The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-05
THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER s, 1916
EOUS.
TO THE PEOPLE.

' TIT sVssTOh O1 COngrc5s, WHICH has lust tcrm
Il mated, will be long and gratefully remembered
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
of many of their cherished principles and inca.
sufcs. While. VIC heartily rejoice at the triumph
OF The principles which it has been our constant eff.
fort to advocate and defend, and from which no
prosperity, no adversely, can swerve us VIC can.
not be .uninindful of the attitude in which we are
placed ny a recent vote of both houses of Congress:
we ailude to the withdrawal of
their patronage from the newspaper PRESS. To
this decision we chcerfully bow, sensible as we arc
oil the patriotic motives which have led to il. But
we trust that this decision of Congress Increases
ratner than diminishcs our claim to the support OF
a higher powcr-that of the people and to whom
we confidently appeal TO aid US, by their patronage,
IN sustaining at the seat of government a Journal
.hat Is inhexibiy devoted to their interests and
the true interests of the country.
IL Is known to every Que, 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 up IN it. In
large commercial cities, indeed, the latter is usual
the c~oncomitant of the former, as it becomes
ouiated. Washington, however, is differently stu.
a'ed. Deprived of the advertising patronage Incl
oent toa mercantile community, and burdcncd
with peculiar and enormous expenses which are
not ELSEWHERE incurred, nothing but a very long
list OF Subscribing patrons can sustain n papcr in
useiuIness-if, indeed, even al existence. The pro-
pr:ctors of the " Union" have hitherto spared no
pains and no cxpcnse, to make their paper worthy
%. ,ne metropolis, and worthy of the support of
that great party under whose banner they are en-.
listed. In publishing the most full and ample dc.
bates oil the two h uses of Congres,, il is believed.
ever before attcm pied on THE continent in a da:ly
newspaper, they have secured the services of The
best reporters which the country aft tdcd. but at
1ne enormous cost of $4,000 or $l5, 900 per year.
ihclr extensive foreign aud domestic correSpon-
oehce is another large item ofcxpcnsc, but tho in.
sructlve usefulness of which is so highly com.
mohdea and appreciated as to justify almost any
outlay to attain 1T. Still, it must be evident that
.hSsc ncaVy expenses cannot be borne. unless the
subscription list Is commensurate in the uuderta.
king and although VIC can boast of Is 600 subscri-
DCTSt (lnCIuQlnP dallV. fri wcpllu and uo,ll,, y
yet tins list must be still considerably enlarged to
enable the Proprictors of the :" Union" to sustain
an It's usefulness, and to insure hem against pccu-
mary loss. invoking, then, again, the aid and
support OF all true friends of republican govern
ment' and pledging ourselves to renewed efforts IN
the cause OF the glorious principles we cherish, we
offer them the following proposals:
The DAILY UNioN'' will be published, as here.
ttiorc, at $40 per annum, payable in advance. Its
character hitherto has been almost exclusively DO.
litlcal. We purpose in future to devote n portion
oIits columns to domestic news of general interest,
naG % miscellaneous literature, which. without i'm
pairing Its political Influence, may render it the
more acceptable TO an extended class Of readers.
Inc semi WEEKLY UNION" will be published
every Monday and Thursday, during the recess of
Congress, at So per annum. This contains ali the
mater contained in tn Daiiy Union, - cxcc1t
nnoal a~hvertiscments, During The sessions Of Con.
gross hrcc numbers, instead OF two will be issued.
without any extra charge to subscribers. 3
of HI WEEKLY UNION.
Inc : WEEKLY CNIoN'' is issued every S1tur-
nay; ana as ARA eemcnt arc in p-ogrcss to en-
la'ge II to near double its present size, we shall soon
be enabled TO give nearly every article which NAV
appear IN the daily and semi weekly editions, at
the extremely low rate of 50. We propose also To
give, In this edition., u complete synoptical sum
mary OF the proceedings in both hoUscs of Con-.
Srcss-thus rendering the &" Weekly Union" n
most valuable channel of informltio to all classes
OF our country. But, to remunrrate us for this en-
;etnrlst, an extensive subscription list is absolutely
CONGRESSIONAL REGISTER.
In addlt'on to the foregoing, we have resolved to
publish during the sessions of the national legis.
lature, a - Congressional Register" to be issued
weekly, and to contain a FULL REPORT of the daily
proceedings and debates of both houses. Indeed,
the arrangements which we have made with the
very best corps of reporters will enable ms 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 i'm the
:" Union, carefully revised by a experienced edi.
tor, and will constitute a complete and authentic
record OF the session. An appendix will be added,
uniform with the Register, and TO be sent gratui-
tously to subscribers, comprising a lists of the acts
passed during the session, with a SYNOPSIS of their
contents and a reference, when necessary, TO pre-
vious legislation. This will form the most COM
plcte history of the sessions of Congress, and will
be furnished at the low price ofsEvENrY-FIvE CENTS
for the next session.
o. PosTaAsTERs are authorized to act as our
agents; and by sending US five yearly subscribers.
with the subscription money, for either the DniIv,
Semi JVeekiyor Weekly, will be entitled 10 one cnnv
OF the same edition as they furnish US subscribers
for.
.0D~The CoSGREssroNAL REGISTER will be fur
nish6d them on the same terms.
o. NEWSPAPERS publishing our prospcCtus. with
the notes attached, until the LIST of December next.
will be entitled, during the next session of Con
gross, to receive a copy of the Congress ionnI Regis
ter and Tri. Weekly Union.
Clubs 1ctU be furnished NTH
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