .,c,,-
RED the war into the enemy's camp" We bu,
followed the impulse of temper somewhat
ardent, but never unfOrgiying
After thirteen years devotion 10 the con.
JON, interests OF the public and of the rsta1-
lI'hmeni, 1t may well be supposed tina, tn.
fRrE Pass Is fsyoriie bantlins--and an OBJ
Ject Of unccasing solicitude IL $50. in very
truth. ltwould be extremely difficult Tor n.
founder to sever IT and its patrons from has az
iections and regard. lie canno, do So. AMI
therefore, whether Il be his lot IN be present
or distant, he shall never entirely lose sight Of
The welfare Of both; nor forget that an import
ant portion OF hIs existence was identified with
the interests Of Jefferson and II, rcnerou. m
habi,ants. lie is sorry he cannot crafty the
curiosity manifested by many concernin, fu-
ture and distant arrangements Of the concern.
mo one knows what day may bring forth
but this he believes he may safely say, that hat
ever may occur, the paper will "go ahead
prospering and To prosper. The usual aueutoa
may be expected, and unceasing efforts made to
render IT acceptable 10 its patrons, a. well q,
10 the hundreds who read II without conirIlu-
ting to II, support. II i CRAFTY ing To find tia.
1t . now deemed essential to the edihcation ara
interest Of families generally, and that j., Is
part and parcel Of their comforts
The sessions Of Congress and the Legi,lA.
ture are at hand The donss Of each oC
these bodies shall be carefully noted, and the
passing tidIngs Of the times" spread out a,
fully as our limits will admit. The CORES
Pondence from Richmond will be continued
during the winter by the senior editor. who
Will oml, no labor necessary 10 keep the rra-
ders OF the Free Press fully advised of tho
most important movements Of the General A.
sembly.
The reciprocal obligation Of the patron, ~
the paper, will. it Is hoped. be duly remember
ed