The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-20
Prospectus
o. THE
HiIISbOrOHgh Recorder,
ENLARGED.
IN THE PUBLIC.

ed the age Of improvement; but IN 81 me
muIiipIied forms In which this spirit has
manifested itself during tie last twenty
wears, perhaps in none is Il more PsrcrP-
iible alsn in the appearance Of the public
press. The newspapers Of our villages
nov, surpass i'm size and neainess Those
formerly issued from our largest cities.
| n has long been our desire that The Re
eortler should reflect . portion Of tits
spirit Of the age; and an effort to accom-
plish this desire, We felt was due 10 that
norton of our friends who have eOntinn-
ed TO sustain u 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
rosity, and with confidence hope that
they will duly appreciate the benefits Of
free and honest press. and extend 10 II
such a portion of patronage as will, N
some degree al least, compensate the care
and toll and expense necessary TO sus-
tain il.
IL is now more than eighteen years
since We commenced our establishment
al ilis place, during which time We have
had many difficulties TO encounter. The
storms Of political strife engender many
prfiudices which it is sometimes vain TO
atlemp, to allay; and the zeal Of popular
enthusiasm cTea'es preferences which
yi,ld nothing To honesty OF purpose.
These things tend greatly TO dcpress a
village newspaper, the prosperity OF
which depends almost solely on the pa
ironage of the county in which j, is pub
lished; and we ought not, perhaps. TO ex-
peci entirely TO escape their influence.
hut we have had more potent adverse
ries than these. II is said Of the church
of Rome. that she withholds the Bible
from the common people, that they may
not, through ignorance Of the true mean
ing. be led into hercsies; the priests only
are To read and interpret for them. So II
is with some Of our stlf-styled Republic
cans: they are afraid To trust the people,
and il 1t Was in their power, they would
entirely prohibit the circulation Of all pa
pers which DO not perfectly square with
their notions. Not able TO contend open
~ for their doctrines, they would sup
press oil inquiry. AID this is the spirit
which has been operating for several
years TO undermine the circulation of the
Recorder, and il possible to break up the
establishment. Al one time this was We.
~ nigh being accomplished; we were re-
duced almost TO the last cxIrrmity: the
star Of our hope had sunk almost to the
very horizon. But amid all this dark
ness. we were sustained by conscious
ness Of the integrity Of eur purpose and
the business of our cause: and pcrscyer-
ance has enabled us To witness the return
OF brighter day. Our star Of hope is
now again IN the ascendant: and we trust
that underits enlivening influence e shall
be permitted long TO battle for truth and
sound principles, with our flag nailed 10
the mast" Union, TIE CONSTITUTION,
AND THE Laws"
Our enlarged sheet will enable Us TO
embrace greater variety of matter Than
heretofore; and we shall egdcator TO gra-
tify the various tastes OF our readers. BY
placing before them every good thing we
can select from our exchange papers and
other. periodicals, whether of Morality,
Literature, or Politics In all our selec.
lions our object will be, to blend ins:ruc-
ton with amusement, 10 inform the iudc-
ment. elevate the mind, and mend the
heart. In political matters, we shall no-
thing extcnuaie through favor, nor Sc,
down ought in malice. but on all orca-
sions shall cndeavor to give 4" the truth,
the whole truth. and nothing but the
truth"
Having fewer advertisements, our pa
per in its enlarged form " i'll perhaps con-
tain as much reading matter as any other
paper in the state. We shall endca,or
always TO procure gord paper, and tn
make the impression fair and leeible.
When these things are considered, with
the fact that the whole contents of the
paper will be selected expressly fer tie
people Of this section "f county, we ho,e
those who have been in the habit Of send
ing abroad for their papers. may he in
diced 10 bestow their patronage upon
their own press, and thereby build up an
establishment respectable in its appear
ance and useful in its operation.
To those of our friends who coincide
with us in opinion. we might make an
appeal, urging upon them the expediency
of excrting their influence TO extend the
circulation of our paper; bu, we deem i,
unnecessary. They surely have discern.
ment enough TO know, that before their
principles can triumph, light must be
spread among . people.
We would also remind those Of oppo-
cite politics. that the columns Of tic Re
cor''er are always open to respectful and
decent communications. rs well from
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