Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-01-24
TO OUR PATRONS.

TO OUR PATRONS.
AS this number closes our present volume,
we have thought it expedient TO have "short
taik," with those to whom we have always been
thankful for their support, in this our arduous
undertaking, anu for the last time, to give our
Defaulters chance 10 come forward and wipe
of tie stain, which If not attended to, will be
forever affixed to their characters, and which
we have, no doubt, if they have conscience
will haunt them until theil dying hour; for fear
of not being distinctly understood, we inform
them, that the cries Of the Printers Deoa will
be rung in the ears Of those who neglect to pay
for their papers, until they come forward and
obtain his forgiveness by squaring of.
We have, since we have taken the reins OF
shis establishment into our hands, devoted our
whole attention to make its columns useful to
all classes ofcitizens, and from the support we
have received, we have the vanity 10 believe,
that, in measure, our time has not been vast
ed, end that our lahors, mas. more or less, ben
efitted those who were so good as to paronize
US. We have had our good and our badluck,-
sometimes choosing the side Of the question
with the majority, and at others happening to
fall into the ranks of the minority, but, at no
time, we believe, have we acted inconsistent
with our avowed Republican principles, having
always sought to espouse the cause which we
unhesi,atipgly conceived to be for the public
good. Our Prejudices, in regard to this dis
trict, we acknowledge have always been great,
but we have tried never 10 swerve from the
good old adage do unto others, as you would
be done unto" To those of our patrons who
have stood by us, although opposed to our Sec
tional preferences, we have cause to the thank
full; they have borne with our District pride in
manner becoming Christians and have repaid
us "eood for evil" To those Of our own creed
who have assisted us by their advice and the
"nesdful," we will merely say, that we will
continue on in the even tenor ofour ways, un.
till convinced that we are not supporting the
good cause Of our country. To those who
have been, no doubt, at times glad" upon
perusing our Journal, but has never found in
their hearts benevolence enough to "pay the
printer" we are at a loss what 10 say; so many
sentences of condemnation have been passed
upon them, that in the English language, we
cannot find words, hard, or soft enough, 10
touch with honesty, their uurelenting, neoer.pay-
ing hearts; they, we fear, have their conscien-
ces scared as with an lot iron, " and had we the
eloauence of Cicero. we would not be able to
move them; we. therefore, must give up all
idea of procuring from such Defaaltcrs tha, JUS
tice which is our due, and leave them to be
pointed al by the finger of scorn, or enter into
that hateful business, the tau, TO force them 10
pay their honest debts.
We had long since determined to make new
arrangements with our patrons, on the COM
mencemen, OF our Ninth volume. SO as 70 make
II an object for them to pay in advance, and
save ourself the trouble of having to occasion-
ally give them disagreable hint in our columns
relative 10 our money concerns we have there
fore conclnded to alter the terms of our paper
to Two Dollars and Fifty Gents per annum
iavar;aGiy in adoanee; Three Dollars; If paid
within SIX months after subscribing; and Four
Dollars at the expiration of the year. We wish
it distinctly understood, that no subscriber will
be considered as paying in advance, whe ne.
elects to pay his subscription one month after
il becomes due; those subscribers who have
paid in advance for the Ninth volume, will
have their accounts credited accordingly,
Those in arrears, have the privilege Of pay
ing their accounts with three dollars per year,
until the fourth day Of March next, after which
time the old terms of the paper will be e1ac,ed.
Subscribers at distance, who have already
been notified ofthe amounts they are in arrears
to this establishment, and have not taken any
notice thereof, are informed that so fast as their
subscriptions runs out, their names shall be
erased from our list, and their accounts will be
placed in the hands Of proper persons in
their respective neighborhoods for collection,
when, should they fail in collecting them, the
names of those returned non est will be pub.
lished on the Black List.
% We acknowledge the receipt Of num-
Der Of Public Documents, from our worthy re.
preventative the Hon. A. Burt, for which we
are truly thankful.
Maryland.-The Legislature Of this State,
have passed law dividing i. into six Congress.
sional Districts. The election for Members Of