Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-06-09


XeedMcrson Of the 7eyms Of s@e Herald.
Believing that the great revolution in the
business affairs Of our country, which bas been
effected by determination Of the people no
longer to uphold corrupt system of banking,
will be permanent one. and that for The fu
sure our country will be free from expansions
and contractions-,hat specie is to be made the
principal circulating medium, we have conclu-
ded, after weighing the matter in our mind for
some months, 10 reduce the subscription and
advertising price Of the Herald thriy.three
and third per cent. Under this arrangement,
our terms will hereafter be Two Dollars per
annum in advance. When payment is not
made in advance. Fifty Gents will be added a,
the expiration Of each quarter until paymen,
is made. which, when payment is delayed un-
til the end Of the year will bring the charge 10
what it has heretofore been-Fonr Dollars
Although our paper now numbers in the third
quarter Of the volume, two dollars will be Ia.
ken for the present year. if paid within two
weeks from shio time. TLcoe terms aro So
low that We shall, in no case, vary from them.
Insteed Of reducing the price per square for
advertising, we shall increase the size of
square from twelve to sixteen lines.
The great reduction III The the prices Of sub.
scrip,ioa and advertising, will so dimish the
receipts for our labor, which have heretofore
been inadequate TO the support Of our es,ab-
lishment, that large increase in circulation
and advertising patronage will he required to
enable us TO continue the publication If The pa
per. We have continued its publication thus
far under pecuniary embarrassments the most
perplexing-.suffcienlly SD TO have caused even
old Job himself 10 hang his head in despair
aided by scarce friend to assist in procu.
ring US an Increase Of patronage, and agAins,
the efforts Of enemies 10 take even that which
we had from US. We are no, ap, TO complain
Of the neglect Of those who should be our
friends, in supporting the cause in WI irh we
are engaged, but it docs appear 10 US ,ha, our
Democratic brethren are very unmindful of
their duty as such. In many places in the
west the Inhabitants have, by donations. es.
tablished and sustained presses for the advan.
tages they afford in building up and bringing
place into note, and in others, even il the
fourishing city Ct ST. Louis. large contribu-
tons have been made by citizens for the sup
port OF their par'izan papers. How is it with
Us! While we have never solicited-could
not accept the latter, however great our neces-
sites may have been, we have not received
that encouragement which due regard 10 the
interests OF the place require, nor have our
Democratic brethren manifested ,ha, iu,eres,
which, as supporters Of their principles. we
conceive it both their duty and interest to take.
AS regards subscriptions, We have no fault to
lind, as our paper is 10 be found in almost ev.
cry family in town, bu, in advertising patron
nge. without which no paper can be support.
ed in the west, our paper is far from present.
ing business-like appearance. There are N
this place about fifteen retail stores, and abou,
one-haf Of them owned by Democrats, aud
yet from two whig establishments have we re-
ceived more advertising patronage than all the
others put together, and in each and every es-
adjustment has our purchases Of necessary ar
'cies Tor the Office and those employed in il,
more than doubled the amount O: their adver.
ns'"g' subscription. and job printing. All a.
gree that paper mus, be kept a, this place.
that much invenience would be experienced II
there was no medium through which to pub.
iish their charitable. gra,ui,ous notices, and
but few seem tc reflect that paper, TO be con-
hnued, must be sustained! We submit i, IL
our Democratic brethren whether II is reason.
able and just TO expect US TO devote our whole
time and mesns in supporting rauey. and he,