Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-12-31
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To THE PATRONs OF THE PALLAplCA
Ii becomes necessary for tol
inform you that our relationship terminatesI
with the present number of this paper-ourI
acquaintance however, will probably be more
immediate and intimate in consequence of the
change, and it is hoped that the bands of our
friendship may acquire additional brightness
by the friction of your memories. Having
disposed Of the office of the Palladium to
kMessrs. D. r. Holloway and b. w. LAWS.
with the intention Of declining the business
|entireIy, feel it due to manv Of you, to offer
the tribute ofiny sincere thanks for your sup
port for the last three years, and for your
charitable indulgence to my humble efforts.
Those who, from inattention or want Of op-
portunity, have been retniss in exchanging ci-
,viitieswi.h mel hope soon to have the oppor-
tunity Of placing in the same list Of friends.
The perple king duties Of an editor, should,
to make him useful and afford an opportunity
for distinction, be as much as possible disin-
numbered by the thousand other harrassing
cares Of l:Ie, which the present state OF the
newspaper press in this country. is much bet
ter calculated to augment than TO diminish.
To say nothing OF the competition created by
excited politicians, for temporary and sinister
purposes, there is a great drawback on west
ern enterprise, in the cheapness Of eastern
periodicals, which, by the greater amount Of
capital employed. and the facilities for publ
cation to be found in populous cities, can be
afforded with profit, which would not sus-
tain Il small publisher in the west. a foreign
article too, though not really superior in quail
lily, carries with it that imaginative value
which we are all, more or less, prone to at
tach to distant productions.
From the preceding remarks il may be in
ferred that lave not found the business
profitable. True; but although some profit
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collection of dues, yet it is proper to state
that l never expected to make it lucrative
Had it been more so, would have been able
! 10 have devoted more ii e and mind, to the
il not to the instruction Of my
readers. The occupation OF an editor, dl-
vested of the Objectionable features alluded
to, assesses many attractions; but they must
all yield 70 the stern demands Of interest and
necessity. My successors will, however,
have the advantage Of a practical knowledge
Of the business in the mechanical department.,
and take pleasure in recommending them to
the patrons of this paper as gentlemen OF IN
telligence and probity, who will doubtlessly
conduct it with that spirit and ability which is
therefore hope, that amidst the increasing
competition they may be honorably sustain
cd.
a In withdrawing finally, from vocation
which had fondfy hoped to pursue more per-
manently, am unable to REGAL to mind any
wilfui deseiic;:on of duty in relation to it,
which, could seriously affect the public or any
individual. Whatever errors in that respect
may have committed, belong only to the
head, and it is barred for retrbution. With
this conviction, in the spirit of universal
friendship, allow me TO make my most pro-
found obeisance.
| JOHN FINLEY.