The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-07-05
Prospectus
or TIE
HilIsbOFOUgh Recorder,
ENLARGED.
10 THE PUBLIC.

After some unexpected Delays NC hANe
this week been enabled 10 present the
Recorder 10 il readers upon an enlarged
sheet. This has emPhaiieally been cali
"A he are Of Improvement; but in all The
mulsiplied forms in which this spirit has
manifested itself during the last twenty
wears, perhaps in none Is II more PsreeP-
iible than in the appearance Of the public
press. The newspapers Of our villages
now. surpass in size and neainess ihnse
formerly issued from our largest cities.
I, has long been our desire that the Re-
eorler should reflect = portion Of this
sairit If the age; and an effort 10 accom-
nlish this desire, We felt was due 10 that
noF,ion of our friends who have eOniinn-
I'd TO sustain US through good and through
evil report. This enlargement OF our
sheet necessarily involves considerable
additional expense; but We are mistaken
IN the people Of Orange. If we may not
safely throw Ourselves upon their gene
rOsiiv, and with confidence hope that
they will duly appreciate the benefits Of
4 free and honest press, and extend TO II
such a portion Of patronage Is WILL in
some degae 81 least, compensate the care
and toll and expense necessary 10 sus-
tain il.
II Is now more than eighteen years
since We commenced our establishment
al tits place. during which time we have
had many difficulties 10 encounter. Tie
storms OF political strife eneendcr many
preiudiccs which it is sometimes vain 10
attempt TO allay; and the zeal Of popular
enlhusiasm cTea:es preferences which
Yield nothing TO honesty Of purpose.
These things tend greatly TO dePress
Village newspaper, tie prosperity OF
which depends almost solely on tie pa
tronage oil the county in whlrh il is pub
lished: and we ough; not, perhaps, 10 en-
pect entirely 10 escape their influence.
hut We have had more potent adverse
ries than these. Il is said OF the church
OF Rome, that she wiihholls the Bible
from the common people, that they may
not, through ignorance of the true mean-
ing. he led into hercsles: the priests only
are to read aud interpret for thcm. SO II
is with some Of our s,lf-st,led Republic
) cans: they are afrsid to trust the people,
; and ii i, vas in their power, they would
entirely prohibit the circulation Of al! pa-
peTs which DO not perfectly square with
. their notions. Not tile TO contend OPEN
q ly fur their doctrines, they would sup
press all inquiry. And tits is the spirit
which has been operating for several
wears 10 undermine the circulation OF the
? Recorder, aud il possible TO break up the
establishment. At one time this was ve-
~ nigh being accomplished; we were re-
duced almost TO the last extremity; The
star Of our hope had sunk almo,, To tie
very horizon. but amid all this DARK
ness. VIC were sustained by = conscious
ness 81 the integrity of oar parpose AMI
the lustaess Of our cause: and perseScT-
aEce has enabled Us to wl'I.e>s the return
of brighter day. Our star Of hope il
now agau in The asccnslan'; and we trust
that pucr its rnllycnlug influence We shalt
be permitted long To battle for truth AMI
sound principles, with our dag nailed TO
the mast" NioX, TmE CONSTITUTION,
AND THE Laws"
Our enlarged sheet will enable us 10
embrace a greater variety OF matter than
1Crr,ol1rc; and we sh,,i enlcay0r to era.
uiy the various tastes # our readers, by
placing bclre t.em every good thin. We
can select from oar cXchang" papers and
other periodicals, whether OF Morality,
Literature, or Politics. In III oar srIcr.
i!ons our object viii Ice, 10 blend lns'ruc-
: ton wi,h amusement, 10 inform the iu,lr.
mcu,, elevate tie mIni. aud mend the
heart. In po!ItrAi matters. We shall NO.
ding rXtcnuatr through favor, nor set
, down ought in malice, but on oil occa.
slOns shall endcayor to give d" the truth.
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth"
Having fewer advertisements. our pa
per in its enlarged form will perhaps con
tain as much reading matter as any other
paper in tie state. We shall endcavor
always 10 procure good paper. and q
make the impression fair and le.ihIc.
When these things are considered, with
the fact that the whole contents Of the
paper will be selected expressly for the
people Of this section uf cnun'v, we Lopc
those who have been in tic habit Of send
, ing abroad for their papers. may be M
duccd 10 hestow their patronage upon
their own press, and thereby build up an
establishment respectable in lis appear
ance AMI useful in is operation.
TO those of our friends who coincide
with MS in opinion, we might make an
appeal, urging upon tl'm the expcAicnrv
OF eXcrting their influence TO extend the
circulation Of our paper; bn, we deem it
unnecessary. they surely have discern