The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1841-05-11
PEOPLES PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, May ii, 1s4l
TO THE PUBLIC,

was established, it has long been deemed high.
ly important that this publication, issuing from
the centre Of the county, should attain more
general circulation. and give to the public SEN
tin.ent an additional impulse, favorable 10 the
best interests of the country. The scanty
patronage hitherto extended to the Peoples
Press, from whatever cause, has prohibited the
former proprietor from enriching its columns
with an amount and variety of valuable read.
ing, satisfactory either to himself or his pat
rons. The consequence has been, that, pos.
sessing few attractions, it has never reached
beyond portion of community who from the
necessity of perpetuating lis existence. have
continued their generous support. Our pur.
pose in assuming the editorship of the PEG.
pies Press, is to the extent of our abilities, to
place it upon a footing of merit which shall
justly challenge the patronage of all, at least
of those whose political opinions may coincide
with our own The improvements which we
contemplate at present are not so much in en-
iarging the sheet as in condensing the matter, by
the use Of smaller type, and filling four or five
columns hitherto occupied with advertisements
unnecessarily extended, with interesting read
ing matter, although sclfpreservation demands
that we should be INDUCED in as much space
for this purpose as is necessary TO preserve this
indispensable source Of income. For the en-
couragement of those whose eyes have been
hitherto panied by defaced page, We promise
next week TO give our paper now and clean
typographical dress.
With respect to the topics OF our publica.
ton, considerable space will be spared from
politics and the news of the day, for agricul-
ture, science, literature. temperance, and all
subjects connected with the moral and religious
improvement Of community. 1t will not be
so much forgotten as hith erto, that the sover-
eign people wish 10 be informed of what their
servants are doing in Congress; and condens'
ed sketches of debates and proceedings will
be published as far as our limits will allow
We are more especial y melted to enter thif
field of labor, from the call of an Extra Ses'
sion. aEd the anticipated action Of Congress
of aregenerated political character upon the
Tariff, the Currency and the distribution of the
avails of the public domain, all which arc
questions, so immediate and vital,i their oper.
alton upon the well being of every class in
community, as cannot fail TO arouse the most
thoughtless 10 curiosity for the earliest infor-
nation upon these momentous subjects in ev.
cry stage Of their progression.
The Brighton Market. so important to our
agricultural readers, will be standing article
in our columns. And the earliest information
in relation 10 failures Of Banks and counter
felt bills, will be given.
As to the political complexion of our pa.
per, it might not be entirely needless 10 assure
our readers, that we shall most heartily sus.
tain those Distinguishing measures Of public
policy, and those enlarged principles of liberty
and equality which open the heart, and extend
the hand Of protection even 10 the humblest in
babitant in our land, which the wings have
ever assumed as the basis of their polit ical
organization. AS necessary consequence.
we are in favor of thorough reform Of the
numerous aed crying abuses which for years
past have prevailed in our government; and an
administration of it, upon The only true demo.
cratic principle Of the greatest good, to the
greatest number. The two last administra-
tons seem to have entirely lost sight of this
only legitimate end of our civil institutions, in
their extreme anxiety to perpetuate power in
the hands Of themselves and their partizans.-
Hence their gross departures from the salutary
policy of all former administrations, their
reckless violations of the spirit of the consttu.
ton, their prodigal expenditure of the pub lie
money; and the fatal blight which has come ovel
all the best interests ofthe country. But we be.
lieve that the present administration, composed
as it is Of patriots and statesmen, worthy the
first age of the republic, whose sympaihies
and affections are Fwith the people, if fairly
sustained, will create new era in our history
re. construct the broken constitution of the
country. and fulfil the just expectations Of
millions of our suffering population of return.
ing vigor and prosperity.
Nor is our confidence in this administra-
ton in the least impaired by the death of Gen
Harrison, and the accession of President Ty.
Ter to the executive chair. The mantle Of thai
illustrious chief could not have fallen up