The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-11-22
IN THE PUBLIC.


Cd the age Of improvement oui m al ms
mvI,;clied forms in which this spirit has
manifested itself during The last twenty
yesrs, perhaps in none Is Il more PsreeP-
i;ble thsn in lhe appearance OF The public
Dress. The newspapers Of our villages
now. surpass in size and neainess ih"se
Comerly issued from our largest cities.
/, b,s lone been our desire that the Re-
cor,ler should reflect \ portion OF THIS
sOiri, Of the age; and an effort 70 accom- |
nl;sh dis desire, We felt Was due TO Thai
no,,;on Of cur friends who have eOntinu-
"a 10 sustain Ne 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
rosiiy, and with confidence hope that
they will duly appreciate The benefits oi
free and honest press. and extend to ~
such a portion Of patronage as Will, an
some degree At least. compensate the care
and toll and expense necessary TO sns-
tain il.
In is now more Than eighteen years
since We commenced our establishment
a, this place, during which time We have
had many difficulties 10 encounter. The
storms Of political strife engender many
preiudices v hich il is sometimes vain to
attempt to allay; and the zeal oil popular
enthusiasm creates preferences which
Weld nothing 10 honesty Of purpose.
lThese things tend greatly 10 dePress a
village newspaper, the prosperity OF
which depends almost solely on The pa
lnonace Of the county in which il is pub
lishei; and We ought not, perhaps, to ex-
pee, entirely To escape their influence.
hut we have had more potent adverse
lries than tLese. II is said Of the church
lof Rome, that she wiihholds the Bible
from the common people. that they may
mot, through ignorance OF the true mean-
ing, be led into heresies; the priests only
are to read and interpret for them. 40 II
is with some Of our self-siyled Republi-
cans: they are afraid Ia trust the people,
and il il was in their power. they would
entirely prohibit the circulation Of all pa
pers which do not perfectly square with
their notions. Not able 10 contend open
~ for their doctrines, they would sup
press all inquiry. And this is the spirit
which has been operating for several
wears TO undermine the circulation OF The
Recorder. and il possible 20 break up the
establishment. Al one time this was ve'
rs nigh being accomplished; we were re-
duced almost TO the last extremity; the
star Of our hope had sunk almost To the
very horizon. Blu, amid all this dark
ness, we were sustained by conscious.
ness Of the integrity Of eur purpose and
the business Of our cause: and persever'
; ance has enabled us to witness the return
of brighter DAY. Our star Of hope il
now again IN the ascendant; aud we lrus
that under its tnliveningi influence We shall
be permitted long To battle for truth ant
sound principles. with our flag nailed Il
the mas,--" uNIoS, THE CONSTITUTION
AND THE LAWS"
Our enlarged sheet will enable us Il
embrace a greater variety Of matter thar
heretofore; and We shall endeavor 10 gta
tify the various tastes Uf our readers. By
|; placing before them every good thing VI
can select from our exchange papers ant
other periodicals, whether of Morality
Literature, or Politics. In all our srIec
tons our ohjec; will be, TO blend lns'ruc
ton with amusement, TO inform the judg
E ment, elevate tie mind. and mend ih'
heart. In political matters. We shall no
thing extenuaie through favor, nor sc
i. down ought in malice, but on al occa
siOns shall endeavor to give " the truth
the whole truth, and nothing but III,
truth"
Having fewer advertisements, our pa
" per in It's enlarged form will perhaps con
q tain as much reading matter as any oihe
paper in the state. We shall endeavo
always to procure good PAPER, and Il
make the impression fair and legiblc
4 "hCh hSSS WiHRs otG SOhstoCitOs WV
the fact that the whole contents Of Ia
paper will be selected expressly fer tn
people Of this section Of county, We hop
those who have been in the habit OF send
ing abroad for their papers. may he in
duccd 10 hestow their patronage upo
their own press, and thereby build up a
r establishment respectable in its appear
i, ance and useful in lis operation.
n To those Of our friends who coincid
with us in opinion, We might make al
appeal, urging upon lhtm the expedienc,
: Of exerling their influence TO extend III
circulation Of our paper; but we deem
unnecessary. They surely have discern
ment enough TO know, tha, before ,hei
). principles can triumph, ligh, must b
spread among the people.
We would also remind those of oppo
site nulitics that tho ,nl,n,.. .c a. -. ID .