The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-11-07
TO the People.

The session OF Congress, winch has Just ter
minated, will be long and gratefully remembered
by all true republicans for the triumphant success
of many of their cherished principles and
While we heartily rejoice at the triumph of the
principles which it has been constant effort 10
advocate and defend, and from which no prosper
ity, no adversely, can swerve us; we cannot be I'm
mindful of the attitude in which we are placed by
a recent vote of buth houses of Congress-we al.
lude to the contemplated withdrawal of their pat
ronage from the newspaper press To this decision
we cheerfully bow, sensible we are oil the patrl-
otic motives which have led to it, But we trust
that this decision of Congress increases rather than
dminishes our claim to the support of higher
power--that of the people; and to them we conf
IDENTITY appeal to aid us, by He1 patronage. in sus-
tanning at the seat OF government journal that is
inexibly devoted to their interests and the true in
terests Of the country. '-'
1t is known to every one, that the chief source
OF sustaining newspaper IS not the magnitude OF
its subscription list much the advertising pat
ronage which may be bestowed upon it. In large
commercial cities, indeed, the latter Is usually the
concomitsnt of the former, as it becomes the OBJ
vious interest of mercantile men TO advertise IN
those papers which are the most extensively circu-
lated. Washington. however. is differently situ-
ated Deprived of the advertising patronage incl
dent to mercantile community, aud burdened
with peculiar and enormous expenses which are
not elsewhere incurred, nothing but very long LIST
of subscribing patrons can sustain paper in useful
ness-if, indeed, even IN existence. The propri-
tors of the Union" have hitherto spared no pains,
and no expense, to make their paper worthy of the
metropolis and worthy of the support of that great
party under whose banner they are enlisted. In
publishing the most full and ample debates of the
two houses Of Congress. il is believed ever before
attemptep on this continent in daily newspaper,
q hav of
which the country afforded, but at the enormous
cost of Sl2 900 or 900 per year. Their extern
sive foreign and domestic correspondence is anoth-
er large item of expense, but the instructive USE
fulDess OF which Is so highly commended and ap-
preciated as to justify almost any outly to attain It,
Still, il must be evident that these heavy expenses
cannot be borne unless the subscription list is tom-
mensurate to the undertaking.; and although we
can boast of $1,000 subscribers, (includng daily,
tri-weekiy, and weeky yet this list must be still
considerably enlarged to enable the propnetors of
the "Unon" to sustain all ITS usefulness, and to
insure them against pecuniary loss. Invoking,
then, again. the aid and support of al, true friends
of republican government, and pledgng ourselves
to renewed efforts in the of the glorious prin.
cples we cherish, we offer the following proposals:
The "DAHY UNION" will be published, as
heretofore, at $40 per anEum, payable in advance.
Its character hitherto has been almost exclusively
political. We purpose in future 10 devote por-
ton Of its columns to domestic news of general in
erest and to miscellaneous literature, which, with
out impairng its political influence may render it
the more acceptable to extended class of readers
The " "SEMI-WEEKLY UNION" will be pub
Iished every Monday and Thursday. during the
recess of Congress, at IS per annum. This con-
tains all the matter contained in the I" Daily Uni.
on, except local advertisements. During the ses-
sOns of Congress three Numbers in stead of two
will be issued, without any extra charge to SUBJ
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