The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-28
PROsPECTUH
o. TIE
HiIIsbOrough Recorder,
ENLARGED
tn THE PUBLIC.


Afs.rsome unexpected delays. We have
This week been enabled 70 present the
Recorder 20 - readers upon an enlarged
.beet. This has emphasieally been cali
ed the age Of improvement; bat m all me
multipIied forms in which this spirit has
manifested itself during the last twenty
wears, perhaps in none i Il more PeresP-
iible shan in the appearance Of the public
press. The newspapers Of our villages
now. surpass in size and neainess those
formerly issued from our largest cities.
Il has long been our desire that ihe he
eorder should reflect . portion Of this
shirt of the age: and IN effort 10 accom-
dish ibis desire, We fell Was due 10 that
norton Of our friends who have coniinp-
ed 70 sustain US through good and through
evil report. This enlargement Of our
sheet necessarily involves . considerable
additional expense; but We are mistaken
in .he people Of Orange. Il We may not
safely throw ourselves upon their gene
rosity, and with confidence hope that
they win duly appreciate the benefits Of
free and honest press. and extend 10 u
such a portion Of patronage - VIII, m
some degree at 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
at this place, during which time we have
had many difficulties 10 encounter. The
storms Of political strife engender many
preiudices which il is sometimes vain TO
attempt TO allay; and the zeal Of popular
enthusiasm creates preferences which
Weld nothing to honesty Of purpose.
These things tend greatly 10 depress
village newspaper, the prosperity OF
which depends almost solely on ihe pa
tronage of the county in which II is pub
lished; and we ought not, perhaps, TO ex-
pect entirely to escape their influence.
but we have had more potent adverse
ries than these. II is said Of the church
Of Rome, that she wilhhOlds 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 to read and interpret for them. So II
is with some Of our self-styled Republi-
cans: they are afraid TO trust the people,
and IL il was in their power, they would
entirely prohibit The circulation Of oil "a
pers which do not perfectly square with
their notions. Not able to contend Open
ly for their doctrines, they would sup
press al inquiry. And this is the spirit
which has been operating for several
years 10 undermine the circulation Of he
Recorder, and il possible 10 break up The
establishment. Al one time this wssse-
~ nigh being accomplished; we were re-
duced almost TO the last extremity; the
star Of our hope had sunk almost 10 the
very horizon. But amid all this dark
ness. we were sustained by conscious
ness Of the integrity OF our purpose and
the business Of our cause: and pers&er-
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 under its enliyening influence weshall
be permitted long To battle for truth aud
sound principles. with our Gag nailed to
the mast" Union, THE CONSTITUTION,
AND THE Laws"
Our enlarged sheet will enable Us TO
embrace greater variety Of matte than
heretofore; and We shall cntlcavor 10 gra.
Il tlFt, fba tarinus f.xf.S ~ nt.r r.a.Lrs la,
placing before them every good thing we
can select from our exchange paprs and
other periodicals. whether Of Morality,
Literature, or Politics. In all or srlec.
tons our object will be, 10 blend ins:rur-
ton with amusement, TO inform &c judg.
ment. elevate the mind. and mend the
heart. In political matters. We shall no.
thing ex,cnuaie through favor, nor set
down ought in malice, but on all occa.
sions shall endeayor to give &" he truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth"
Having fewer advertisement. our pa
per in lis enlarged form will peAaps con-
tain as much reading matter asany other
paper in tie state. We shall endcavor
always TO procure good paper. and to
make the impression fair am legihlc.
When these things are considered, with
the fact that the whole cOnttn,s Of the
paper will be selected expressly for the
people Of this section Of county, we hope
those who have been in the habit Of send
ing abroad for their papers. may be in
duced TO bestow their patronage upon
their own press, and thereby build up an
/ establishment respectable in its appear
ance and useful in It's operation.
To those Of our friends who coincide
with US in opinion, We migl, make an
appeal, urging upon them theexpedicncy
OF exerting their influence ioextend the
circulation Of our paper; buiwe deem il