The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-11-04
TO THE PEOPLE.

TO THE PEOPLE.
The session of Congress, which has ius, Il.
minated, will be long and gratefully remembersdh,
all true republicans for the triumphant SUCCESS .,
many of their cherished principles and messnr.
While we heartily rejoice at the triumph of the prD
eiples which il has been our constant effort to adv
cate and defend, and from which no prosperity, No
,advsrsity, can swerye us; we cannot be unmnd6r
Of the attitude in which we are placed by rse.D,
vote Of both houses of Congress;--we allude to ,b
contemplated withdrawal Of their patronage f,or
the newspaper press. To this decision we che,
fully bow, sensible as we are of the patriotic motive,
which have led TO it, But trust that this decision
Congress increases rather than diminshes an.
claim to the support of higher power--that Of "A,
people, and to them we confidently appeal to aid n,
by their patronage, in sustaining at the Of gov
eminent journal that is inhexby devoted to thsi,
interests and the true interests Of the country.
IL is known to every one that the chief source q,
sustaining newspaper is not the magnitude Of n,
subscription list, so much the advertising patron
age which may be bestowed upon it, In lar,.
commercial cities, indeed, the latter is USUALLY N.
concomitant Of the former as il becomes thu nh.
yous interest Of mercantile men TO advertise !,
those papers which the most extensively cireO.
ated. Washington, however, is differently situ.
ated. Deprived Of the advertising patronage Incl.
dent to a mercantile community, and burdened with
peculiar and enormous expenses winch are No,
elsewhere incurred, nothing but very long list Of
subscribing patrons can sustain paper in useful.
ness-if, indeed even in existence. The proprs.
tors OF the "Union" have hitherto spared no pain,
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, it is believed eyer befor
attempted on this continent in daily newspapet
they have secured the services of the best reporter
which the country afforded, but at the enormou,
cost of sl2,OO or $4,000 per year. Their sxtsD.
siye foreign and domestic correspondence is anoths,
large item Of expense, but the instructive useful
ness OF which is 80 highly commended and apprs.
eiated as to justify almost any outlay to attain il,
Still, 1t must be evident that these heavy expens.,
cannot be borne, unless the subscription list Is COM
mensurate TO the undertaking; and although we can
boast OF $4,000 subscribers, (including daily, m,
weekly, and weekly yet this list must be sti con-
sideraby enlarged to enable the proprietora Of N,
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them against pecuniary loss. Invoking, then
again. the aid and support Of all true friends of re
publican government, and pledging ourselves TO 70
newed efforts in the OF the glorious princip.,
we cherish, We offer the following proposals.
The "Daily UniOnn will be published, as here
tofore, at $40 per annum, payable in advance. Iu
character hitherto has been almost exclusively pot
lcal. We purpose in future to devote a portion Of
It's columns to domestic news Of general interest
ana 10 miscellaneous literature, which, without i'm
pairing It's political influence, may render it the more
acceptable to an extended class OF readers
The "Semi- weekly Uniono will be publish.
ed every Monday and Thursday, during the recess
Of Co.2ress, at IS per annum. This contains all
the matter Contained in the "Daiiy Union,n excsnt
local advertisements. During lie sessions of Con.
gress three numbers, instead of Two will be issued
without any extra charge to subsetibers
Enlargement or the weekly Union,
The "Weekly Union'' is issued avery Satur.
day. and as arrangements in progrc,s 10 enlarge
II to near double Us present size we shall soon be en-
abled to give nearly every article which may ppear
in the daily and semi-weekly editions, at the ey
tremely low rate Of so. We propose also to give,
IN this edition, complete synopical summary Of
the proceedings IN both houses of Congress-thus
rendering the weekly Union" most valuable
channel of information to all classes of our country
But to remunerate us for this enterprise an extern
sve subscription list is absolutely Indispensable
Congressional Register.
In addinoil to the foregoing, we have resolved to
publish, during the sessions Of the national legisls-
ture, "Congressional Register" to be issued week
ly, and to contain FULL REPORT of the daily pro-
ceedings and debates of both houses. Indeed the
arrangements which we have made with the very
best corps of reporters will enable us to give even
more full and extended reports than we have pro-
duced 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 an need edi.