The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-10

OF ThE
HiIlsborough Recorder,
ENLARCEn
10 THR PUBLIC.

Alter some umcA peCtr4 urta - ~ h11
Ibis week hetn enabled % present ne
Recorder 10 Is readers upon N enlarged
sheet. This has emPhstically been cali
"a The age Of improvement; but 70 al me
multiplied forms in which this spirit has
manifested itself during The last twenty
years, perhaTs in none y u more PereeP-
Iible iLan in The appearance Of The public
press. The newspapers Of our villages
nov, surpass in size and neainess thnse
formerly issued from our largest cities.
n has long been our desire that the ne
eorder should reflect portion Of Ills
spirit Of the age: and IN effort TO accom-
plish this desire. We feli vas due 10 that
portion Of our friends who have eonlipu-
ed 10 sustain Us through good and through
evil report. This enlargement Of ouT
sheet necessarily involves considerable
additional expense; but We are mistaken
in the people Of Orange. Il we may not
safely throw Ourselves upon their gene
rosily, and with confidence hope thsi
they viii duly appreciate The benefits Of
a free and honest press, and extend 10 Il
such a portion Of patronage as viii, ~
some degree Al least, compensate The care
and toll and expense necessary 10 srs'
tain II.
Il is now more than eighteen years
since We commenced our establishment
al this place. during which time We have
had many difficulties 10 encounter. The
storms Of political strife engender many
prtiudiees which il is sometimes vain 10
attempt to allay; and the zeal Of popular
enthusiasm creates preferences which
Wild nothing 10 honesty Of purpose.
These things tend greatly 10 dePress a
village newspaper, the prosperity OF
which depends almost solely on The pa
ironage Of The county in which il is pub
lished; and We ought not, perhaps, TO ex-
peci 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 wiihholds 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 II
is with some Of our scli-styled Republic
cans: they are afraid to trust the people,
and il il was in their power. they would
entirely prohibit the circulation Of all pa
pers which do no, perfectly square with
their notions. Not able TO contend OPEN
ly for their doctrines. they would sup
press all inquiry. And this is the spirit
which has been operating for several
years TO undermine the circulation Of the
Recorder, and il possible 10 break up the
establishment. At one time this was We
~ 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 tins dark
ness, we were sustained by conscious
ness Of the integrity Of our purpose and
the business Of our cause: and persever-
ance has enabled Us to witness the return
Of brighter day. Our star Of hope is
now again IN the ascendant; and we trust
thatunder its enlivening influence We shall
be permitted long To battle for truth and
sound principles, with our Gag nailed to
the mast" UNION, THE CONSTITUTION,
AND THE Laws"
Our enlarged shee, will enable Us 10
embrace greater variety Of matter than
heretofore; and we shall endeavor to graz
tify the various tastes Of ouT 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 srIec.
lions our object viii be, TO blend ins:ruc-
ton with amusement, 10 infurm the judg-
ment, elevate The mind, and mend the
heart. In political matters. we shall no
thing extenua,e through favor, nor set
down ough, in malice, but on all occa-
sions shall endeayor to give " The truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth"
Having fewer advertisements, our pa
per in its enlarged form will perhaps rom
tain as much reading matter as any other
paper in the state. We shall endearor
always TO procure good paper. and To
make the impression fair and lceible.
When these things are considered, with
the fact that the whole contents Of The
paper will be selected expressly for the
people OF this section of county. we kope
those who have been in he habit Of send
ing abroad for their papers. may he in
duced 10 bestow their patronage upon
their own press, and thereby build M 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 exeriing their influence to extend the
circulation Of our paper; but we deem il
unnecessary. They surely have discern.
ment enouph IN knn,p ,I,,, k,c,.u