The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-20
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1916.
MISCELLANE OUS.
TO THE PEOPLE

TO THE PEOPLE.
INiE session of Congress. which has Just termi-
Il mated, will be long and gratefully r~enembered
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
of many of their cherished principles and mea-
sures. While W. heartily rejoice at the q iumnh
of the principles which it has been our constant ec.
fort to advocate and defend, and from which no
prosperity, no adversely, can swcrvc us; we can.
not be unInindful of the attitude in which VIC are
placed by n recent vote of both houses of Congress:
we aiIude to the contemplated Withdrawal of
their patronage from the newspaper rrcss. To
this decision we chcerfulIy bow, sensible as NC arc
OF the patriotic motives which have led TO il. Blu.
we trust that this decision of Congress increases
rather than diminishes our claim TO the support of
a higher powcr-tIlat of The peopse /; and TO whom
we confidently appeal to aid us. bv Incl, notronag
in sustaining at the seat of government a journal
that is inhexibly devoted to their interests and
the true interests of the country.
II 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 bestowed upon it. In
large commercial cities, indeed, the latter is usual
~ the concomitant of the former, as il becomes
the obvious interest OF mercantile men to advertise
IN those papers which are the most extensively cir.
culated. Washington, however, is differently situ-
a'ed. Deprived of the advertising patronage Incl
ucnt to mercantile community, and burdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which arc
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but IA very lone
lst OF subscribing patrons can sustain a paper in
usciu'neFs-li, indeed, even an existence The pro-
pr:etors of the I" Union" have hitherto spared no
pains, and no expense, tn make their paper worthy
ot the metropolis, and worthy of the SUPPORT of
that great party under whose banner ,hcy arc on.
listed. In publishing the most full aud ample de-
bates OF the two n uscs of Cong cs4, il is believed.
ever before attempted on this continent in a da 'ly
newspaper, they have secured the services of Tho
best reporters which the country afforded, hut al
the enormous cost of $l2, 600 or & Is. 900 per wear.
iheir extensive foreign aud domestic corrcspon-
dence is another large item of expense. bu, 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
description lst is commensurate in the undcrta.
KING and aItlOnrh we cDp Io,1t nT * NM -.
bers, Gncluding daily, tri- weekly. and wcckIvN
yet this list must be still consider ,biy enlarged TO
enable the pr prictors of the Union" to sustain
an ITS usefulness, and to insure them against pccu-
mary loss Invoking, then, again, the aid and
support OF all true friends of republican govern
neht' and p'cdging ourselves to renewed efforts in
INC cause OF the glorious principles we cherish. We
otte, them the following proposals:
me f" DAILY UNIoN" will be published, as here.
V,tofe' at $50 per annum, payable in advance. Its
character hitherto has been almost exclusively no.
htical' we purpose in future To devote n portion
and to miSocilaueons literature, which, v itlont inn
pairing Its political Influence, may render il the
y Tho arceptaoiG TO an extended class of readers.
every Nonday and Thursday, during the recess of
rohsress, at 50 per ann"m. This contains ali the
mater contained in tn "Daiiy Union" cxcc3t
local advertisements. During The sessions Of Con.
gf'ss threc numbers, instead OF two, will be issued,
WItnoui any extra charge TO Subscribers.
I'm OF III WEEKLY UNION.
me " WEEKLY UNION" is issued every Satur-
'ay ana as arrangcm' nts are in progress to en-
" -. ~ h'di uOuOte us present 81 re, We shall soon
oe enabled TO give nearly every article which may
appear in the daily and semi-weeklv editions. at
the extremely low rate of So. We propose also to
give, i'm this edition, n complete svnoptical su,n.
mary of the proceedings in both hoppscs OF Gum cum.
grcss-thus rendering the " Weekly Union" a
most valuable channel of information to all classes
oil our country. But, to rcmuncrate US for this en-
.frrrlse, an extensive subscription list is absolutely
indispcns bic.
CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER.
In addition to the foregoing, we have resolved to
publish during the sessions of the national icgis
lature, a 6 Congressional Register to be issued
weekly, and to contain "A FULL REPORT of the daily
proceedings and debates of both houses. IrdecG,
the arrangements which we have made with the
very best corps of reporters will enable us to rive
even more full and extended reports than we have
produced during this session, superior as we claim
them TO be to any preceding ones. The Register
will be made up from the daily reports in the
" Union carefully revised by a experienced cdi-
tor, and will constitute a COMPLETE and authentic
record OF the session. An appendix will be added,
uui.oru with the Register, aud to bc sent gratui-
tuusly to subscribers, comprising a lists of the acts
passed during the session, with IA synopsis of their
contents, and a reference, when necessary. TO pre-
vious legislation. This will form the most COM
plctc history OF the sessions of Congress, and will
be furnished at the low price ofsEvENTY-FIvE CENTS
for the next session.
90. PosTMAsTERs are authorized to act as our
agents; and oy sending us five yearly subscribers,
with the subscription money, for either the Daiiu,
OF the same edition as they furnish us subscribers
for.
o. The CoNeREssIoNAL REGISTER will be fur
nished them on The same terms.
o. NEWSPAPERS Publishing our prospectus, with
the notes attached, until the lst of December next,
will be entitled, during the next session of Con.
gress, 70 receive a copy of the Congressional Regis
ter and TTi- Weekly Union.
Clubs toiH be furnished NTH
SCOPES of the Daily for $40 90
8 do Semi Weekly 20 90
~ do do 35 90
do Weekly s 90
10 90 do Is 90