Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-16
TO THE PEAPIIEE.

VHYHE session OF Congress, which has just ter
81 minated, will be long and gratefully rerlen'-
bered by all true republicans for the triumphant
success of many of their cherished principles anu
measures. While we heartily rejoice at tue vi
umph of the principles which it has been our con
slant effort to advocate and defend, and ON which
no prosperity no adversely. can swerVe US we
cannot he unmindfuI of the attitude IN which we
are nIaced nv a recent vote of both houses OF Con-
GROSS we aIIude to the contemplated withdrawal
of their patronage from the newspaper press. 10
this decision we cheerfuly bow, sensible as we are
If the natriotic motives which have led to it. But
ve trust that this decision of Congress increases
rather than diminishes our claim to the support Of
high power-that of the people; and to them
we confidently appeal to aid US, by their patron
age in sustaining at the seat of government a
journal that is infexibly devoted to their interests
and the true interests of the country.
1t is known to every one, that the chief source
of sustaining a newspaper is not the magnitude OF
its subscription list, so much as the advertising
patronage which may be be slowed upon it. In
large commercial cities. indeed the latter is usual
" the concomtant of the former, as it becomes the
obvious interest of mercantile 10 advertise in
those papers which are the most extensively cilcu-
lated. Washington, however, is differently stu
ated. Deprived of the advertising patronage incl
dent TO mercantile community, and burdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which are
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but very long
| list of $40 ibing patrons can sustain paper 10
usefung-. indeed, even in existence The
prepretors of the "Union" have hitherto spared no
palms, and no expense, to make their paper wo~-
thy of the metropolis, and worthy OF the support OF
that great party under whose banner they are en-
listed In publishing the most full and ample de-
bates of the two houses of Congress, it is believed
ever before attempted on this continent in daily
newspaper, they have secured the services of the
best reporters which the country afforded. but at
the enormous cost of $4,000 or 81 600 per year.
Their extensive foreign and domestic correspon-
dence is another large item of expense, but the IN
structive usefulness of which is so highly COM
mended and appreciated as to justify almost any
outlay to attain it. STILL it must be evident that
these heavy expenses cannot be borne, unless the
subscription list is commensurate to the undertake
ing; and although we can boast of 1900 subscri-
bcrs, (includng daily tri-week'y, and weekly
vet this list must be still considerably enlarged to
enable the proprietors of the 'Union" to sustain
all its usefulness, and to insure them against Pc
cuniary loss. Invoking, then, again, the aid and
support of all true friends of republican govern
ment, and pcdging ourselves to renewed efforts III
the cause Of the glorious principles we cherish, we
offer the following proposals:
The "DAILY UNION' will be published, as
heretofore, at $40 per annum, payable in advance
Its character hitherto has been almost exclusively
political. We purpose in future to devote por
ton of it's columns to domestic news OF general In
teres and to miscellaneous literature, which, with
out impairing its political influence, may render i
the more acceptable to extended class of rea
ders.
The SYSTEMATICALLY UNION" will be pub
lished every Monday and Thursday, during the
recess of Congress, at IS per annum. This con
tans all the matter contained in the Daily u
niOn," except local advertisements. During thu
sessions of Congress three numbers, instead OF two
will be issued, without any extra charge to subscrl
bers.
Enlargement Of the Weekly Union.
The "WEEKLY UNION' is issued every Sa
turday and as arrangements are in progress to en-
large it to near double its present size, we shall
soon be enabled to give nearly every article which
may appear in the daily and semi-weekly editions
at the extremely low rate of So. We propose al
6 so to give, in this edition, complete synoptica
=, summary of the proceedings in both houses 0
Congress-thus rendering the "Weeblg Union"
most valuable channel of information to all classe
of our country. But, to remunerate us for thl
enterprise an extensive subscription list Is abso
lutely INDISPENSABLE.