Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
TO THE PEOPLE.
IN HIP session of Congress. which has iust

TT HE session of Congress, which has Just ter.
y minated, will be long and gratefully remem-
bered by all true republicans for the trump hant
success of many of their cherished principles and
measures. While we heartily rejoice at the tri-
umph of the principles which it has been our con-
slant effort to advocate and Defend and ON which
no prosperity, no adversely swerve us; we
cannot be unmindful of the attitude in which we
are placed by recent vote of both houses of Con-
gress we aIlude to the contemplated withdrawal
Of their patronage from the newspaper press. To
this decision we cheerfulIy bow, sensible as we are
of the patriotic motives which have led to it. But
we 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 nhexibly devoted to their interests
and the true interests of the COUNTRY.
1t is known to every one, that the chief source
of sustaining newspaper is not the magnitude of
it's subscription list, so much as the advertising
patronage which may be be slowed upon it. Ia
large commercial cities. indeed the latter is usual
y the concomitant of the former. it becomes the
obvious interest of mercantile men to 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 subscribing patrons can sustain paper in
usefulness-if, indeed, even in existence. The
prnprletors of the Union" have hitherto spared no
pains, 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.
kokan e Al IL
ever before attempted OH this continent in daily
newspaper, they have secured the services Of the
best reporters which the country afforded. but at
the enormous cost of Sl2OOn or ST. 600 per year
Their extensive foreign and domestic correspon-
dence is another large item of expense, but the in
sructive usefulness of which is SO highly com.
mended a d 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 undertak
ing; and although can boast of Is 600 subScri.
beers, Including daily. trl-week y, and weekly J
yet this list must he still consderab arged tC
enable the proprietors of the Union" to sustain
all its usefulness. and to insure them against pc
cuniary loss. Invoking then, again, the aid ant
support Of all true friends of republican govern
ment, and pledging ourselves to renewed efforts
the cause of the glorious principles we cherish we
offer the following proposals:
The DAILY UNION" will be published a:
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
terest and to miscellaneous literature. which. with
out impairing its pc itic Il influence may render i
the more acceptable to an extended class of rca
| ders
The 'SEMI-WEELLY UNION" will he pub
Iished every Monday and Thursday, during thu
recess of Congress, at SIS per annum. THIS co
tains all the matter contained in the " Daily
Mon" except loca advertisements. During Iht
sessions of Congress three numbers. instead of two
will be issued, without any extra charge to subscrl