The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-07

TO TIE PUBLIC.

Alter some uneAneried ukaatN. WF hAak
this week bern enabled 70 present lie
Recorder 10 IL rrsdrs upon N enlargsd
sherl. This his emphalirally been ell.
ed The sge of impE0sems hui in III ne
multi, lied forms IN which this spirit has
a. infested itself during lie list iaenl,
wears, perhaps IN n"ne i il snofe prep
lihle than in The appearance Of The pu.lie
press. The newspapers Of our villages
nov. snrpass in size and neaincss these
formerly issued from our largest ciiies.
n has long hren our desire that he Re-
eurher sllauld reflect . portion Of this
SPIRIT II The age; and IN effort % aeeom.
plish this desire. We fell MS due 70 thai
portion Of our friends Win have roasinu-
I'd 10 sustain Us through good and through
evil repor.. This enlargement Of "nr
sheet necessarily involves considerable
additional expense; bur We are mistaken
IN the people Of Orange. Il We may moi
safely throw Ourselves np"n shelr gene.
rosily, and With confidence hope thai
they will duly appreciate The hensiis O
free and honest press, and extend 10 u
such n portion Of patronage - will, IN
some degre II least. compensate tie care
and toll and expense necessary 10 Gus
tain IL. -s.....
II is now more Than eighteen years
since We commenced our establishment
1t this place, during which time We have
had many difficulties 10 encounter. The
storms Of political strife engenter many
prsiudiccs which il j. sometimes tain TO
attempt 10 allay; and The real Of popular
enthusiasm crea'es preferences which
yi,ld nothing 10 hnnesiy Of purpose.
These things tend greatly 10 dePress a
village newspaper, lie prosperity Of
which drpends almost solely on tie pa
lronagr Of the county in which il is pub
Iisled; and We ought moi, perhaps, TO ca
pect entirely 10 escape their influence.
lim VIZ have had more p"ient adverse.
ries than thee. II Is said of the church
Of Rome. that she withhnl.!s The bible
from The common people. that they NAV
not, through ignorance Of The true mean
ing, be led into hcresies: the priests only
are .a read and inn rprel Tor them. so II
j. with some If our self-siyled Republic
cans: they are afraid 10 Irust The people,
aDl il II ~as in their power. they would
fRirely prohibit The circulation Of all pa
Ipers which do not perfectly square With
Eheir notions. Not able 10 c1nsend OPEN
III far their doctrines. they would sup
pwss all inquiry. And tits is the spirit
which has been operating for several
kears 10 undermine The circulation Of the
Recorder, and il passible TO break up the
establishment. Al one time this was sc.
~ nigh bring accomplished; We were re.
iluced almost 10 the Last extremity; tile
star &c our hope had sunk slmo.i TO tile
very horizon. Blu, amid all Tins dark
ness. we were sustained by a conscious
ness of the integrity Of our purpose and
the business Of our cause: and peTSescr-
auce las enabled Us Ia witness tie return
Of brighter day. Our star Of hope is
now again IN The ascendan'; and we trust
thatunder its snliyening influence We shall
be permitted long To battle for truth and
sound principles. with our flag nailed 10
The mast" uSioS, TmE CONSTITUTION,
AND THE Laws"
0ur enlarged sheet will enable u 10
embrace greater variety Of matter Than
heretofore; and We shall endcasor 10 GA.
iify The various tastes Il our readers. nv
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 srlec.
lions our object will be, 10 blend insrur-
lion with amusement. 10 inform lie judg-
meni, elevate lie mind. and mend Tie
heart. In political matters. We hall nv.
thing exienuatc through favor, nor set
down ought in malire. but ON all ocea.
sions shall endeasor 10 give :. the truth,
the whole truth. and nothing but the
truth"
Having fewer advertisements. our pa.
per in lis enlarged form will perhaps ron.
tain a. much reading matter ~ an, other
paper in tie siaic. We shall cndea,oi
always to procure CORD paper. and Il,
make The impression fair and legiIle.
When these things are considered, with
the fact that tie whole runtenis Of tie
paper will he selected expressly Tor tie
people Of this sertion II county, We Lore
tlmse who have heen in the habit of send
ing abroad for their papers. may lie M
,iuced 10 besto" their patronage upon
tleir own press. and thereby huild up an
establishment r. 81 ectable in its appear
ance and useful in i,s operation.
10 those Of our friends " hn coincide
with Us in opiuion, We might make IN
appeal, urging upon them tile espedienry
oil exeriing their influence 10 extend The
circulation Of our paper; but We deem il
unnecessary. Trey surely have discern.
mcnt enough to know, that before their