The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-25
PRosPEcTUs
TO THE PUBLIC.

sheet. Ibis has emphzneaily been cali
Cd dc sec Of improvement; bat IN All Tie
muIsiglied forms in which this spiril has
manifested itself during the last twenty
wears. perhaps in none Is u more PsreeP-
lille Than in the appearance Of The public
press. The newspapers Of our villages
now, surpass IN sire and neasness those
formerly issued lTom our largest cities.
n has long becn our desire that the He
ccrder should reflect . portion Of tins
spirit of Ihe ace; and IN effort 10 accom-
plish this deslre. Ne felt VAS due 10 iiiai
portion Of our friends who have eonlinu-
ed 20 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
rosiiy, and with confidence hope that
they will duly appreciate tie benefits OF
free ard honest press. and extend 10 It
such a portion Of patronage as viii, IN
some degree II least. compensate the care
and toll and expense necessary 10 sus-
tain il.
II il now more il.an eighteen years
since we commenced our establishment
o. this place, during which time we have
had many difficulties In encounter. The
storms OF political strife engender many
prrjudiees which il i sometimes vain 10
attempt to clay; and the zeal Of popular
enthusiasm creates preferences which
yield nothing 10 honesty OF purpose.
These things tend greatly TO dePFess a
village newspaper, the prosperity OF
which depends almos. solely on tie pa
trOnage Of the county in which j, is pub
lished; and We ought not, perhaps. 10 ex-
pert entirely To escape their influence.
hut we have had more potent ADVERSE
ries than these. IL 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 heresies; the priests only
are tn read and interpret for them. So Il
is with some of our sclf-siyled Republic
cans: they are afraid To trust the people,
and il il vas in tIieir power. they would
entirely prohibit the circulation Of all pa
pers which do not perfectly squsre with
their notions. Not able TO contend OPEN
~ for their doctrines, they would sup
press all inquiry. And this is the spirit
which has been operating for several
years 10 undermine the circulation Of the
Recorder, and if possible TO break up the
establishment. AZ one time this was We
ry nigh being accomplished; we were re-
duced almost to the last extremity; the
star Of our hope had sunk almost TO the
very horizon. But amid all this dark
ness. we were sustained BY 4 conscious
ness o. the integrity Of eur purpose and
the business oil oEr cause: and perseyer-
ance has enabled MS to witness the return
Of brighter day. Our star Of hope is
now again IN The ascendant; and we trust
that under its observation-disclosures We shall
be permitted long To battle Tor truth and
sound principles, with our flag nailed to
The mast" uNIox, THE CONSTITUTION,
AND THE Laws"
Our enlarged sheet will enable Ms TO
embrace a greater variety Of matter than
heretofore; and We shall cndeayor TO gTa.
,iiy the various tastes III our readers, by
placing before item every good thing we
can select from our exchange papers and
other periodicals, whether Of Morality,
Literature. or Politics. In all our selec.
tons our object will be, TO blend ins;Euc-
ton with amusement, To inform the iudg-
ment, elevate tie mind. and mend the
heart. IN political matters. We shall no.
thing exienuate through favor, nor set
do" n ought in malice, but on all orca-
sions shall endeavor to give &" the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth"
Having fewer advertisements, our pa
Ter in lis enlarged form will perhaps con-
tain as much reading matter as any other
paper in the state. We shall endeayor
always to procure good paper, and To
make the impression fair and lcgible.
~ atAh hltoS AttlAEs dlE fbUelItTtu, Win
the fact that the whole contents of the
paper will be selected expressly for the
people Of this section Of county, we iope
those who have teen in the habit Of send
ing abroad for their papers. may be in
'Iuced to bestow their patronage upon
thcir own press, and thereby hild up an
establishment respectable in its appear
ancr and useful in il operation.
To those Of our friends who coincide
with us in opinion, we might make an
appeal, urging upon thrm the expedicncv
Of exerting their influence to extend The
circulation of our paper; but we deem it
unnecessary. They surely have discern.
ment enough 10 know, tl,a before their
principles can triumph, light must be
spread among 'le people.
We would also remind those Of oppo-
site politics: that the columns nfthe Ite-
cor''er are always open To respectful and
decent communications. as web from
their party IS our own. and that we shall
endeavOr on all orc.sinpe IN yiyn an ;,,,